[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Korea Ginseng Corporation has become the first in the domestic food industry to be newly recognized as an internationally accredited testing agency by KOLAS (Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme) for the analysis of 'mold toxin components' using Korea Ginseng Corporation's own proprietary testing method. Korea Ginseng Corporation was previously recognized as an internationally accredited testing agency for crop protection agents, heavy metals, inorganic substances, microorganisms, nutrients, and ginsenosides, and in February of this year, it became the first
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Dongwon Group announced on the 6th that it participated in the 'International Natural Food Expo (2025 Natural Products Expo West)' held in Anaheim, California, USA from the 4th to the 7th (local time). The International Natural Food Expo, now in its 44th year, is the world's largest food expo on the themes of nature, organic farming, and health. With over 3,000 companies from North America, Europe, and Asia participating and over 60,000 visitors, it is a place where you can see the latest food trends from around the world at a glance. Dongwon F&B and Dong
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The Landing Ship Fast II (LSF-II) simulator developed by KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.) was successfully deployed to the Navy on the 5th. After signing a contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in September 2021 for the simulator system development project for the high-speed landing craft Solgae (LSF-II), KAI delivered the product on the 28th of last month after a 41-month development period. High-speed landing craft are hovercraft that are mounted on large transport ships such as Dokdo to carry out landing operations such
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] LG Uplus presented 'A Bright World Created with Human-Centered AI' as a blueprint for the New AI era. It also expressed its ambition to grow into an 'Agenda Setter' that goes beyond existing innovations and leads changes in the market. At the MWC25 press conference held in Barcelona, Spain on the 4th (local time), LG Uplus President Hong Beom-sik said, “LG Uplus aims for ‘human-centered AI’ that focuses on customers who use AI rather than the AI technology itself,” and revealed the 4A (Assured, Adaptive, Accompanied, Altruistic) Intelligence strategy to
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Yuhan Corporation (CEO Cho Wook-jae) received a notice of return regarding a new drug candidate that it had transferred technology to from global pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim. The contract, originally worth 1.26 trillion won, was delayed, resulting in the company not receiving a significant amount of money. Yuhan Corporation announced on the 7th that it had received a notice of termination of contract and return of rights for a fusion protein (YH25724) for the treatment of metabolic syndrome-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). The total technolo
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Daewoo Construction (CEO Bo-Hyeon Kim) announced that 'Blanc Summit 74 Community' won the grand prize at the '2025 iF Design Award'. This is the fourth consecutive year that it has won the award since 2022, and with this, Daewoo Construction has set a record of winning the most awards in the industry at the world's top three design awards over the past five years. The 'iF Design Award' is one of the most prestigious international design awards in the world, and has been awarding the most outstanding designs for over 70 years since it began in Germany in 1954.
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] GS E&C's 'Xi' brand magazine 'BEYOND A.', which completely changed its brand direction from supplier-centered to customer-centered through rebranding after 22 years, won the Winner award in two categories at the 'iF Design Award 2025,' the world's most prestigious international design award. GS E&C announced on the 5th that in the recently announced 'iF Design Award 2025' evaluation, it won the Winner award in the User Interface (UI) category for the website of the Xi brand magazine 'BEYOND A.' and in the Communication category for the brand book of t
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin declared “full resumption of growth” on the occasion of his “first anniversary in office.” After being promoted to chairman on March 8, 2024, Chairman Chung laid the foundation for Shinsegae Group’s leap forward through high-intensity innovation. He worked hard and achieved visible results in the form of increased store visitors and improved performance in a short period of time. Chairman Chung’s bold and frequent personnel changes also heightened organizational tension. Based on this, Chairman Chung now plans to furthe
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Global artist Blackpink's Jennie showed off her hip charm in a spacesuit. On the 5th, Jennie released a teaser image for the title song 'Like JENNIE' from her first full album 'Ruby' through her personal SNS account. In the released photo, Jennie catches the eye in an intense red outfit reminiscent of a spacesuit. Jennie's first solo full-length album, 'Ruby', was produced by Jennie herself, and contains her own identity and infinite musical possibilities. With the release of 'Ruby', filled with Jennie's unique musical colors, approaching in just three days,
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Retail tech company Kurly announced on the 5th that it achieved adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) profit for the first time last year. According to the '2024 Management Performance Earnings Call' conducted by Kurly on this day, the company's consolidated sales for 2024 were provisionally tallied at KRW 2.1956 trillion, up 6% year-on-year. Operating loss was KRW 18.3 billion, down KRW 125.3 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was KRW 13.7 billion, up KRW 121.4 billion. Total transaction value (GMV) for the same period re