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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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Young Korean doctors seek plan B: cosmetic dermatology or overseas
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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South Korea willing to accept Indonesian proposal for cutting KF-21 payments
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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Gimpo Airport reopens domestic terminals after renovations
Domestic terminals at Gimpo International Airport reopened Wednesday after decadelong renovations that cost 250 billion won ($222 million). The airport, which was built in 1980, underwent renovations in response to aging buildings, increasing numbers of domestic travelers and the rise of low-cost carriers, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said. Renovated domestic terminals at Gimpo International Airport (Yonhap)The 88,443 square-meter terminal will now enable passengers to qui
Oct. 17, 2018
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1 in 10 coffee franchise shut down last year: data
Just over 1,000 coffee shops went out of business last year, reflecting the nation’s coffee franchise market in a saturated state, data showed Wednesday. According to local corporate tracker CEO Score, the total number of franchisees in Korea hit 87,540 as of the end of last year. The survey was based on a list of 118 franchise brands registered at the Korea Franchise Association. Among them, 11,198 were coffee and beverage chains -- the third largest number following convenience stores and frie
Oct. 17, 2018
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[Breaking] YouTube resumes service after 1-hour crash, global disruption
YouTube servers that went down causing worldwide bafflement Wednesday morning were restored after about an hour.The site was restored at 11:38 a.m. by which time nearly 5,000 tweets had inundated Twitter in Korea with a hashtag for “YouTube Server.”From around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, YouTube users worldwide faced the message “500 Internal Server Error” upon trying to visit the video streaming site. The error page explained, “Sorry, something went wrong,” but added, “A team of highly trained monkey
Oct. 17, 2018
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Korea's Gimpo Airport completes $222 m renovation
South Korea's airport operator said Wednesday that it has completed a 250 billion won ($222 million) renovation of the domestic terminal at Gimpo International Airport in southwestern Seoul.The terminal built in 1980 -- which is used for domestic travelers -- underwent a decadelong progressive upgrade so as not to affect normal operations, according to the Korea Airports Corp. (Yonhap)People using the 88,443 square-meter terminal can now benefit from a shorter baggage processing time of about fi
Oct. 17, 2018
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Users baffled by worldwide YouTube crash
YouTube users worldwide faced the message “500 Internal Servor Error” upon trying to visit the video streaming site, Wednesday.The error page explains, “Sorry, something went wrong,” but adds, “A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation.”A YouTube Korea representative told The Korea Herald they are “internally investigating the temporary error” that has occurred globally. As of the time of publication, some site functionality had been restored, but videos wo
Oct. 17, 2018
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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 indicated Wednesday.According to the Korea Economic Research Institute, the surveyed firms mostly adopted blind hiring for select positions. (Yonhap)Lotte Department Store uses the hiring system for its merchandisers, CJ ENM for its concert planners, KT for software developers and Doosan Heavy Industries &
Oct. 17, 2018
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[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 expert. “Cultural disparity is a frequent challenge for foreign investors who seek to affiliate themselves with an unknown business environment,” Jeong Cheol, a lawyer at Jipyong LLC, said at The Korea Herald Biz Forum.“It may thus be a critical error to presume that the business experience and insight in
Oct. 16, 2018
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[KH Biz Forum] S. Korea holds forte in ASEAN partnership
While global investors have been flocking to the lucrative Southeast Asian market in search of sustainable growth opportunities, South Korea has an upper hand in forming partnerships with the countries. It is a rare economic power that shows no sign of hegemonic ambitions, according to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic policy expert. Kwak Sung-il, director general of KIEP's Southern Policy Department, speaks at the Korea Herald Biz Forum on Tuesday. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Hera
Oct. 16, 2018
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[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 business forum organized by The Korea Herald on Tuesday.At “The Korea Herald Biz Forum: ASEAN and New Asia” in Seoul, envoys from the 10 member countries introduced investment opportunities from their home turfs, including the latest policies, free trade agreements, special economic zones, incentives a
Oct. 16, 2018
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[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, the head of Choson Exchange said Tuesday.Speaking at The Korea Herald Biz Forum in Seoul, Geoffrey See, founder and CEO of the organization, said he hopes that Singapore and ASEAN can play a role in bringing about the gradual integration of both Koreas’ economies and with North Korea’s transition to a
Oct. 16, 2018
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[KH Biz Forum] Toward stronger partnership between Korea and Southeast Asia
South Korea’s top government and political figures, corporate executives and diplomats from Southeast Asia gathered at The Korea Herald’s inaugural business forum Tuesday, an event that aimed to increase mutual understanding and cooperation and reinforce economic ties between the two sides.The Korea Herald Biz Forum reflected the Moon Jae-in government’s “New Southern Policy,” which strives to elevate Korea’s diplomatic and economic ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as well as
Oct. 16, 2018
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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 10,234-member GM Korea union agreed to a walkout as a sign of opposition to the R&D entity plan, which they see as an initial step to shut down its car manufacturing operations in South Korea.They expressed concerns that GM will, in the long run, only maintain a research facility in the country. The compan
Oct. 16, 2018
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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 Tuesday.(Yonhap)Google Play, originally known as Android Market, has provided games, applications and other content from its Android store since October 2008.Japan topped the list with a combined user spend of $25.1 billion, followed by the United States with $19.3 billion, according to the latest report
Oct. 16, 2018
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[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. -- Ed.Since the EU General Data Protection Regulation took effect in May, Korea has promoted the use of personal data, which is a major asset in the “fourth industrial revolution,” while amending or preparing to amend the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Inf
Oct. 16, 2018
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[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 songs. Southeast Asian countries are no exceptions from such digital transformations, both posing challenges and heralding new opportunities to Korean business entities, Lee Sung-min, research associate at the state-led Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, told audience at a business forum hosted by The
Oct. 16, 2018
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[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.More than 200 prospective investors, diplomats, and business executives from Korea and the 10 ASEAN nations attended the forum to increase the strength of their partnerships. The forum started with Deputy Secretary-General Aladdin D. Rillo’s presentation on the overview of the ASEAN economy. The follo
Oct. 16, 2018
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[KH Biz Forum] ASEAN official predicts bright future for partnerships with Korea
The outlook for economic partnerships between South Korea and the ASEAN region is optimistic, given the willingness on both sides to pursue stronger ties in the areas of trade and technology cooperation, according to a high-ranking official from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community.“I am very optimistic about future partnership between ASEAN and Korea as efforts are ongoing to make sure the free trade agreement really works and to come up with results that benefit both r
Oct. 16, 2018
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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)The financial status of Hyundai and Kia, South Korea's two biggest carmakers, will improve gradually over the next one and a half years, helped by improving sales in China, higher utilization rates in their US plants and the launch of new models, Moody's said in a report. "This improvement will be dri
Oct. 16, 2018
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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 went offline on April 17 for routine inspections. (Yonhap)The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission said it has repaired two cracks on the outer surfaces of an auxiliary building and another building that houses the nuclear fuel.The Kori No. 2 reactor is expected to operate at full capacity on Friday
Oct. 16, 2018
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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 markets.Lotte Group has focused its investments on its retail arm Lotte Shopping’s entrance to the Indonesian market. According to the company, the Indonesia market accounts for 17 percent of total sales earned from overseas Lotte Group businesses.Lotte Mart’s Batam outlet in Indonesia (Lotte Shoppi
Oct. 15, 2018