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"We Won't Let It Fail!" Homeplus's Comeback Sparks 'Solidarity Shopping' [Report]
“I’ve lived in Gangseo-gu for 30 years. Homeplus can’t go out of business, can it? There’s nowhere else to shop… I have to buy at least one more pack of squid.” At 10 a.m. on the 7th, at the seafood s…
Lifestyle
CU and GS25, Having Abandoned the Store Expansion Race, Post Surprise Earnings Side by Side… Qualitative Growth Pays Off
CU and GS25, the top two players in South Korea’s convenience store industry, both posted second-quarter earnings that exceeded market expectations, demonstrating the success of their “qualitative gro…
Lifestyle
[Expert Insight] Min Kyung-jun, Director of Newmin Hospital: “The Paradigm in Joint Treatment Is Shifting Toward ‘Conservation’… Keep an Eye on CartiLife”
“Knee cartilage lacks blood vessels, so once damaged, it is difficult to recover naturally. Rather than enduring the pain, it is important to accurately diagnose the extent of the damage and choose a …
Lifestyle
LOTTE SHOPPING CO., LTD.’s Second-Quarter Operating Profit Soars 121%… Driven by ‘Department Stores and Foreign Investors’ (SANG BO Co.,Ltd.)
LOTTE SHOPPING CO., LTD.(023530)Lotte Shoppingposted double-digit sales growth and more than doubled its operating profit in the second quarter of this year, driven by strong performance at its depart…
Lifestyle
LOTTE SHOPPING CO., LTD. Reports 2nd-Quarter Operating Profit of 89.9 Billion Won… Up 121% Year-Over-Year (First Report)
Lotte Department Store ( LOTTE SHOPPING CO., LTD.(023530)) announced on the 7th that its consolidated operating profit for the second quarter of this year was 89.9 billion won, a 121.2% increase compa…
Lifestyle
“Human Hair Follicles Regrew”… Orient Bio’s OND-1 Is 10 Times More Effective Than Minoxidil in Treating Hair Loss
“We shouldn’t make claims about a new hair-growth drug based solely on a photo showing hair growing on a mouse’s back. The key is how much lower the concentration is compared to existing treatments, a…
Lifestyle
D&D Pharmatech Plummets 18% After Pfizer Halts ORALINK Candidate [K-bio pulse]
D&D Pharmatech shares fell sharply after it was confirmed that development had been halted on an obesity drug candidate built using the company’s technology. Coming on the heels of questions about Pep…
Lifestyle
D&D Pharmatech Inc. Falls 18% Despite Clarification… ‘Expectations for K’s Obesity Treatment’ Shaken [Bio Spotlight]
D&D Pharmatech Inc.’s stock price fell sharply after it was confirmed that research and development on an obesity treatment candidate incorporating D&D Pharmatech Inc.(347850)’s technology had been su…
Lifestyle
Gil Young-jun, CEO of Huino: “Memocue Is Gaining Momentum Rapidly... Expecting to Turn a Profit Next Year”
Huino, which began as South Korea’s first information and communications technology (ICT) regulatory sandbox biotech venture, has overcome the high regulatory barriers in the remote monitoring market …
Automotive
Hankook Tire to Supply Three Variants of Its 'Ion' Tires for BMW's i7 Electric Sedan
The BMW i7 in action. (Photo courtesy of Hankook Tire)
Hankook Tire ( HANKOOK TIRE & TECHNOLOGY(161390)) announced on the 6th that it will supply three types of its electric vehicle-specific “iON”…