Local pillow maker Kanuda said its healing pillows can not only help people sleep better but can also correct their posture while they rest.The issue of sleeping better has received focus recently, with reports saying that Koreans were the most sleep-deprived in the Asia-Pacific region.Kanuda, based in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, said its functional and therapeutic pillows are health products that can improve the physical alignment of necks and backs.Its products have won recognition at local

With the number of South Koreans traveling overseas hitting new record highs each year, the local credit card industry has been rushing to roll out new products to offer frequent overseas travelers more chances to earn air miles. Shinhan Card’s new product, Asiana Shinhan Card Air 1.5, is one such card recently launched to earn air miles through Asiana Airlines.The product accumulates 1.5 mileage points per 1,000 won (88 cents) spent on Asiana flights, among the highest rates offered by local cr

Souvenirs from the president are being touted as hot items on social media in South Korea. The presidential Blue House handed out the items during President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump last week. Called “Inny Goods” based on Moon’s nickname “Inny,” the items included 16 GB USB drives distributed to journalists who accompanied Moon to the US. Each USB drive features a Taegeuk mark and the president’s name printed in gold.  USB Drive from Cheong Wa

Hyundai Group, the sole South Korean investor in North Korea, is seeking to resume its inter-Korean resort business which was abandoned nearly a decade ago after the fatal shooting of a tourist from the South.According to media reports Monday, the conglomerate, now led by the founder’s daughter-in-law, is planning to request Seoul’s permission to visit the North in August to hold a memorial ceremony for its late former chairman, Chung Mong-hun. The group has been holding the memorial service for

Zack Cozart will be a winner at this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game, regardless of which team prevails. While he certainly would not say no to the $20,000 prize that is awarded to players on the victorious side, another prize is awaiting the veteran Cincinnati Reds shortstop and first-time All-Star. A donkey.One of Cozart’s teammates, first baseman and fellow All-Star selection Joey Votto, promised Cozart a donkey if he made the All-Star team. Cincinnati Reds' shortstop Zack Cozart (

President Moon Jae-in on Monday renewed his intention to use sports occasions to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula and engage an increasingly isolated and belligerent North Korea, pinning hopes on the upcoming Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea. “If North Korea participates, it will not only contribute to the Olympic spirit, but also to peace in the region and the world, and to the harmony of mankind,” Moon said during a one-on-one meeting with International Olympic Committee Presiden

President Moon Jae-in on Monday named nominees for the industry and welfare ministers, along with the chiefs of financial and telecommunication authorities and senior aides for employment and economy. To head the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Moon tapped Paik Un-gyu, and Park Neung-hoo to head the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Park Neung-hoo(left)and Paik Un-gyu (right). YonhapPaik is a professor of engineering, currently serving as the dean of one of Hanyang University’s schools of

When I peered in the window at 140 Hawthorne Street in San Francisco, the place looked deserted. Maybe Automattic, the company that owns WordPress, had already abandoned the 1,300-square-meter former warehouse it renovated just four years ago. The long work tables were still there, the Aeron chairs still awaiting laptop-porting employees, a big screen still ready for someone’s presentation, a few computers still lining a back table. But no one seemed to be around.Then, way in the back of the cav

The Fourth of July is an opportune occasion to reflect on the memorable phrases of the struggle for independence such as “Give me liberty or give me death,” “No taxation without representation” and “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” These words were on the lips of Americans as their representatives huddled in Philadelphia, agitating for their rights and eventually declaring independence from Great Britain.What were the sources of the ideas encapsulated in the great documents of the nati

India is the world’s largest milk producer, with 18 percent of global production, followed by the US and China. But when it comes to milk exports, Thailand is the largest milk exporter in Asia.Thailand is also the largest producer and exporter of dairy products in ASEAN.Thailand alone sold $33.1 million worth of milk, according to United States Department of Agriculture and The World Factbook of CIA. The global sales from all milk exporting countries totaled $7.2 billion, out of which Asia sold

GM Korea CEO James Kim will be stepping down as of Aug. 31 and will serve as the full-time president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Seoul, the company said Monday.The Korean-American CEO is resigning due to personal reasons, the company said. His successor will be named at a later date, it added.James Kim, CEO and president of GM Korea, speaks at a forum held in Seoul on June 15th. (Yonhap)“We thank Jim for his contributions to GM Korea over the past two years,” said Stefan Jacoby, GM ex