Articles by Kim Hae-yeon
Kim Hae-yeon
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Celltrion’s third plant in final validation process, operation set for December
Celltrion has begun the final validation process for its third plant in Songdo, Incheon, before commencing commercial production, the South Korean biosimilar giant announced Tuesday. The validation process is a critical step before the commercial production of drugs, which involves objectively verifying and documenting that products are manufactured to meet predefined standards from drug development to production. Celltrion invested some 270 billion won ($194 million) for the third plant's
Industry July 23, 2024
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Korean Air to buy up to 50 Boeing planes for strategic fleet upgrade
Korean Air is to purchase up to 50 new widebody aircraft from Boeing in its push to enhance fleet quality and meet sustainability goals. The deal price is estimated to reach some 30 trillion won ($23 billion), according to industry sources. The company declined to confirm. The national flag carrier signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing on Monday on the sidelines of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024, a premier aerospace trade show currently being held in the UK. Korean Air sai
Industry July 22, 2024
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[Herald Interview] Bacardi reshaping drinking culture in land of soju, beer
A slew of top-shelf whiskey labels are rushing to make their Korean debuts recently, fueling the growth momentum of the nation’s premium whiskey market in the coming years, according to Nick Ahn, the country manager of top spirit and wine producer Bacardi. "Just 10 years ago in Korea, soju and beer dominated social gatherings and work dinners, leaving little room for other options. But things have changed drastically," Ahn told The Korea Herald in an interview held in Seoul on Fr
Industry July 22, 2024
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Will estranged heir’s olive branch end decadelong sibling feud at Hyosung?
Earlier this month, Cho Hyun-moon, the second son of late Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Suck-rai, held a surprise press conference to announce his intention to donate his entire inheritance, worth about 100 billion won ($72 million), to a public foundation. Cho, a former Hyosung executive, has remained estranged from the founding family since he was engaged in a high-profile succession battle with his brothers – Cho Hyun-joon, the eldest, and Cho Hyun-sang, the youngest, in 2014. Currently, t
Industry July 21, 2024
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Mom’s Touch takes unique marketing strategy to drive Japan sales
South Korean franchise Mom's Touch announced on Wednesday a series of collaborative marketing initiatives at its recently opened store in Tokyo, partnering with various industries, from Samsung’s Galaxy brand to Samyang’s Buldak ramyeon. Since its opening in April, the Shibuya store in Tokyo has attracted 100,000 cumulative customers and generated 100 million yen ($0.7 million) in sales within 40 days. As part of the move to further boost sales, the store offers free burger-to
Industry July 17, 2024
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Hanjin expands LA logistics center to boost global operations
South Korean airline-to-logistics conglomerate Hanjin Group's logistics arm Hanjin Logistics Corp. said Tuesday that it has expanded operations by expanding the size of the Los Angeles fulfillment center by 50 percent. Upon the expansion, Hanjin Logistics President and CEO Noh Sam-sug and President and Chief Marketing Officer Emily Cho conducted an on-site inspection during a five-day visit to the US earlier this month. The aim is to provide a one-stop logistics solution so Korean companies
Industry July 16, 2024
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Kolmar Korea revamps leadership for North American expansion
South Korea's leading cosmetics original design manufacturer Kolmar Korea appointed Hur Yong-chul, the former China business chief, as the CEO of Kolmar Laboratories and Kolmar USA, marking its full-scale entry into the North American market. With the appointment announced Tuesday, the company aims to maximize the use of its North American production facilities, including the first plant in the US and the second plant currently under construction. Hur previously served as the head of Kolmar
Industry July 16, 2024
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[팟캐스트] (601) ‘이상해도 괜찮아’ 부천국제판타스틱영화제 성료
진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Lee Selzer Future of fear shown in BIFAN Choice section 기사 요약: 한국 최대 장르영화제로 손꼽히는 부천국제판타스틱영화제, 올해 AI, 좀비물 등 다양한 실험적 영화로 행사 성료 [1] Under the banner “Stay Strange,” Korea’s largest genre film festival, the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, or BIFAN, kicked off on July 4 and ran through Sunday. This year the film fest has brought a display of 253 films from 49 countries to the small Gyeonggi Province city just west of Seoul. Never the festival t
Podcast July 15, 2024
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Samsung chief renews commitment to India
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong inspected Indian operations in Mumbai over the weekend, following his attendance at the wedding of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, according to the Korean tech giant Sunday. “Let’s make history with a fierce competitive spirit and urgency,” Lee was quoted as saying during his meeting with local employees. His four-day visit to India comes as Samsung is pouring resources into the market to se
Industry July 14, 2024
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Asiana Airlines unions ramp up opposition to Korean Air merger
Unionized workers of Asiana Airlines reiterated Thursday their opposition to a merger with the nation’s largest air carrier Korean Air, expressing their intention to block further procedures by all means. Asiana Airlines' labor unions urged the air carrier's main creditor Korea Development Bank and the European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator which gave conditional approval on the merger, to review the deal from the ground up. The possible future actions that Asiana
Industry July 11, 2024
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Samsung invests W72b in US fund for AI-driven biotech
Samsung C&T and its biotech subsidiaries Samsung Biologics and Samsung Bioepis, announced Thursday they would invest 72 billion won ($52 million) in a US fund focused on startups using AI-based new power drug development platform technologies. The investment will be made through the Samsung Life Science fund, created by the Samsung affiliates and managed by Samsung Venture Investment. The money will be invested in venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering's eighth fund, which has so far
Industry July 11, 2024
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[팟캐스트] (600) 하버드비지니스리뷰에 "K-브랜드" 전략 알린 프랑스 교수
진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Lee Selzer [Herald Interview] INSEAD professor explores power of K-brands’ ‘identity marketing’ 기사 요약: HBR에 K-브랜드의 전략적 마케팅 사례 담은 저널 실은 INSEAD David Dubois 교수 [1] The recent success of Korean brands can be attributed to their knack for selling "pieces of identities" and empowering consumers with curated experiences, according to a marketing professor at French business school INSEAD. *attribute …의 결과로[덕분으로] 보다 *knack (타고난) 재주, (경험으로 익힌) 요령 [2]
Podcast July 11, 2024
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LG Chem vows humanitarian support for Indian victims of 2020 gas leak
LG Chem has pledged to increase humanitarian support for villagers affected by the 2020 gas leak accident at its Indian subsidiary LG Polymers. According to the company on Wednesday, its top executives, including Vice Chairman and CEO Shin Hak-cheol and Chief Financial Officer Cha Dong-seok, visited Andhra Pradesh, a southern coastal state of India, on Tuesday to meet with the state’s Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and local people. At the site, Shin expressed his deepest sympathy to
Industry July 10, 2024
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GS Entec commits W300b to offshore wind power business
GS Group's energy equipment manufacturing arm GS Entec announced Tuesday it plans to invest 300 billion won ($217 million) to transform its offshore wind power structures. The investment includes 214 billion won for the introduction of automated facilities to produce offshore wind power substructures and 86 billion won for the construction of additional buildings over the next two years. Established in 1988, GS Entec originally focused on chemical and oil refining plants. Since 2020, aligni
Industry July 9, 2024
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Hanwha to debut Five Guys in Japan next year
FG Korea, the South Korean operator of US burger chain brand Five Guys, will open its store in Japan in the second half of next year, with plans to launch over 20 locations across the nation within seven years. FG Korea announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Five Guys International last month to facilitate Five Guys' entry into the Japanese market. Five Guys was introduced to Korea by Kim Dong-sun, head of Hanwha Galleria strategic management and the third so
Industry July 9, 2024
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