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Rice prices slump due to consecutive bumper harvest
Sept 13, 2016
Rice prices in South Korea dropped this year as local farmers had the bumper harvest for a second consecutive year thanks to the favorable weather, coupled with rising stockpiles, industry and government officials said Tuesday. A record amount of 4.32 million tons of rice was cropped across the nation last year, and it is expected to be robust this year as well because the extended summer heat and absence of typhoon and flood helped increase rice production, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Regulator warns against loan sharks making illegal threats
Sept 13, 2016
The financial regulator on Tuesday issued an alert to consumers against loan sharks who threaten family members of borrowers, telling them such acts are against the law.The Financial Supervisory Service said it has received 483 complaints this year as of July about abuse and threats from unregistered lenders over returning money borrowed by a family member. The annual interest rate on loans from such lenders is3,476 percent. Reported cases include a father who was threatened to pay back his son'
Korea becoming more vulnerable to stock market shocks: report
Sept 13, 2016
South Korea's import prices fell for a second straight month in August due to a stronger local currency, central bank data showed Tuesday.The nation's import price index dropped 1.9 percent on-month to 74.44, according to the Bank of Korea. It marks an 8.5 percent decline from the same period last year.The BOK said the won's strength against the US dollar is to blame for the decline in import prices, despite a hike in global oil prices.The won gained 0.48 percent against the dollar at the end of
More than 150 businesses to participate in 'Korea Sale Festa'
Sept 13, 2016
More than 150 local retailers, fashion companies and cosmetics firms will participate in South Korea's biggest shopping festival, "Korea Sale Festa," slated for later this month, the trade ministry here said Tuesday.During the Sept. 29-Oct. 9 event, 153 companies will offer big discounts to shoppers and foreign visitors at their 45,000 shops across the nation, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.Among the firms on the list are big retailers including Lotte Department Stores a
S. Korean icebreaker finds gas hydrates in Arctic sea
Sept 12, 2016
A South Korean icebreaker exploring the Arctic discovered new gas hydrate reserves in the East Siberian Sea, the ship's operator said Monday.The Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) said the Aaron successfully extracted gas hydrates from about 500 meters under the East Siberian Sea, a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean.Gas hydrates refer to a semisolid mixture of methane gas and water molecules that are created through a combination of the water pressure and cold temperatures found in deep ocean
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[Graphic News] Mobile shopping soars in Q2
Sept 12, 2016
Nearly half of consumers here -- 47 percent -- visited online shopping websites on their smartphones in the second quarter of this year, while 44 percent accessed such websites through computers, according to an e-commerce cloud service provider Monday.However, when it comes to purchasing goods online, payments via computers made up 61 percent of total e-commerce transactions, while purchases made on smartphones stood at 27 percent, Demandware said. Worldwide e-commerce transactions are expected
[Herald Interview] Growing in the air
Sept 12, 2016
A Newark-based AeroFarms seeks to transform agriculture through aeroponics technology that grows greens soil-free and indoors
Forest healing essay contest
Sept 12, 2016
The Herald Business is pleasantly co-organizing a forest healing essay contest in partnership with the Korea Forest Service and the Korea Forest Welfare Institute, or FoWi. Sponsored by the Green Fund, the contest has been organized to promote the value of forests and their positive healing effects on wounded hearts. Essay topicAny personal healing experience from forestsExperiences of having overcome an array of problems, such as cancer, depression, alcoholism, game addiction or family problems
Shinhan Bank expands services for foreigners
Sept 12, 2016
Shinhan Bank is expanding its services for foreigners, as they make up a steadily growing pool of potential clients in Korea that remain largely untapped. The nation’s leading bank rolled out the “K-onepass” debit card for foreigners in May, which doubles as a deferred-payment transportation card. The card also offers an array of benefits including discounts on dining and shopping. A Shinhan International Finance Center employee consults a foreign customer. (Shinhan Bank)At Shinhan Internationa
Exports drop amid Hanjin crisis
Sept 12, 2016
Partly due to the Hanjin Shipping crisis, South Korea’s exports decreased this month, data showed Monday. According to the Korea Customs Service, the amount of exports fell by 3.6 percent to $13.5 billion from Sept.1-10 on-year. The monthly export amount rebounded in August with a 2.6 percent rise, after 19 months of decline. By types of exported items, telecommunication-related equipment, vehicles, and home electronics plummeted by 21.3 percent, 30.8 percent and 25.7 percent, respectively.By re
[Newsmaker] LG Chem merger with LG Life Sciences to boost biotech business
Sept 12, 2016
South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem on Monday said it has decided to merge with its biopharmaceuticals unit LG Life Sciences to drive up its competitiveness in the biotechnology business. The two companies said in a joint regulatory filing that each company approved of the merger -- plans for which had been recently publicized via media reports -- during a board meeting Monday.“The merger reflects LG Group’s aims to nurture its biotechnology business and bridges the strategic needs of th
Exports drop 3.6% in first 10 days of Sept.
Sept 12, 2016
South Korea's exports retreated 3.6 percent in the first 10 days of September from a year earlier, the latest customs data showed Monday, clouding a sustainable recovery in outbound shipments down the road.Outbound shipments totaled $13.5 billion from Sept. 1-10, down from $14 billion tallied over the same period last year, according to the Korea Customs Service.Exports of semiconductors fell 5.2 percent on-year, and those of cars plunged 30.8 percent over the 10-day period, offsetting a 19 perc
Water purifiers found to have mechanical defects: gov't
Sept 12, 2016
The South Korean government on Monday said a local company's water purifiers were found to have mechanical defects in cooling components that tainted water with powdered nickel and possibly cause serious health risks to users.Bits of nickel were discovered in dispensed water in three ice maker/water purifier models manufactured and sold by Coway Co., the country's leading water purifier maker, between April 2014 and December 2015, with the number of users involved estimated at about 87,000.The p
Transport industry falls into deficit as trade slumps
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South Korea's current account balance in the transport sector hit $1 billion in deficit this year up to July as demand shrank and exports lulled, according to the Bank of Korea on Monday.South Korea made $15.23 billion from transport activities in the January-July period, but payments in the sector amounted to $16.24 billion, the central bank's tally showed.The deficit is the first for the measured period since the Bank of Korea began compiling the data in January 2006, and the largest in the de
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