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  Global Business

  K-Bio Materials ‘First Mover’ Targets Global Market

  Exosome medium supply contract signing ceremony with China’s Xiangya Bio held at Excel Therapeutics’ headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on March 24. Courtesy of Excel Therapeutics CEO Lee Eui-il The cell and gene therapy (CGT) market is projected to expand to approximately KRW 103 trillion by 2030,

  2026.05.26
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  Global Business

  240,000 Visit CJ Booth at U.S. Golf Course

  On the 23rd (local time), CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun (right), who visited “The CJ Cup Byron Nelson” held in McKinney, Texas, United States, toured the “House of CJ” established in the center of the golf course and then watched the tournament scenes of players participating in The CJ Cup. Provide

  2026.05.26
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  MOU

  SK Signet Expands Ultra-Fast EV Charging Alliance

  Seo Young-hoon, Head of Operations and CEO of the Americas at SK Signet (right), and Francisco Aguirre, CEO of synergEV, pose for a commemorative photo after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU). Provided by SK Signet SK Signet has expanded the supply of ultra-fast charging networks in the No

  2026.05.22
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  Global Supply Chain

  SK On Ends Ford JV, Secures Solo Tennessee Plant

  SK On has completed the restructuring of BlueOval SK, a battery joint venture established with U.S. automaker Ford, and has converted its Tennessee plant into a wholly owned entity. The company stated that by unwinding the joint venture structure and strengthening its financial position, it has incr

  2026.05.21
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  Global Business

  Hyundai E&C, Partners to Expand Gen-4 Nuclear in U.S.

  At Goldman Sachs’ headquarters in New York, key executives from the companies concerned pose for a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement. (From right) Choi Young, Executive Vice President of Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s New Energy Business Division; Chris Levesque, Chief Exe

  2026.05.21
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  Global Investment

  Celltrion Boosts Shareholder Returns With Bonus Issue, Buyback

  Panoramic view of Celltrion’s second plant. Provided by Celltrion On the 21st, Celltrion announced that it would implement a comprehensive set of market response measures to enhance shareholder value and reassess corporate value, including a bonus issue, additional share buybacks, and share acquisit

  2026.05.21
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  Global Business

  Solum Enters Qatar EV Charging Market, Signs MOU

  (From left) KOTRA Doha Trade Center Senior Project Manager Mohamed Showman, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Qatar Infrastructure Manager Mohammad, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Qatar Counsellor Ju Jeong-hoon, KOTRA Doha Trade Center Director Kim Hyun-ah, SoluM Middle East & Africa Head Ene

  2026.05.21
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  Global Business

  Samsung Electro-Mechanics Scores KRW 1.5 Trillion AI Chip Deal

  Silicon capacitors. Provided by Samsung Electro-Mechanics Samsung Electro-Mechanics has signed a large-scale supply contract for “silicon capacitors,” a key component that supports power stabilization in artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors. On the 20th, Samsung Electro-Mechanics disclosed th

  2026.05.21
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  K-Beauty

  ‘Scalp Is Skin’: K-Beauty Haircare Exports Hit Record Q1

  A local consumer at a Rossmann store in Poland searches for information on Aekyung Industrial’s haircare brand “Alpist” on a mobile phone. Courtesy of Aekyung Industrial In the first quarter of this year (January–March), exports of haircare products by K‑beauty companies reached a record high. As th

  2026.05.21
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  Biopharma

  Yuhan Thrives in APIs, KRW 210 Billion Gilead Deal

  Yuhan Corporation Central Research Institute. Courtesy of Yuhan Corporation Yuhan Corporation has signed an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) supply contract worth more than KRW 210 billion with global pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences. This follows an API supply contract worth about KRW 5

  2026.05.20