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November 13, 2019 Industry

Culture minister says gaming is not disease, vows law revision in 2020

BUSAN – Korea’s culture minister vowed to make revisions to the decade-long game industry law to help revitalize the gaming industry, Wednesday, saying that he disagrees with viewing it as a disease....

Lost Ark sweeps 2019 Korea Game Awards

BUSAN -- Smilegate RPG’s Lost Ark bagged six awards at 2019 Korea Game Awards including the presidential accolade, receiving 10 million won ($8,550) in prize money. XLGames’ Moonlight Sculptor nabbe...

November 13, 2019
Industry
Samsung Bioepis expects 2019 to yield first-ever profit

Samsung Bioepis is anticipated to turn a profit for the first time since the company’s foundation, CEO Ko Han-sung said Tuesday at a press conference, estimating over 1 trillion won ($859 million) re...

November 12, 2019
Industry
Korean firms to roll out new games at G-Star 2019

Despite the absence of Nexon and NCSoft, global gaming convention G-Star 2019 that will be held in Busan this week will showcase many new games to whet the appetite of enthusiasts. The two Korean ga...

November 11, 2019
Industry
Nexon and NCSoft to butt heads with V4, Lineage2M

Korea’s top games companies Nexon and NCSoft are to come head-to-head in the fourth quarter, with mobile games V4 and Lineage2M squaring off. Nexon’s V4 launched Thursday, and in less than five days...

November 11, 2019
Industry
149-year-old biopharma supplier Sartorius eyes expansion in Korea

GOTTINGEN, Germany -- Behind the market expansion of Samsung’s biologics business is 149-year-old Sartorius, the German firm that has helped it grow rapidly. Founded in 1870, the German company supp...

November 10, 2019
Industry
Korean pharmas eye overseas expansion through CPhI

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Korean pharmaceuticals’ participation in CPhI Worldwide continues to increase as the companies turn eyes to overseas trade in the face of domestic market limits. At the Korea P...

November 7, 2019
Industry
Samsung BioLogics seeks partners for Alzheimer’s pipelines

FRANKFURT, Germany -- South Korea’s Samsung BioLogics is upbeat with the addition of a biosafety testing service to its portfolio and is seeking partnerships with companies developing therapies for A...

November 6, 2019
Industry
Samsung BioLogics, Ichnos Sciences eye W20tr atopic dermatitis market

Samsung BioLogics and US’ Ichnos Sciences inked a long-term agreement for the latter’s contract development of an atopic dermatitis treatment, the companies said Tuesday. This is a continuation of t...

November 5, 2019
Industry
Pharma experts throng Frankfurt for CPhI Worldwide 2019

FRANKFURT -- Celebrating its 30th anniversary, CPhI Worldwide 2019 is being held in Frankfurt, Germany, this week, with over 45,000 participants from the pharmaceutical industry. At the biggest glob...

November 5, 2019
Industry
LG Electronics makes Series A investment in US’ Washlava

LG Electronics said Friday it has made a Series A investment in laundry startup Washlava. Series A refers to the first stage of fundraising for a startup after its foundation, as it gears up for ful...

November 1, 2019
Industry
Samsung vice chairman renews corporate vision for next 50 years

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Samsung Electronics on Friday, Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong vowed for another constructive 50 years in business to reach a full centennial milestone. “The past 50 y...

November 1, 2019
Industry
Europeans perceive Korea as land of games: Com2uS

A survey targeting some 1,500 Europeans revealed that the majority perceived computer and mobile games as the most representative cultural content of South Korea, mobile games firm Com2uS said Friday...

November 1, 2019
Industry
Samsung’s Q3 net profit plummets on semiconductor market woes

Samsung Electronics on Thursday kept an upbeat outlook on its memory chip business, pledging flexible investments into the sector despite its third-quarter earnings having suffered from semiconductor...

October 31, 2019
Industry
LG Electronics posts earning surprise in Q3 although net profit plunges

LG Electronics posted record-breaking revenue and operating profit in the third quarter this year on the back of solid television sales but its mobile division continued to struggle in the red, offic...

October 30, 2019
Industry

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