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[Photo News] Building Hope
Aug 9, 2018
BUILDING HOPE -- South Korea’s leading tobacco maker KT&G’s overseas volunteer team comprising 54 university students and employees pose for a photo after completing the 10-day construction of a community center and sports facilities at a village in Cikarang, Indonesia. KT&G has sent 41 volunteer teams since 2005 as part of the company’s corporate outreach. (KT&G)
Dongwon F&B joins with Thai food giant to boost food exports
Aug 9, 2018
South Korean food manufacturer Dongwon F&B said Thursday that it has clinched a deal with Thailand-based food giant Charoen Pokphand Foods to boost its export opportunities. A partnership agreement ceremony was held at CPF’s headquarters in Bangkok on Thursday, attended by executives including Dongwon F&C CEO Kim Jae-ok and CPF CEO Sukhawat Dansermsuk.CPF is a food affiliate of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group, which operates subsidiary companies in such sectors as food, retail, finance and tel
Ecuador wants to learn from Korea's economic success: minister
Aug 9, 2018
Ecuador wants to learn from South Korea's rapid economic development and expand trade and investment opportunities between small and medium enterprises of the two nations, a government policymaker from the Latin American nation said.Eva Garcia Fabre, Ecuador's Minister of Industries and Productivity, expressed the hope after signing a memorandum of understanding on SME cooperation with Choi Su-gyu, South Korean vice minister of SMEs and startups, at the Ecuadorian Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday.
[On the Bar] Legal look into sustainability of new minimum wage
Aug 8, 2018
On the Bar is a regular column written by attorneys at Yoon & Yang LLC on various laws and regulations that affect running a business in Korea. The content provided here is general legal information. -- Ed.As of May 28, 2018, the amended Minimum Wage Act was passed, with the intended effect of promoting the increase of the minimum wage to 10,000 ($9) won per hour by 2020 and an immediate raise of the minimum wage for 2018 to 7,530 won (monthly 1,573,770 won). This is 16.4 percent higher than 201
Peace talks raise hopes on special economic zones
Aug 8, 2018
Paju expresses interest in becoming hub for inter-Korean economic exchanges
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Aug 8, 2018
Tech titan to hire 40,000 employees, invest in new AI, 5G, pharmaceuticals, car electronics
Hotels gain business as vacationers seek nearby refuge from summer heat
Aug 8, 2018
Hotels in Seoul and its vicinity are showing higher occupancy this summer as vacationers take refuge from record heat at accommodations not too far from home, their business data indicated Wednesday.Resort-style hotel Banyan Tree Club and Spa Seoul said its package sales rose 3 to 5 percent this summer compared to the same season last year. Shilla Seoul said its reservation rate in July was up more than 10 percent from a year ago. Poolside at the resort-style hotel Banyan Tree Club and Spa Seoul
SPC vice chairman nabbed for smuggling, using marijuana
Aug 7, 2018
Hur Hee-soo, vice chairman of South Korean confectionery and bakery company SPC Group, was nabbed Monday for allegedly illegally smuggling and using liquid marijuana in Korea, prosecutors announced Tuesday. The Seoul Dongbu District Prosecutors' Office also said it is looking into how Hur brought in the contraband and whether there was an accomplice. Use of cannabis is strictly banned under Korean law. Hur Hee-soo (SPC Group)SPC Group said Hur was removed from his posts in the family-run conglo
Kakao Friends enters US market with sponsorship of 2018 KCON LA
Aug 7, 2018
Kakao Friends, the character licensing and merchandising unit of South Korea’s mobile messaging giant Kakao, will debut in the US as an official sponsor of 2018 KCON LA, an annual Korean culture convention held in major cities worldwide. Kakao IX, which operates the Kakao Friends character licensing business, said Tuesday that it is sponsoring the Los Angeles leg of KCON USA, an event that celebrates Korean pop culture ranging from music and dramas to movies and fashion.During KCON LA, Kakao wil
Orion’s Goraebab makes 74% sales increase in Vietnam
Aug 7, 2018
South Korean confectionary firm Orion said Tuesday that its signature snack Goraebab has recorded 74 percent sales increase from January to July in Vietnam, the largest growth since the company tapped into the market. Orion’s Goraebab (Orion)Goraebab, one of Orion’s best-selling snacks besides Choco Pie, Oh Gamja and Yegam, is a potato-based snack consisting of small crackers in different shapes of sea animals. It was launched in the domestic market in 1984. Goraebab entered the Vietnamese mark
Korea 7th largest consumer of energy in 2017
Aug 7, 2018
Korea's energy consumption last year ranked seventh in the world and showed one of the fastest paces of increase, data from a foreign consulting firm showed Tuesday.Korea consumed 534 terawatt hours last year, up 2.3 percent from the previous year, according to the Europe-based Enerdata. The country's ranking in terms of the volume of power consumption also rose from eighth the previous year. The ranking was ninth in 2015. (Yonhap)China used up 5,683 TWh, and the United States 3,808 TWh. India f
Minister calls on Samsung to improve governance, support in job creation
Aug 6, 2018
Samsung holds off investment plan announcement, asking for deregulations in bio sector
Sales of hair, scalp care products soar amid scorching heat
Aug 6, 2018
Sales of hair care and scalp treatment products have seen an almost 500 percent increase so far this summer amid the scorching weather, industry data showed Monday. Auction’s hair care and scalp treatment products (Auction)According to the online marketplace Auction, sales of hair- and scalp-related products, such as hair loss shampoo, head massagers and scalp scaling products, soared 498 percent on-year in July. As the scalp is more exposed to heat and ultraviolet rays in summer, more consumer
Korea recalls 59 more hypertension drugs for potential cancer risks
Aug 6, 2018
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Monday that it ordered a recall of 59 hypertension drugs containing valsartan produced by a local drug substance manufacturer, due to its inclusion of above-permitted levels of a chemical that could cause cancer.After an inspection of all valsartan locally produced or imported to Korea, the drug regulator found that some batches of valsartan produced by Daebong LS contained more than 0.3 ppm of N-nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA, a chemical that c
Cafe24, Shibuya109 sign memorandum to boost fashion exports
Aug 6, 2018
South Korean e-commerce platform Cafe24 said Monday it has signed an agreement with Japan’s Shibuya109 Entertainment to boost global sales of Korean and Japanese fashion products. Cafe24 CEO Lee Jae-suk (left) and Shibuya109 President Tomoo Kimura pose after signing a strategic partnership for boosting global exports of Korean and Japanese fashion brands on Monday in Seoul. (Cafe24)Shibuya109 Entertainment is the operator of Japan’s iconic Shibuya109 fashion mall, which was established in 1979
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