food for special medical purposes (FSMP)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang to export K-Street Foods
South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. ’s strategic product lineup K-Street Food will be launched in June next year on major global ma...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea attracts more African countries to food project
South Korea is increasing the number of African countries participating in its official development assistance (ODA) project to alleviate the chroni...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Samyang Foods launches TomYum Buldak Ramen in US
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Friday it began to release the new export-exclusive product of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or Buldak Rame...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
HDC IPark Mall opens S.Korea's first Nintendo pop-up store
South Korea’s HDC IPark Mall has opened Japanese game giant Nintendo’s first official pop-up store at the Yongsan location in Seoul fr...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Zuellig mulls acquiring S.Korea’s top drug distributor Geo-Young
Asia’s leading drug distributor Zuellig Pharma is considering the acquisition of Geo-Young Corp., the largest medicine wholesaler in South Kor...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim invests $7.4 mn to nurture food tech startups
South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co., unveiled plans on Wednesday to pump 10 billion won ($7.4 million) into venture funds, aiming to d...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Noul to export $1.4 mn in malaria diagnostic kits to Angola
South Korean in-vitro diagnostics maker Noul Co. has signed an exclusive sales deal in Angola on the company’s malaria diagnostic platform wor...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to showcase UAVs at ADEX 2023
Korean Air Lines Co. will participate in the "Seoul Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2023" (ADEX 2023) taking place at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam,...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GI Innovation transfers allergy treatment tech to Japan
South Korea's GI Innovation Inc. announced on Monday it has transferred its allergy treatment "GI-301" to the Japanese pharmaceutical company Maruho...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hanwha Robotics produces kitchen automation robots
South Korea’s Hanwha Robotics on Sunday announced its signing of an agreement on the development and commercial use of a robotics system for k...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to build 2nd purpose-built vehicle plant in Korea
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to build another purpose-built vehicle (PBV) factory in the country, despite the risk...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
KFC Korea to start franchise business for faster growth
Fast food chain KFC said on Friday it will begin franchise store operations in South Korea next year, when the company will mark 40 years of busines...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
TUNiB launches multi-persona AI chatbot DearMate
South Korean generative artificial intelligence (AI) startup TUNiB on Thursday announced the launch of DearMate, a mobile app for free conversatio...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Dongwon F&B to accelerate global push with StarKist
COLOGNE, Germany – Dongwon F&B Co., South Korea’s largest canned tuna manufacturer, will break away from its domestic sales-focused ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
CJ CheilJedang to sell off its Brazilian soybean crusher
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said Tuesday it will sell its full ownership in Brazilian soybean crusher CJ Selecta S.A., or a 66% sta...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Vuno's brain imaging AI medical device secures FDA certification
South Korea's medical device startup Vuno announced on Tuesday that its AI-powered brain quantification device Vuno Med-DeepBrain has received the 5...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea’s Gopizza to open branch at Singapore Changi airport
South Korean food tech startup Gopizza, known for its single-serving pizza prepared by robots, on Tuesday said it will open a branch on Nov. 1 at Si...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Gluten-free Korean snack, pea soy sauce lure European gourmets
COLOGNE, Germany – The traditional Korean snack yakgwa and a soy-like sauce made with peas were named innovative foods of the year at the worl...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone, BlueNalu team up for cell-cultured seafood
South Korean food company Pulmuone revealed plans on Thursday to boost its strategic partnership with US-based seafood startup BlueNalu, focusing on...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang, T&R Biofab team up for alternative meat
South Korean food and bio giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is harnessing advanced innovative technology to secure sustainable future food resources. The c...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NeoCannBio completes $7.4 mn series B funding
South Korea's NeoCannBio, a medical cannabis startup backed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), announced on Tuesday that it ha...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Instant noodles, rice, kimchi buoy Korean food exports
South Korea’s agricultural and food exports have turned upward this year, led by Koreans' everyday menu items such as rice, kimchi and instant...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Samsung Welstory to develop corporate healthcare menu
South Korean food and beverage (F&B) company Samsung Welstory has teamed up with Kangbuk Samsung Hospital to develop business-to-business (B2B) ...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C, Naver Cloud to develop futuristic healthy housing model
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) on Thursday announced its signing of a deal with Naver Cloud on cooperation in the de...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Daesang opens Jongga kimchi pop-up store in London
South Korean food maker Daesang Corp. has launched a pop-up store for its kimchi brand called Jongga in London, UK, the company announced on Wednesd...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
K-food behind Japanese travelers' rush to S.Korea
South Korea is actively promoting itself as a foodies’ heaven to invite more Japanese tourists who have already contributed the most to the co...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT to build AI medical R&D innovation zone in Seoul
South Korean wireless carrier KT Corp. will build an innovation valley for medical research and development (R&D) based on artificial intelligen...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor eyes purpose-built vehicle market entry
Hyundai Motor Co. has launched a task force team to study its foray into the purpose-built vehicle (PBV) market, in which its sister company Kia Cor...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Mart at Seoul Station redesigned to lure foreign shoppers
South Korea’s Lotte Mart reopened its hypermarket at Seoul train station on Thursday following a four-month renovation to attract more foreign...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Stamps of K-Street food to be issued on Sept. 21
South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Wednesday that it will issue 1.28 million commemorative stamps featuring two o...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)