InterBattery 2026 Draws Record 77,250 Visitors as Battery Uses Expand Beyond EVs InterBattery 2026, South Korea’s largest battery exhibition, ended after setting records for both participation and attendance. The Korea Battery Industry Association said Friday that the 14th edition of the event, held at COEX in Seoul’s Gangnam district, featured 667 companies from 14 countries across 2,382 booths, the largest lineup in the show’s history. Total attendance over the three-day event reached 77,250, also a record. The exhibition highlighted battery applications beyond el March 13, 2026

Kakao Pay Adds 'Information Services' to Business Scope, Signaling Stablecoin Push Kakao Pay is moving to expand its stated business scope in a step widely seen as formalizing plans tied to stablecoins. The move comes as South Korea nears passage of a second phase of digital-asset legislation, and is viewed as early positioning to compete in stablecoin issuance and distribution. According to the financial industry on the 13th, Kakao Pay plans to add “other information services” as a new business purpose at a shareholders meeting scheduled for March 23. The addition i March 13, 2026

Citi Korea, Yanolja Expand Global B2B Payments Partnership With Virtual Cards Korea Citibank said Friday it is strengthening cooperation with global travel tech company Yanolja on business-to-business payments and will expand the use of Citi’s virtual card solution to Yanolja’s enterprise solution member companies. The companies formalized the partnership at the “Citi Asia Digital Leaders Summit 2026” in Shenzhen, China, with senior executives attending, including Mark Luet, Citi’s head of cluster and banking for Japan, North Asia and Australia, and Lee Soo-jin, Ya March 13, 2026

T’way Air, Catalonia Tourism Board Launch Barcelona Flight Promotion T’way Air said Friday it will offer limited-time promotional fares and a discount code of up to 5% for its Incheon-Barcelona route through March 29 on its website and mobile app (web). Under a first-come, first-served deal, one-way tickets start at 391,600 won, including fuel surcharges and airport taxes. The travel period runs from March 13 through Oct. 24 this year. Customers who miss the special fare can still receive up to 5% off by entering the discount code “MAR26.” The code appli March 13, 2026

Kang Chan-hee on ‘Method Acting’: Clashing With Lee Dong-hwi Made the Film Work Actor Kang Chan-hee is taking on a new screen persona in the film 'Method Acting,' playing Taemin, a top star who can be irritating but not easy to hate. Director Lee Ki-hyeok and cast members Lee Dong-hwi, Kang and Yoon Kyung-ho attended a press screening and news conference Friday afternoon at Megabox COEX in Seoul’s Gangnam district. '’Method Acting’ is a black comedy about actor Lee Dong-hwi, who is eager to be recognized for sincere acting rather than being boxed in as a comedy perf March 13, 2026

Toss Unveils Stablecoin Road Map, Eyes Borderless Finance ‘Super App’ Toss said it is preparing for what it called the “Money 3.0” era, in which programmable money and stablecoins take the lead beyond cash and electronic money. The company said on 13 that it presented its future finance vision at the “2026 Blockchain Meetup Conference” held at the Seoul Textile Center. Seo Chang-hoon, an executive director at Toss in charge of new business, outlined next-generation financial services that combine stablecoins and artificial intelligence, saying the compan March 13, 2026

Mobile Appliance Adds Aerospace, Science and Technology Experts to Board Mobile Appliance, a KOSDAQ-listed company, is accelerating its future strategy by bringing in top experts in aerospace and science and technology. The company said it held a board meeting on the 13th and disclosed that it decided to appoint key figures in national science and technology policy and aerospace as registered directors, including two former vice ministers of the Ministry of Science and ICT, a Seoul National University aerospace engineering professor and a former senior offici March 13, 2026

Celltrion, Daewoong, HLB and Hugel Highlight Biosimilars, Digital Health and Oncology Updates Celltrion expects biggest gains as global biosimilar rules ease Celltrion said March 13 that as global regulators roll out policies to ease requirements for biosimilar development, it will immediately apply the changes across its biosimilar pipeline to cut costs and shorten timelines. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a fourth revision to its Q&A guidance on biosimilar development aimed at streamlining the process. The update recommends more efficient approaches March 13, 2026

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Moves to Sell Gunsan Shipyard to Ecoprime Marine Pacific Ecoprime Marine Pacific, which has HJ Shipbuilding & Construction as a subsidiary, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed a memorandum of agreement for the transfer of assets at the Gunsan shipyard. Industry officials said on the 13th that the two companies signed the agreement at Ecoprime Marine Pacific’s headquarters in Yongsan. The assets to be transferred include all tangible assets related to the Gunsan shipyard, including real estate and movable property. The contract amoun March 13, 2026

Hanwha Aerospace Completes Phase 2 Expansion of Australia Plant, Begins Redback IFV Production Hanwha Aerospace said on the 13th it has completed a Phase 2 expansion of its plant in Australia. The company secured production facilities about two years after signing a contract with the Australian government in December 2023 to supply 129 Redback infantry fighting vehicles. The Phase 2 buildout includes a second production building, what it described as the Southern Hemisphere’s largest electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) test chamber, a large washing facility and a finished-go March 13, 2026