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Google, Facebook, Apple to face audits
Oct 9, 2017
Some 2,000 limited-liability companies no longer exempt from external audits including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Microsoft
[Monitor] Drivers save W67.7b over toll-free holiday
Oct 9, 2017
Nearly 16 million cars in South Korea traveled free of expressway charges during Chuseok holiday, saving a combined 67.7 billion won for three days.According to Ministry of Transport, motorways managed by Korea Expressway Corp. issued 53.5 billion won worth of free toll tickets while roads invested and operated by private entities provided 14.2 billion won worth of free passage. Around 5.88 million vehicles traveled on the day of Chuseok on Oct. 4, a 13.9 percent increase from last year, the min
Innocean wins ad award for Hyundai's global campaign
Oct 9, 2017
Innocean Worldwide, the in-house advertising agency for Hyundai Motor Group, won six awards at the 2017 Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, a prestigious awards event for creative communications in the region, with its global campaign commissioned by the carmaker, the company said Monday. (Innocean Worldwide)In April, the ad company released “Shackleton’s Return,” which was inspired by the Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton who saved the crew of the Endurance during his failed South Pole e
Next Content Fair to kick off in Busan
Oct 9, 2017
The 2017 Next Content Fair will kick off at Bexco in Busan on Friday to offer a marketplace for fast-developing visual content ranging from online games to virtual reality programs. The event jointly organized by Korea Creative Content Agency and Bexco, is the first marketplace event to be held in the southern port city, gathering around 150 content creators and buyers from 16 countries. The fair will run through Sunday.Under the slogan “Find Your Future Job in NEXT CONTENT FAIR,” the exhibition
SK Chemicals’ shingles vaccine wins regulatory approval in Korea
Oct 9, 2017
South Korean drug regulators on Monday granted sales approval to SK Chemicals’ herpes zoster vaccine, marking the second ever approval by a country’s regulator of a new treatment targeting the viral disease.The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved SK’s Sky Zoster vaccine for use in adults aged 50 and over. It is the second vaccine for herpes zoster to be commercialized globally next to US-based Merck & Co.’s Zostavax approved in 2006.Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is a viral
Hyundai Merchant Marine tops global on-time performance ranking
Oct 9, 2017
South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marines Co. ranked No. 1 in the world in terms of on-time performance of its ships, industry data showed Monday, the first time it topped the list.According to SeaIntel's latest report, a Denmark-based market global intelligence provider, HMM attained 85.4 percent on-time maintenance of its sailing schedule for August. This it said is the highest figure among shipping companies checked, and is 10.2 percentage points higher than the worldwide average for 18 leading
Korean shipbuilders to post positive earnings in Q3
Oct 9, 2017
South Korean shipbuilders are expected to post positive earnings in the third quarter mainly due to cost cutting and restructuring measures undertaken to cope with challenging market conditions, industry sources said Monday.Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., the country's leading shipyards are all expected to be in the black for the July-September period, market watcher predicted.They, however, said that with many yards stru
Sales at duty-free stores decline during golden holiday
Oct 9, 2017
Sales at South Korean duty-free stores fell during the extended holiday season compared to a year ago mainly due to a sharp drop in incoming Chinese travelers, industry officials said Monday. Local duty-free shops have prepared a wide range of promotional events to woo shoppers at home and abroad as China's Oct. 1-8 National Day holidays overlaps with the this year's 10-day long Chuseok holiday in South Korea that kicked off on Sept. 30.Despite the rise in outbound travelers, this year's holiday
Large retailers post sales growth during long Chuseok holiday
Oct 9, 2017
South Korea's large retailers posted solid sales ahead and during this year's Chuseok holiday helped by all out marketing efforts to attract customers, industry sources said Monday.Data provided by local retailers showed double digit growth by some companies as the country celebrated the longest holiday in decades. Chuseok, or the Korean autumn harvest celebration, that fell on Wednesday this year is one of the most important in the country, along with Lunar New Year. During the holiday people v
[News Focus] US safeguard likely to hurt Samsung, LG washer sales
Oct 8, 2017
Samsung says it hopes to alleviate concerns over protectionism by building new plants in US
iPhone 8 likely to hit S. Korea on Nov. 3: sources
Oct 8, 2017
Apple’s latest iPhone 8 series is expected to be released in South Korea on Nov. 3, with reservations starting at the end of the month, according to industry insiders Sunday. Apple Korea is expected to open reservations for the new iPhone 8 via the country’s top three mobile carriers on Oct. 27, they added. Korea will be among the iPhone’s third installment of international releases, following its global debut on Sept. 22. iPhone 8 (Apple) The new iPhone 8 is Apple’s first phone series to be e
[Monitor] Korea Ginseng, SPC join W1tr club
Oct 8, 2017
The number of food and beverage companies in South Korea surpassing the 1 trillion won mark in terms of sales increased to 21 last year, with Korea Ginseng Corp., a red ginseng processing company, and SPC Samlip, the nation’s largest bread maker, joining the group.According to data compiled by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp., CJ Cheiljedang topped the list with 4.86 trillion won of sales, followed by Lotte Chilsung Beverage and Ottogi
‘Male homeowners are 7.2 times more likely to marry’
Oct 8, 2017
Korean men who own houses are 7.2 times more likely to get married than those who do not, a report showed Sunday.According to a joint study by Joo Hwi-jeong, a researcher at Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, and Kim Min-seok, a Ph.D. student at Chungbuk National University, men and women with regular jobs have 4.6 times and 4.9 times higher chances of tying the knot respectively than those with irregular jobs. The report tracked 1,642 single men and women aged betwe
Mobile shopping sales forecast to top W40tr this year
Oct 8, 2017
The sales volume of South Korea's mobile shopping market is expected to top 40 trillion won ($34.9 billion) this year, the Korea Online Shopping Association said Saturday.The association forecast that purchases made through smartphones and other mobile devices in South Korea are expected to grow 19.5 percent from the previous year to reach 42.53 trillion won this year, as consumers spend more time with their handsets.In 2016, the nation's mobile shopping sales surged 45.7 percent from the previo
Samsung, LG express disappointment in US ITC's remark on washers
Oct 6, 2017
South Korea's top tech giants Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. on Friday expressed disappointment in the US International Trade Commission's (ITC) announcement that they are having an adverse impact on its washer industry.On Thursday (US time), the ITC claimed the two South Korean firms' washing machines made in foreign countries were harming the US industry. The trade body announced the result of its four-month investigation prompted by a safeguard petition Whirlpool Corp. filed
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