SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and China on Thursday began to operate irregular flights to allow Korean residents in China who returned here due to the coronavirus outbreak to go back, the transport ministry said. Korean Air Lines Co. and Xiamen Airlines will offer a total of seven flights from Incheon, west [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chip exports to China are feared to take a hit from U.S. sanctions on Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. due to their heavy dependence on the neighboring country, sources said Tuesday. The new sanctions, which ban the supply of semiconductors made with U.S. equipment, software and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Temporary flights will start to operate this week to allow South Korean residents in China who returned here during COVID-19 outbreak to travel back to China, the government said Monday. Korean Air Lines Co. and Xiamen Airlines will operate a total seven flights from Incheon, west of Seoul, to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A limited edition of Samsung Electronics Co.’s brand-new foldable smartphone Galaxy Z Fold 2 sold out in just four minutes in China. The South Korean tech giant held a pre-sales event for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition through its China online [...]
SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Junshi Biosciences (HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently granted Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) to Toripalimab for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Toripalimab is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will close its TV manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China, sources here said Monday, as the company tries to boost efficiency in its supply chain management. The South Korean tech giant plans to cease operations at its sole TV plant in China from end-November, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — China, for the first time since banning foreigners from entering the country in March following the coronavirus outbreak, has allowed a chartered plane to land in Beijing. Hyundai Motor Group was approved by the Chinese government to land three chartered planes carrying 600 people at Beijing Capital International Airport [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese netizens have been posting a string of offensive messages on the Instagram account of K-pop diva Lee Hyo-ri. On MBC TV’s weekend variety show “Hang Out With Yoo” that aired last Saturday, Lee proposed to use ‘Mao’ in the process of picking her nickname. Thereafter Chinese netizens started [...]
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, SweeGen announced its joint venture with the China Commercial Foreign Trade Group (CCFT) as the strategic partner to distribute Bestevia® next generation non-GMO zero-calorie stevia sweeteners through its extensive distribution channels in China. CCFT’s affiliate company China Commerce Sugar Industry Co. is one of the largest sugar distributors and trading partners [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co. said Friday its transparent OLED panels have been installed on subway windows in China as the company tries to expand its product portfolio amid weak earnings. The South Korean display panel maker said its advanced see-through screens are virtual windows on subway trains in Beijing and [...]