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- Makeup brand LUNA makes foray into Japanese offline cosmetics market with concealer SEOUL -- In an effort to attract more Japanese consumers and expand sales channels, Aekyung, a major hygiene and cosmetics maker in South Korea, launched LUNA, a cosmetics brand, at major offline stores in Japan. Aekyung's concealer lineup capable of hiding skin blemishes has already gained popularity in the Japanese e-commerce market. In 2021, LUNA made a foray into major online platforms in the island country including Qoo10 Japan and Amazon Japan. The cosmetics product calle 10 November 2022
- CJ Feed & Care rolls out livestock manure-based organic fertilizer in Vietnam SEOUL -- CJ Feed & Care, a livestock feed corporation affiliated with CJ Cheil Jedang, released an organic fertilizer using pigs' excrement in Vietnam where chemical fertilizers are still mainly used. Through the eco-friendly fertilizer that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, the company aims to gain a competitive advantage in the Southeast Asian fertilizer market. The organic fertilizer called "ECO POWER1" was made by decomposing and maturing the livestock manure. 9 November 2022
- Horror web cartoon 'Island' to be recreated into TV Drama SEOUL -- "Island," a popular horror web cartoon that portrays the story of exorcists coping with unidentified demons, will be recreated into a TV drama. Anyone can consume the content with English subtitles on "Amazon Prime Video," a global over-the-top streaming platform. In the horror cartoon that covers various social issues such as bullying and candid shooting, exorcists use their spiritual power to cast out devils in South Korea's southern resort island 9 November 2022
- State health watchdog adopts AI chatbot service to deal with food-related inquiries SEOUL -- South Korea's public health watchdog adopted an artificial intelligence-based administrative service that takes care of food-related inquiries such as reporting food products with contaminated substances or products that passed from their sell-by date. The chatbot deals with inquiries for 24 hours so that human assistants can focus on other tasks. Chatbots communicate with people through text conversations. Users can choose to speak directly with human assistants if ch 9 November 2022
- Norway's Equinor ties up with Hanwha E&C to build offshore wind power infrastructure in S. Korea SEOUL -- Equinor, a Norwegian state-owned energy company, will work with Hanwha E&C, a builder affiliated with South Korea's Hanwha Group, to build offshore wind farms. The builder aims to develop a 2-gigawatt wind power generation complex by 2030. Compared to fixed offshore wind farms which are generally installed in shallow waters, floating wind turbines located in deep waters can reduce visual pollution, provide better accommodation for fishing and shipping lanes, and re 8 November 2022
- Young Poong opens waste battery recycling pilot plant with first dry melting method SEOUL -- Young Poong, a non-ferrous metal smelting and refining company in South Korea, opened a waste battery recycling pilot plant that adopted an industrial-sized dry melting method for the first time in the world to recover more than 90 percent of valuable metals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper. It is capable of handling about 2,000 tons of waste batteries per year. In recovering metals from recycled or residual materials, pyrolysis is a process of temperature decompo 8 November 2022
- LG Uplus partners with university to create metaverse campus SEOUL -- Targeting young students familiar with non-face-to-face activities, South Korea's mobile carrier LG Uplus will build a virtual university campus where students can take classes and receive career-related advice. Students can enjoy various events such as entrance ceremonies, festivals and games in the metaverse world. Cheongju University in Cheongju, about 112 kilometers (69 miles) south of Seoul, partnered with LG Uplus (LGU+) to break the boundary between offline and 8 November 2022
- Norway signs option contract with Hanwha Aerospace to purchase four more K9 self-propelled howitzers SEOUL -- Norway has signed an option contract with South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace to purchase four more K9 self-propelled howitzers and eight ammunition resupply vehicles for delivery over the next two years. As the northernmost NATO member in Europe, the Nordic country sharing a land border with Russia has increased its defense budget to compensate for the shipment of howitzers and other military equipment to Ukraine. Hanwha Aerospace said that the latest contract signed on N 8 November 2022