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Korean Air employees plan candlelight protest for chairman’s resignation
Apr 30, 2018
Some employees of South Korean national carrier Korean Air are planning to stage a candlelight protest to call for the resignation of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho, who has come under intense scrutiny after the allegedly unruly behavior of his daughter and wife prompted police questioning and a customs probe. Korean Air employees hold placards during a protest in front of the Korean Air headquarters in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Friday. (Yonhap)Some 960 Korean Air employees had joined an anonymous c
Samsung Electronics faces stock split this week
Apr 29, 2018
Starting Monday, the trading of shares for South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics will be suspended for three business days, in the course of a first-ever stock split action, according to the nation’s bourse Korea Exchange on Sunday.While the 50-for-1 stock split is intended to activate transactions and to boost shareholder value, many observers also suggested that the positive consequences are likely to remain limited. As the local stock market is to be closed on Tuesday in celebration of
[Photo News] Hyundai Oilbank operates 'Dream team'
Apr 29, 2018
(Hyundai Oilbank)A customer plays a “wheel of fortune” game with the members of Hyundai Oilbank’s “Dream team” at a gas station, as part of a customer service program run by the company. The refinery has been dispatching the Dream team to gas stations every day to offer entertainment for customers and help managers and employees. The company is the only refinery firm in South Korea with “market designers” to provide consultations in services as part of the company’s aim to expand and maintain it
Ottogi notches up ramen packaging for microwave use
Apr 29, 2018
Since Ottogi launched the first microwavable packaging for its instant noodles with paper in 2009 for Odongtong Ramen, the South Korean food manufacturer has expanded the lineup with its convenient and environmentally friendly packaging for its other signature brands.Instant noodle cups for Jin Ramen, Chamggae Ramen and Real Cheese Ramen are now packed in microwavable paper containers with special technique developed by Ottogi. This enables personal variations, such as adding eggs, dumplings or
[News Focus] South Korea cautiously braces for inter-Korean economic cooperation
Apr 29, 2018
Although the Panmunjeom Declaration signed between the two Koreas on Friday minimized economic cooperation, it still left ample room for the possibility of future cooperation between the two nations in resource development, infrastructure investment and the resumption of the Kaesong Industrial Complex. The Panmunjeom Declaration included the phrase “actively pushing for the businesses agreed in the declaration on Oct. 4 in 2007” between former president Roh Moo-hyun and former leader Kim Jong-il
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Apr 29, 2018
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Police to question Korean Air heiress as suspect next Tuesday
Apr 29, 2018
Police said Saturday that they will question a daughter of Korean Air's chairman as a suspect over allegations that she threw water at an ad agency's employee during a business meeting.Cho Hyun-min, a 35-year-old Korean Air senior executive and younger daughter of the airline's chairman Cho Yang-ho, was booked and banned from overseas travel earlier this month. She will be questioned next Tuesday on charges of assault and obstruction of business, according to the police.Police are expected to gr
[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Prospects for inter-Korean business grow over historic summit
Apr 27, 2018
Despite sanctions and lingering risks, expectations on linking Koreas’ railways, gas pipes slowly emerge
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GM signs conditional deal with KDB to maintain S. Korean unit
Apr 26, 2018
General Motors on Thursday signed a conditional agreement with the Seoul government to help resolve the liquidity problems facing its South Korean unit, the state-run Korea Development Bank said. In the deal to be finalized early next month, GM and the KDB agreed to inject a combined 7.7 trillion won ($7.15 billion) -- 6.9 trillion won from GM and 810 billion won from the KDB -- into the cash strapped carmaker. In this photo taken April 26, 2018, GM President Dan Ammann (L) speaks in a meeting
Doosan Heavy Q1 net profit down 38 pct on foreign exchange loss
Apr 26, 2018
Doosan Heavy Industries, South Korea's top power equipment maker, said Thursday its first-quarter profit fell 38 percent from a year earlier largely due to foreign exchange loss. Doosan Heavy Industries' power generation equipment (Doosan Heavy Industries)Net profit reached 23.1 billion won ($21.4 million) on a consolidated basis in the January-March period, compared with 37.4 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.The company said foreign exchange loss and discontin
Local discount chains strive to reduce plastic waste
Apr 26, 2018
Five major discount store chains in South Korea on Thursday joined the Environment Ministry’s nationwide move to reduce plastic waste. From left: Mega Mart’s Merchandise Director Kang Sung-tae, Korea National Council of Consumer Organization Vice President Moon Mi-ran, Nonghyup Hanaro Market CEO Kim Sung-kwang, Environment Minister Kim Eun-kyung, E-Mart’s Business Management division Director Lee Joo-hee, Homeplus Operation Management chief Jeon Hwa-soo and Lotte Mart Merchandise Director Nam Ch
Samsung faces tough Q2 with stalled mobile growth, weak display business
Apr 26, 2018
Robust memory business sees record-breaking operating profit again, but concerns raised about oversupply
Cafe24 sets record high Q1 GMV of W1.8tr
Apr 26, 2018
E-commerce platform Cafe24 said Thursday that it has recorded at least 1.83 trillion won ($160 million) of gross merchandise volume in the first quarter, about a 22 percent jump on-year.Cafe24Influenced by the continued expansion of e-commerce platforms, Cafe24 said its quarterly gross merchandise volume has been showing an average of 20 percent growth for the last three years. “Given that such an upward trend continues, Cafe24’s 2018 yearly gross merchandise volume is projected to reach about 8
FTC chief says Elliott’s scenario for Hyundai would breach fair trade law
Apr 26, 2018
The chief of the Korea Fair Trade Commission said Thursday that a recent demand made by US activist hedge fund Elliott to Hyundai Motor Group to create a holding company by merging Hyundai Motor and its parts making affiliate Hyundai Mobis would be in violation of Korea’s fair trade law.“Elliott’s call to create a holding firm could violate the law that separates industrial and financial capital,” Kim Sang-jo told reporters before his opening speech at a local business conference. “I explained t
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