Economy
Business·Industry
LG Corp.’s First-Half Capacity Utilization Rebounds to 52.8%… R&D Investment Hits Record High
LG Energy Solution’s domestic and overseas production facility utilization rate rose to 52.8% in the first half of this year. While the utilization rate—which had been on a downward trend in recent ye…
Banks
Samsung Life Insurance Reports First-Half Net Income of 1.9 Trillion Won… Up 36% Year-Over-Year
Samsung Life Insurance’s net income for the first half of this year rose by more than 30% compared to last year.
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Samsung Life Insurance announced on the 13th that…
Macroeconomics
Rejected by Banks, They Turn to Companies… “Please Lend Us Even 50 Million Won”
Amid the government’s tightening of lending policies, it has become extremely difficult—almost “like trying to pluck a star from the sky”—for individuals to secure loans, not just for housing-related …
Business·Industry
Former Samsung Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun: “Semiconductor Industry to Grow for at Least 10 Years… Corporate Innovation Starts with Leadership”
On the 13th, Kwon Oh-hyun, former chairman of SamsungElectronics, addressed the conflict surrounding SamsungElectronics’ N% performance-based bonus tied to operating profit, stating, “This situation a…
Business·Industry
Laseroptek Co., Ltd. Targets the Melasma Market in Central and South America... ‘Helios 785’ Proves Its Clinical Value
Laser medical device specialist Laseroptek Co., Ltd.(199550)is accelerating its push into the Central and South American melasma treatment market. Laseroptek Co., Ltd. announced on the 13th that it pa…
Business·Industry
HYUNDAI BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD. Administer First Dose in Phase 1 Prostate Cancer Trial... “First Human Clinical Trial to Solve the 80-Year-Old ‘Pseudo-Resistance’ Puzzle”
#HYUNDAI BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD. announced on the 13th that it has begun administering the first dose to a patient in the low-dose group of its Phase 1 clinical trial for “Penitrium,” a new anticancer dr…
Finance
SamsungFire&MarineInsurance Reports 1.4 Trillion Won in First-Half Net Profit… Up 10.1% Year-Over-Year
SamsungFire&MarineInsurance (#SamsungFireMarineInsurance) announced on the 13th that its net income for the first half of the year rose 10.1% year-over-year to 1.374 trillion won.Net income for the se…
Business·Industry
LG Corp. to Develop Skeleton and Ice Hockey Prospects… Also Extends Sponsorship of National Teams
LG Corp. is set to identify and nurture promising athletes in skeleton and ice hockey. The company is also extending its sponsorship of the national teams through 2030, continuing its long-term suppor…
Business·Industry
"Explore Your Tastes"... LGELECTRONICS Hosts First Exclusive "LifeZip" Event
“Lifezip,” a home lifestyle community operated by LGELECTRONICS, is hosting its first standalone fair. The event extends the experiences and tastes cultivated within the online community into the offl…
Business·Industry
SamsungElectronics Completes Construction of New HVAC Production Line in India… Strengthens Push into the AIDC Market
SamsungElectronics is establishing a new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) production line in India through its subsidiary, Flact Group, and is stepping up its efforts to tap into the …