Agricultural and food exports in Gyeonggi Province recorded $1.126 billion during the first three quarters of this year, a 13% increase from the same period last year ($997.64 million).According to Gyeonggi Province on Nov. 12, this is the highest level among exports in the first to third quarters s
LABO-H, Amorepacific's scalp skin care brand, will present the largest special exhibition ever.This event, which was prepared for Black Friday, will be held at the LABO-H official mall for two weeks from November 12. New subscribers can receive coupon packs worth up to 30,000 won.Members who add the
SK innovation participated in the AVPN Northeast Asia Social Investment Summit on Nov. 11 and held a panel discussion session with the case of the 'EG' program, an eco-friendly startup ecosystem fostering model in which the government, large corporations, and impact funds united for the first time i
A former Hyundai Motor employee, a whistleblower who accused Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors of vehicle safety defects, will receive a reward worth $24 million (about 28.2 billion won) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA) in the U.S.According to AP and Reuters, on the 9th (local time
SK On and Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) signed an MOU on Nov. 4 to create a lithium-ion battery safety-maximizing technology and related standards.KERI is a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT that conducts power machinery testing and certif
LG Chem announced on Nov. 4 that it has received approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for the Phase 1b/2 clinical trials based on the positive pre-clinical results of LG00034053, a new drug candidate for treatment of osteoarthritis.LG Chem plans to accelerate the development of
SK Innovation announced that the “2021 Korea Eco-friendly Packaging Forum” was held in two days, starting from Nov. 3 at Walkerhill Hotel, Seoul, Korea, with the participation of its eco-friendly chemical subsidiary – SK Geo Centric.“Korea Eco-friendly Packaging Forum” is an annual event that starte
Daesang Group unveiled its new corporate image (CI) on Nov. 1 to mark the 65th anniversary of its foundation. This is the first replacement in 24 years since 1997 when the group changed its name from Miwon to Daesang.Choi Sung-soo, CEO of Daesang Holdings, said, "We will pave the way for a leap forw
“The 15th World Forestry Congress (WFC) will be held in Seoul next May. Under the theme of ‘Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests,’ the Congress will focus on the role of forests as a means of responding to climate change,” said Minister Choi Byeong-am of the Korea Forest Servi
The Kia EV6 electric crossover has been voted ‘2022 German Car of the Year’ in the ‘Premium’ category of the ‘German Car of the Year’ (GCOTY) awards, the Kia Corp. said on Oct. 27.The prestigious accolade comes at a time when the innovative crossover continues to make its highly anticipated debut ar
LG Chem has joined hands with Toray of Japan to establish a joint venture in Europe related to separators for secondary batteries to target the European separator market.LG Chem announced on Oct. 27 that it signed an agreement to establish the joint venture ‘LG Toray Hungary Battery Separator Kft’,
The Seoul branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank, a U.S.-based investment bank that interfered with the financial authorities’ inspection by deleting and concealing data requested by the authorities, was fined 100 million won (some $85,470).According to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSC) on Oct. 28, JP
SK Innovation in Seoul announced today a partnership with Solid Power, an industry-leading developer of all-solid-state battery cells, to develop all-solid-state batteries under a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) and joint development agreement (“JDA”) on Oct. 28, 2021.According to SK Public Rela
LG Chem announced on Oct. 22 that it held the ‘1st LG Chem - Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers Petrochemicals Olympiad’ awards ceremony on a metaverse platform on Oct. 21.At the Olympiad that was held since July, a total of 1,692 college students majoring in chemical engineering grouped in 647
SK Innovation is participating in Daegu International Future Auto Expo (DIFA) 2021, held at EXCO in Daegu for four days from Oct. 21 to 24.DIFA is the largest exhibition specializing in future vehicles, including electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, autonomous driving, etc., in Korea.DIFA 2021 is a
Yuhan-Kimberly won the UNCCD Secretary-General's Award at the 'Excellent Desertification Prevention Video' contest held for domestic and foreign companies and organizations about the case of desertification prevention activities. Yuhan-Kimberly has continued such activities in Mongolia.The contest w
Hyundai Motor has launched the third annual iteration of “Re:Style,” an upcycling fashion project that uses materials discarded during the automobile manufacturing process and illuminates the company’s sustainable enterprise beyond the automotive industry.The Re:Style 2021 is launched in Seoul and P
LG Electronics is kicking off a series of art initiatives in London as part of its “SELF-LIT” campaign featuring LG OLED technology, the electronics company said on Oct. 15.Opening this week, LG presents to the world a new genre of art, LG OLED Art, powered by the company’s self-lit LG OLED TV techn
Chairman Chung Eui-sun of Hyundai Motor Group, took office in October last year and declared a “game-changer” leap forward.It is his promise to become the 'No. 1' that leads changes in the global automobile market.His will is the core of Hyundai Motor's structural improvement. Having led the group s
LG Chem announced on Oct. 11 that it will invest around 120 billion won to expand the tech center, a customer-tailored technical support facility, to the United States and Europe.The investment is to strengthen the company’s global market position and lay the foundations required to secure additiona