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Samsung Life Insurance is carrying out a social contribution event, which features increasing the number of student percussion clubs at home and abroad under its initiative to foster emotionally stable youth culture.Last week, the financial service firm cohosted the second “Saram, Sarang Serotonin Drum Club Festival,” an all-state drum competition for middle school students, at the National Gugak Center in Seoul.Some 190 finalists from 11 junior high schools nationwide vied for prizes in the dru

Hechung Franchise, a restaurant chain in Korea, is gaining interest from those who plan to start food businesses for its unique know-how in developing Korean dishes, according to company officials.The company boasts 20 years of expertise in LA galbi and budae jjigae.Hechung chief Lee Ki-sang established the food chain in 1990 and became the first franchise to serve LA galbi. “I began everything from scratch, including the supply and distribution of the ingredients and much more,” said Lee. He sa

Island Resort Korea is planning to build “The Villa,” a luxurious gated community, within its world-class resort in Daebudo Island in the West Sea, according to the company.The company said The Villa, which boasts spectacular views, is about 50 minutes by car from Seocho-dong, southern Seoul.It will be surrounded by the resort’s 27-hole golf course and overlook the sea on three sides of the community, the company said.Not only are the landscape and scenery a true gift of nature, but also the mud

Shinhan Financial Group vowed to strengthen its social contribution activities to help the country enhance its welfare and culture in a practical way.One such attempt is the group’s corporate social responsibilities council, which consists of the chief executives of Shinhan subsidiaries. The council is the group’s highest decision-making body for corporate social responsibility activities.CSR achievement is one of the qualifications that Shinhan evaluates when employees are considered for promot

Casinos had been off-limits to all Koreans until a legal gambling establishment opened 13 years ago in Gangwon Province.Now the nation’s only casino open to Korean nationals is part of a sprawling resort complex.Founded under a special law in 1998 in a valley home to abandoned mines, High1 Resort opened a casino two years later and then expanded its business domain by adding a golf course in 2005, ski slopes and condos in 2006, and a convention hotel in 2011.“The desolate landscape of abandoned

Citibank Korea has vowed to take the lead in protecting the natural environment in Seoul as part of its social contribution activities. The local branch of the U.S.-based bank has carried out multiple environment-related social contribution activities since its establishment. The bank won the Seoul City award for its voluntary work for the environment in 2010. The bank’s most recent cooperative pact with Seoul City regarding the environment was signed on May 22. Seoul City, which has likewise be

The 10th memorial ceremony for Shin Yong-ho, the late founder of Kyobo Life Insurance Co., will be held in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Wednesday, the insurance firm said Tuesday.A variety of commemorative events, including a photo exhibition and concert, will be staged in Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, the company said. Besides influential figures from the insurance industry and academia, a large number of young people are expected to join the commemoration, the organizer said. “The l

KB Kookmin Card Co. has launched a two-track Chuseok holiday promotion with lucky-draws and cash-back points, the company said on Tuesday. The card company will randomly select 918 of its credit card users and grant them a variety of free gifts, such as gas coupons, department store gift cards, travel gift cards or extra points. The card users can try their luck at either the online event zone at www.kbcard.com, or on the card firm’s mobile app. Eligible applicants must have a card payment histo