Samchundang Pharm Shares Slide More Than 14% After Exchange Flags Disclosure Lapse Samchundang Pharm shares fell more than 14% after the Korea Exchange designated the company as an “unfaithful disclosure” firm over a disclosure lapse. According to the Korea Exchange on April 22, as of 10:38 a.m., the stock was trading at 407,500 won, down 14.30% from the previous session. Early in the session, it briefly dropped more than 28% to 342,000 won. The Korea Exchange’s KOSDAQ Market Division said the company was designated for failing to meet disclosure obligations and was a April 22, 2026

STX Green Logistics Shares Slide 13% on Guarantee Dispute, Late Disclosure Warning STX Green Logistics shares fell more than 13% in early trading as investor sentiment weakened on a legal dispute tied to an STX affiliate guarantee and a Korea Exchange warning over a delayed disclosure. According to the Korea Exchange, STX Green Logistics was trading at 5,180 won as of 10:29 a.m. on the 22nd, down 810 won, or 13.52%, from the previous session. The stock extended losses from the opening. The biggest drag appeared to be legal risk surrounding the group structure, raisin April 22, 2026

NCSoft Confirms Global Launch of MMORPG Aion 2 in Second Half of 2026 NCSoft has confirmed a global release in the second half of 2026 for its massively multiplayer online role-playing game, 'Aion 2.' The company said on the 22nd that it is developing the global version as a PC-only title for Steam and Purple. Players can add the game to their wishlists on Steam’s official page starting that day. NCSoft said it plans to build and operate servers by major regions, including North America, South America, Europe and Japan. The game will support 10 languages: April 22, 2026

Seoul Sauce 1991 Launches Official Store on Amazon to Expand Overseas Sales 소스코가 운영하는 K-푸드 기반 소스 브랜드 ‘서울소스 1991’이 글로벌 이커머스 플랫폼 Amazon에 공식 입점했다. 회사는 이를 계기로 북미를 포함한 해외 소비자 대상 직접 판매(D2C) 채널을 확대할 계획이라고 밝혔다. 서울소스 1991은 한국 전통 장류인 고추장을 기반으로 트러플, 까르보나라, 마라 등 해외 식문화를 접목한 퓨전 소스를 선보이고 있다. K-푸드 확산과 함께 간편식 트렌드가 커지면서 ‘소스’ 형태의 가공식품이 글로벌 시장에서 빠르게 성장하는 점을 반영한 전략으로 풀이된다. 농림축산식품부와 한국농수산식 April 22, 2026

Korea Auto Insurance Loss Ratio Rises to 85.9% in Q1, Up 3.4 Points Major South Korean nonlife insurers posted a weaker auto insurance loss ratio in the first quarter than a year earlier, industry data showed. According to the nonlife insurance industry on Tuesday, the simple average auto insurance loss ratio for four insurers — Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, DB Insurance and KB Insurance — came to 85.9% in the first quarter, up 3.4 percentage points from 82.5% a year earlier. The March loss ratio was 81.5%, up April 22, 2026

SC First Bank Steps Up Private Banking Push With Pak Seri Master Class SC First Bank said on April 22 it is strengthening the core values of its “next-generation private banking model” designed for high-net-worth clients and rolling out a global lifestyle program in earnest. The private banking model targets customers with at least 1 billion won in deposited assets. The bank said it has adapted wealth-management know-how proven in global markets including Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates to fit local conditions. As part of the lifestyle pro April 22, 2026

How Coffee Mix Helped Shape South Korea’s K-Coffee Industry South Korea’s coffee culture took a different path from Europe’s bean-first tradition or the United States’ early dominance of chain cafes. In Korea, coffee took off through “mix” packets — a cup made by adding hot water. That convenience became an early template for what is now often called “K-coffee.” Coffee mix was more than a product. By combining coffee, creamer and sugar in one packet, it shifted coffee from something “made” through multiple steps to something simply “stirred.” The chan April 22, 2026

Samsung C&T Proposes Han River View Design for 533 Units in Shinbanpo 19-25 Rebuild Samsung C&T said it has proposed a design for the combined reconstruction of Shinbanpo 19 and 25 that would give every union member a view of the Han River. The union has 446 members, but the company said it designed 533 units with river views. Of the project’s 616 total units, about 87% would have Han River views, it said. Samsung C&T said the proposal focuses on maximizing the site’s river-view advantage by using a method it calls Vista Matrix Analysis, or VMA, rather than a sim April 22, 2026

Shin & Kim Adds Former Navy Chief of Staff Kim Jeong-su as Adviser to Boost Defense Practice Shin & Kim LLC said on 22일 it has hired Kim Jeong-su, a former chief of staff of the Navy and retired four-star admiral, as an adviser. Kim, a 41st class graduate of the Korea Naval Academy, worked for about 35 years across the Navy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Ministry and the presidential office, holding key posts in policy, strategy, force development and operations, the firm said. He served as the 35th chief of staff of the Navy from 2021 to 2022, overseeing forc April 22, 2026

BMW to Use AI to Cut Battery Cell Production Time in Half BMW Group is studying ways to use artificial intelligence to cut the time required to produce battery cells by half. BMW Korea said on the 22nd that BMW headquarters and the Regional Center of Excellence for Robotic Technology at the University of Zagreb in Croatia will jointly conduct a research project called “Insight.” The project aims to develop and implement practical AI models to optimize BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturing process. By applying AI-based predictive models to f April 22, 2026