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More companies switching to blind hiring for new recruits

More local companies are switching to blind hiring for new recruits, looking more at qualifications for required skills rather than alma mater, hometowns and language proficiency, an analysis indicat...

Oct 17, 2018
Industry
[KH Biz Forum] Beware fallacy of hasty generalization in ASEAN investment

When addressing Southeast Asian states as “ASEAN,” foreign investors are often inclined to overlook the individual economic, legal and cultural differences of each country, according to a legal exper...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[KH Biz Forum] S. Korea holds forte in ASEAN partnership

Economic power minus hegemonic ambition makes Seoul attractive long-term partner for ASEAN

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[KH Biz Forum] ASEAN diplomats foresee greater economic collaboration with Korea

Amid South Korea’s increasing pivot toward the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, foreign diplomats from the region expressed confidence in deeper and diversified bilateral economic ties at a bu...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[KH Biz Forum] Choson Exchange founder stresses ASEAN as platform for entrepreneurship in NK

The ASEAN countries, including Singapore, can be a neutral platform upon which to build entrepreneurship in North Korea and facilitate inter-Korean economic ties in a stable and consistent manner, th...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[KH Biz Forum] Toward stronger partnership between Korea and Southeast Asia

Government, business leaders discuss ways to strengthen Korea-ASEAN ties at The Korea Herald Biz Forum

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
GM Korea union votes to strike against R&D center plan

Unionized workers at GM Korea Co. voted Tuesday to go on strike to protest the carmaker's plan to establish a separate R&D corporation. In the two day vote that began Monday, 78 percent of the 10,23...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
Korean Google Play users spent $11.2 b in 10 years

South Korean users of Google Play's application store spent a total of $11.2 billion over the past 10 years, making Asia's fourth-largest economy the third most lucrative market, a report showed Tues...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[On the Bar] Recent trends in amendment of domestic legislations and response measures to GDPR

On the Bar is a regular column written by attorneys at Yoon & Yang LLC on various laws and regulations that affect running a business in Korea. The content provided here is general legal information....

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[KH Biz Forum] Digital transformation key in ASEAN content market entry

Facing a wave of mobile-first digital transformation, traditional media contents like recorded video, comic books and studio albums give way to live-streaming video services, webtoons and digital son...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[Photo News] Korea Herald Biz Forum: ASEAN and New Asia

To spotlight the significance of South Korea-ASEAN relations, The Korea Herald hosted the “The Korea Herald Biz Forum: ASEAN and New Asia” at Shilla Hotel in Seoul for four hours on Tuesday morning. ...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
[KH Biz Forum] ASEAN official predicts bright future for partnerships with Korea

Countries in region eager to pursue technology cooperation

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
Hyundai Motor's leverage to improve over next 12-18 months: Moody's

Moody's Investors Service, a global credit rating agency, on Tuesday said it expected Hyundai Motor Group's financial leverage to improve over the next 18 months on increasing profitability. (Yonhap...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
Nuclear safety commission OKs restart of Kori No. 2 nuclear reactor

South Korea's nuclear safety commission on Tuesday approved the restart of a nuclear reactor that was shut down six months ago. The 650-megawatt Kori No. 2 reactor in the southern port city of Busan...

Oct 16, 2018
Industry
ASEAN becomes center stage for Korean retail, beauty and entertainment biz

With Southeast Asia becoming the center stage for South Korean businesses in expanding their global presence, retail conglomerates like Lotte, Shinsegae and CJ have been successfully tapping into the...

Oct 15, 2018
Industry

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