BUSAN, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2015 Pink Ribbon Marathon will be held in Haeundae, Busan on April 26. Organized by Amore Pacific and the Korea Breast Cancer Foundation, the marathon festival is held to campaign for active breast cancer self-checkups among Korean women, and has been running for fifteen years. All participation fees [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Suh Kyung-bae, chairman of Amore Pacific Group, the country’s leading cosmetics maker, solidified himself as a stock wealthy businessman whose shareholdings were valued at over 8 trillion won (US$7.1 billion) for the first time, putting him further ahead of the head of Hyundai Motor Group, data from a market [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-Beauty is again making its name with Amore Pacific-invented ‘cushion compacts.’ A cushion compact is a compact-type cosmetic with a small pillow soaked with foundation that can be applied using a light touch. It was first introduced by Amore Pacific in 2008 through its IOPE brand, and has remained [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s largest firm by market value, has been considering splitting its stock to lower the high price tag of its shares but will look more into the long-term effect before making any decision, a senior executive said Tuesday. “(Samsung Electronics) has been looking into whether [...]