Korea’s dried seaweed, ramyeon exports hit new highs
The ministry explained that overseas sales of Korean seaweed products increased amid their growing popularity as low-calorie, healthy snacks among foreigners.
Shim Woo-hyun
Daewoong aims to reshape obesity market with patch-type treatment
Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s new obesity treatment will contain a synthetic peptide semaglutide, similar to a hormone produced in the gut released in response to food to reduce…
Korean Air-Asiana merger may gain traction, yet challenges linger
Industry watchers, however, say uncertainty remains about the high-profile 1.8 trillion won ($1.3 billion) deal that also awaits approval from Japan and the US.
Daewoong eyes 1 trillion won in new drug sales by 2030
Kim's announcement came as Daewoong Pharmaceutical recently secured the bGMP certification from Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency for its gastroesophageal reflux…
Asiana may ditch cargo business to close Korean Air merger deal
Korean Air may also consider handing the cargo business and lucrative Korea-Europe routes to domestic low-cost carriers to retain the country’s overall competitiveness in the…
SPC’s Paris Baguette secures bigger footing in North America
In the US, seven new stores are scheduled to open by the end of September in New York, California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Korea’s fisheries worried about consumer fears
Sales of fishery products at local markets tumbled almost 40 per cent back in 2013, when the Japanese government admitted that contaminated water had leaked from a nuclear power…
Swapping apples for mangoes: Korea eyes more tropical fruits
As the world gets warmer, an increasing number of farmers have shifted to relatively more temperature-resistant tropical fruits.
Over 3 million Koreans visited Japan in first half of 2023
However, the number of Japanese people who came to Korea remained at 862,000, about 52.1 percent of the pre-pandemic level of 1.6 million.
Health effects of aspartame unsettle Korea’s makgeolli market
With WHO’s pending decision, makgeolli makers are concerned about misleading consumers, but mulls adjusting recipes to reduce health fears.