Delivery discounts offered to support restaurants, social distancing

Consumers who order more than 20,000 won ($18.30) on designated delivery apps with a credit card will get 10,000 won as a cash back reward or discount, the government said on Dec. 29. Currently, seven delivery apps including Baedal Minjok, Yogiyo, Payco and Coupang Eats are participating, and four more apps are expected to join as soon as they complete system maintenance. 　   Payments have to be made on the delivery apps with credit cards issued by nine card companies -- KB Kookmin, N

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　Coupang,‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌Asia‌’‌s‌ ‌largest‌ ‌eCommerce‌ ‌companies,‌ ‌on‌ ‌Dec.‌ ‌28‌ ‌said‌ ‌that‌ ‌it‌ ‌added‌ ‌video‌ ‌streaming‌ ‌as‌ ‌its‌ ‌latest‌ offering‌ ‌to‌ ‌WOW‌ ‌members‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌launch‌ ‌of‌ ‌Coupang&

Vice minister warns against market overheating during crisis management

South Korea’s Finance Vice Minister Kim Yong-beom warned on Dec. 8 that the ample liquidity level that arose during the COVID-19 crisis management procedure may trigger an overheating phenomenon in the assets market. 　He especially urged real estate market participants not to get carried away by the current uptrend, pointing out that the country will phase out the current expansionary economic policies once the ongoing epidemic crisis dies down. 　“Lately, leading economies have see

Posco International invests in local laser cutting application firm

Posco International, South Korea’s largest trading company, said on Dec. 8 that it has invested in local laser cutting applications developer Innovated Technology. 　The two firms partnered through an acquisition of shares in Innovated Technology by Posco International. The details were not disclosed. 　 　Innovated Technology currently has a wide range of laser cut solutions used in making tempered glass, as well as those used to protect displays. The firm currently processes ultrathin

Hard lessons from COVID-19 will equip Korea better for next pandemic

This interview is the second installment in a three-part series in conversations with the former directors of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- now the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency -- as the country looks back on a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. -- Ed. A former head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says South Korea weathered the novel coronavirus relatively unscathed in the initial stages, but that the winter serves as a reminder of

Oral health care in the hands of consumers

Philips stresses prevention, connectedness and personalized home care for all

Ahn gunning for power transition

Front-runner Ahn Cheol-soo bashes government over COVID-19 response failure and skyrocketing housing prices

Korea’s COVID-19 response overlooks patients’ well-being

‘No patient should die in wait for treatment,’ says ex-chief of Korea CDC

Celltrion’s COVID drug given green light in 1st of 3-step review

Clinical phase 3 trial mandatory to establish statistical merit, panel of experts say

Uncontrolled carbon emissions could warm Korea by 7 degrees in 60 years, weather agency warns

Failure to cap pollution could destroy ozone layer, pose serious crisis for humankind: report

Death sentence looming for universities as first-ever demographic winter starts

Experts call for government to play a greater role in managing struggling institutions’ finances

1 in 4 female Seoulites aged 60 or over

5,000 female centenarians reside in capital