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Coupang opens Halloween store

Coupang has opened a Halloween-themed store on its online shopping platform, the company said Thursday.

Light industries | 2018-10-18 16:16

Namyang Dairy faces bleak outlook

Namyang Dairy has been struggling to boost its falling profitability as it fails to recover from an unprecedented 2013 scandal in which its abusive business practices toward sales contractors were made public.

Light industries | 2018-10-17 16:50

Coca-Cola hit for neglecting protest from truckers

Coca-Cola Beverage Company has been criticized for avoiding its responsibility in a protest from truck drivers who have complained of the excessively low transport fares the beverage producer pays to a subcontractor, according to the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union (KPTU), Wednesday.

Light industries | 2018-10-17 16:47

To dump or keep: Morgan Stanley in dilemma over Nolboo

Morgan Stanley Private Equity has failed to increase the corporate value of Nolboo as the restaurant franchise is valued lower than what the U.S. private equity fund paid for it seven years ago, according to industry analysts Tuesday.

Light industries | 2018-10-16 16:41

Theragen Etex promoting gene sequencing prowess at ASHG

South Korean bio tech company Theragen Etex is promoting its gene sequencing prowess and related products and services at the 2018 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), which began at the San Diego Convention Center, in the U.S., on Tuesday (local time) for a five-day run.

Light industries | 2018-10-16 13:06

Competition heats up in home interior market

Competition has been heating up in the rapidly-growing home interior and remodeling market among furniture makers and retailers as people are willing to spend more to upgrade their living spaces, according to industry analysts Tuesday.

Light industries | 2018-10-16 08:22

Earnings fall, stock price down: AmorePacific faces multiple challenges

AmorePacific is showing no signs of recovery after being hit hard by last year's diplomatic friction between Korea and China, with earnings, share price and adaptability to trends all faltering, according to analysts, Sunday.

Light industries | 2018-10-14 17:33

'Buying Pocari Sweat helps support Yasukuni'

A controversy has been brewing over Dong-A Otsuka, the maker of sports drink Pocari Sweat and nutrition beverage Oronamin C, since its majority stakeholder in Japan gave political funding to lawmakers visiting the Yasukuni Shrine that houses the remains of Japanese war criminals.

Light industries | 2018-10-14 16:53

Made-in-Korea HEETS ready to hit shelves

YANGSAN, South Gyeongsang Province - A packer machine steadily packed 500 packs of the Philip Morris' HEETS tobacco sticks per minute, Thursday, at Asia's first manufacturing plant that produces the specially designed heated tobacco unit which is intended for exclusive use with the IQOS holder.

Light industries | 2018-10-11 21:00

Celltrion's Truxima close to getting FDA approval

Truxima, Celltrion's anti-cancer biosimilar, has received a recommendation for approval from an advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said Thursday.

Light industries | 2018-10-11 16:50

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