Global Expansion

SEOUL – October 29, 2026 -- Daesang Corporation's Jongga brand accounted for about 56% of South Korea's total kimchi exports by value in the first three quarters of this year, as the food and bio group marks its 70th anniversary.

Jongga reaches around 90 countries as kimchi anchors the food business

Daesang's global food business centers on four priority categories: kimchi, sauces, gim (Korean seaweed) and convenience foods. Jongga, its flagship kimchi brand, is sold in around 90 countries. The company's second global brand, Ofood, covers sauces and convenience foods, including gochujang and other traditional Korean fermented pastes.

MADRID – October 29, 2026 -- Hengrui Pharma presented a record 64 oncology studies at the ESMO Congress 2026 in Madrid. Innovative oncology medicines generated 81.02% of the company's innovative medicine sales revenue in 2025.

Hengrui lists 64 accepted studies across 21 drugs

The accepted work comprises three Proffered Papers, three Rapid Oral presentations, 32 Posters and 26 e-Posters. The studies span more than ten cancer areas, including gastrointestinal, lung, breast, gynecological and genitourinary cancers, plus supportive care. They involve 21 innovative drugs in China: nine approved products and 12 investigational candidates.

Hengrui has attended ESMO for 11 consecutive years since 2016. It has presented nearly 200 research findings at the congress since 2023.

Guangzhou – October 17, 2026 -- GAC sold more than 197,000 vehicles overseas in January-September 2026, up 138.9% year on year, and is targeting 300,000 overseas units for the full year. The automaker disclosed the figures as it exhibited at the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), which opened on 15 October in Guangzhou.

GAC overseas sales have more than doubled since 2024

Overseas volume stood at 90,000 units in 2024 and reached 130,000 units in 2025. The nine-month 2026 total already exceeds the full-year 2025 figure. Reaching the annual goal requires fewer than 103,000 additional units in the final quarter.

GAC describes the shift as a move from product export to system-level global expansion. It plans to advance its ONE GAC 2.0 strategy, deepening localized operations and widening its global footprint.

Hangzhou – October 16, 2026 -- CFMOTO unveiled CFMOTO NexFactory in Jiaxing, an integrated manufacturing hub for two-wheeled vehicles destined for global markets, at its CFMOTO EXPERIENCE 2026 media event. Journalists from more than 29 countries and regions attended the event at the company's Chinese headquarters.

CFMOTO runs five plants and sells through more than 9,000 dealers

The company operates five production facilities across China, Mexico and Thailand, backed by five flagship R&D centers and four design hubs worldwide. It sells in more than 100 countries and regions, and its portfolio spans motorcycles, off-road vehicles and electric mobility solutions.

Chief Brand Officer Ferdinand Klauser said the goal is to become a premium global powersports brand, adding that "being global isn't just about where we sell, it's about how we operate."

Shanghai – October 13, 2026 -- HSG Laser has unveiled a five-year product strategy that shifts its focus from high-performance standalone machines to intelligent manufacturing cells and integrated production lines, announced at its 20th anniversary event on October 11 in Shanghai.

The event brought together customers, strategic partners, industry experts and media from around the world. Ricky Wu, Rotating CEO, traced the company's path from a local laser equipment maker in Guangdong to a global provider of high-end laser solutions.

HSG sets three strategic priorities for global fabricators

The company will focus on product and technology innovation, global service capability, and localized operations. HSG says these priorities are meant to strengthen its delivery of high-performance solutions and support for fabricators worldwide.

Seoul – – October 13, 2026 -- Arirang TV will put 20 Korean small and medium-sized sports enterprises in front of 169 million households in 140 countries when it premieres "K-Sports Beyond" on Thursday, October 13, 2026, at 9 a.m. KST.

The program was built to support the overseas expansion of the 20 companies amid the global K-culture boom. It covers sports safety equipment, recovery solutions, AI-powered motion analysis and health management, smart fitness, taekwondo IT convergence and screen sports, along with functional sportswear.

Ten episode categories pair 20 companies across product segments

The main episodes group the participants as follows:

Seoul – October 12, 2026 -- CLASSYS Inc. (KOSDAQ: 214150) has created the post of Chief Commercial Officer and appointed former Bain & Company partner Jung-hee Bae to it, tasking her with a push toward a $1 billion revenue target ahead of 2030. Bae, who also becomes Vice President, will head the company's newly formed Go-to-Market (GTM) Center.

CLASSYS merges three sales and marketing divisions into one GTM Center

The appointment follows a restructuring that began after Jun-oh Yoon became CEO in July. The Marketing, Domestic Sales and Overseas Sales Divisions now sit under the GTM Center, which Bae will lead. The company said the aim is a stronger focus on markets and customers.

CLASSYS has spent 20 years entering international markets and launching products region by region. Since Yoon took office, it has been overhauling operations to standardize branding, products, positioning and global launches.

Shanghai – October 06, 2026 -- YR Fitness has supplied commercial-grade equipment to 34,950 gyms across more than 110 countries since 1997, marking nearly three decades of operation in the commercial fitness-equipment segment.

YR Fitness equipment underpins multi-location chains from China to Australia

In China, Lefit has expanded to over 2,300 locations across 60 cities, operating a 24-hour access model with monthly memberships and digital management tools. In Japan, chocoZAP runs more than 2,000 sites under a convenience-fitness format. Sri Lanka's Power World Fitness Centres, active for over 30 years, now operates more than 20 locations, while Australia's Peak Fitness runs three 24/7 Gym & Recovery Centres in Melbourne combining training and recovery facilities.

Los Angeles – – October 01, 2026 -- Legacy Distribution has acquired global content distributor Vision Films, merging two catalogs spanning feature films, documentaries, TV series and reality programming into a single operating entity under the Vision Films name.

Dana Webber takes CEO role of combined company

Dana Webber, CEO and Managing Partner of Legacy Distribution, will lead the expanded business, which will continue operating under the Vision Films brand. Lise Romanoff, founder and Managing Director of Vision Films, moves into a consultant role and will represent the company at the American Film Market in November.

Singapore – October 01, 2026 -- Emerald Clinical Trials has appointed Michael Stibilj as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 01, 2026, tasking the 30-year CRO veteran with leading the next phase of growth for a platform that now spans more than 1,000 professionals across 40-plus countries and 70-plus locations.

Stibilj joins from six years as Chief Operating Officer at Novotech

Before Novotech, Stibilj served three years as CEO of PPC Group and spent 22 years at IQVIA in regional and global leadership roles, with operational experience across China, Singapore and Australia.

Appointment follows the acquisition of Hongyi Clinical Development Services

The deal combined Emerald with Hongyi to create a clinical development platform supporting sponsors from first-in-human trials through post-marketing across China, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas.