[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] In the first half of 2025, CJ Group stocks are recording a remarkable rise in the domestic stock market, drawing investors' attention. The government's policy to improve governance structure, K-content development policy, and expectations of large-scale mergers among key affiliates within the group are all working together to drive the stock price rally. CJ Group stocks are showing an unusual rise in the domestic stock market in the first half of 2025. Investors' attention is focused on the government's policy to improve governance structure, foster the K-con
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Noh Dong-jin, Chairman of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, has been re-elected as Chairman of the Fisheries Committee of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). ICA is the largest international non-governmental organization representing cooperatives around the world, and its Fisheries Committee includes fisheries cooperatives from each country. As the leadership of the world fisheries cooperatives is secured for the next four years, the international status of our fisheries industry is expected to be further strengthened. On the 3rd (l
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The Korean Studies Track of the East Asian Studies Institute of Sungkyunkwan University (President Ji-beom Yoo) (Director Kyung-ho Kim) will invite leading European Korean studies scholars to host the “Special Intensive Program with Leading European Scholars in Korean Studies” in July 2025. This course was planned to expand the international horizons of Korean studies and promote active exchanges between academic disciplines, and will be held as a public lecture open to both domestic and international researchers and the general audience. This lecture will be
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Choi In-geun (30), the eldest son of SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won, is leaving SK E&S and joining the Seoul office of global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. This is attracting attention as a typical path for third- and fourth-generation business leaders to return to the group as key executives after receiving management training through global consulting. Choi In-geun is the youngest of two children born to Chairman Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young, director of the Nabi Art Center. Education and background Choi In-geun was born in 1995. He graduated
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Hanmi Global (Chairman Jong-Hoon Kim), a global PM (construction project management) company, announced on the 30th that it had won a PM contract for a high-rise premium residential complex development project in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, through a Saudi corporation. The contract amount is approximately KRW 25 billion, which is approximately 10% of Hanmi Global’s overseas sales (consolidated basis) last year. The project is a high-rise premium residential complex located across from Al-Haram, the holiest site in Mecca, the heart of world Islam, and will consist of
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] As the U.S. food authorities have officially announced the complete elimination of petroleum-based synthetic colorings (artificial dyes), major domestic food companies that have entered the U.S. market are faced with the situation of having no choice but to undertake large-scale ingredient renewal and labeling redesign. In particular, domestic food companies with a high proportion of exports to the U.S., such as Orion, Lotte Confectionery, Nongshim, and Binggrae, are expected to be most directly affected. US synthetic colorant regulations and their impact on
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The Fair Trade Commission has initiated a 'consent resolution' procedure to provide an opportunity for voluntary correction without determining whether Hyosung Group, which is under investigation for unfairly requesting technical data from subcontractors, has violated the law. Hyosung proposed a 3 billion won win-win plan, and the Fair Trade Commission accepted it, opening the way for a quick conclusion to the case. This decision is raising controversy over whether the consent system is being reduced to an 'indulgence.' Hyosung, unreasonably demanding technic
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] High-ranking government officials in charge of cosmetics regulations in Asian countries visited Kolmar Korea. With K-beauty recently gaining popularity in the global market, they wanted to directly check out Kolmar Korea’s global research and development system and hear opinions on exports. Korea Kolmar announced on the 2nd that cosmetics regulatory authorities from major Asian countries visited Korea Kolmar’s General Technology Center on the 30th of last month. The visit was attended by about 20 people, including regulatory authorities from 7 Asian countries
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Samsung BioLogics is drastically reorganizing its business structure through a spin-off. On the 22nd, Samsung BioLogics announced through a public disclosure that it will split the company into the surviving corporation, ‘Samsung BioLogics’, which will be in charge of the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) business, and the newly established corporation, ‘Samsung Epi Holdings’, which will act as an investment and holding company for biosimilar and new drug development. This split is a strategic decision to strengthen the expertise and
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin met with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in Taiwan and signaled a new phase in the global AI leadership competition. This meeting was held during Asia's largest IT exhibition, 'Computex 2025', and NVIDIA's cloud partner event, 'NPC Summit', and the discussion on 'Sovereign AI' cooperation, which combines Naver's AI strategy and NVIDIA's infrastructure, emerged as a key agenda. Naver executives mobilize to attack Southeast Asia AI market in earnest Chairman Lee Hae-jin visited Taiwan with key executives, including Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon and