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February 24, 2019 Industry

Traditional rice cake gets youthful makeover

At the outset, it looks like ordinary tteok. A bite into the Korean rice cake immediately brings a surprise, as where one might expect sweet red bean paste, you find a dizzyingly sweet filling of cho...

IBK jubilant over ‘Extreme Job’ success

Industrial Bank of Korea now has a record-breaking film on its movie investment list, with “Extreme Job” having drawn over 12 million moviegoers as of Sunday. IBK invested some 800 million won ($711...

February 11, 2019
Industry
Growth rate of drugstores in Korea slows

The number of newly opened health-and-beauty shops in Korea increased 7.7 percent on-year in 2018, a much slower pace than that of recent years, according to data compiled by industry insiders. The ...

February 8, 2019
Industry
Han Sung Motors offers ‘residual value guarantee’

Han Sung Motors will run a residual value guarantee program for Mercedes-AMG certified secondhand vehicles, according to the company on Friday. The program launched by the largest dealer of Mercedes...

February 8, 2019
Automode
Fashion goods popular for relieving holiday stress: survey

Four in 10 married South Koreans said they would like to receive gifts related to fashion from their spouse to relieve holiday stress, a survey showed Thursday. According to the survey conducted by ...

February 7, 2019
Industry
[Monitor] Apartment transactions in Seoul hit 6-year low

Apartment transactions in Seoul sank to a six-year low in January from a year earlier, according to data from the land administration department of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The number of a...

February 7, 2019
Economy
Man sentenced to 15 years in prison for hammer attack

A 47-year-old man surnamed Kim was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for attacking a convenience store clerk with a hammer. The Supreme Court confirmed the original sentence of 15 years in...

January 31, 2019
Social affairs
Woman starts fire after breakup, calls ex for help

A 20-year-old who set her house on fire last year was apprehended Thursday. According to Gwangju Bukbu Police on Thursday, the suspect, surnamed Baek, set fire to her home on Nov. 22 after breaking ...

January 31, 2019
Social affairs
Defense Ministry draws fire for inappropriate children’s website

The Ministry of National Defense’s website made for children’s educational purposes contain inappropriate contents, according to claims Wednesday. In a local media report on Wednesday, some categori...

January 30, 2019
Social affairs
Suspect in Dongtan murder case dies of self-inflicted injuries during police confrontation

A murder suspect wanted in connection with a death in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, died of self-inflicted wounds Tuesday when police tried to apprehend him. According to the Hwaseong Dongtan Police ...

January 30, 2019
Social affairs
Govs. to have authority to recommend closure of educational facilities amid bad fine dust

Governors will have the authority to recommend the temporary closure of educational facilities, including schools and kindergartens, when emergency measures to reduce fine dust are initiated. Accord...

January 29, 2019
Social affairs
Man commits crimes to go to prison

A Chinese national who wanted to go to prison turned himself in after setting a house on fire and injuring a market employee with a knife. According to Yeongdeungpo Police on Monday, the man in his ...

January 28, 2019
Social affairs
3 teens booked on suspicion of robbery

Three teenagers were apprehended in connection with 28 robberies involving 20 million won ($17,900) worth of cash, cigarettes and other items. According to the Busan Jin Police station on Monday, a ...

January 28, 2019
Social affairs
Taxi driver who kidnapped a passenger caught after 9 hours

A taxi driver who kidnapped and attacked a female passenger was detained and his case submitted to the prosecutor’s office, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Thursday. The driver ...

January 25, 2019
Social affairs
2 injured by a patient in psychiatric hospital

A 57-year-old patient who injured a doctor and a citizen by wielding a deadly weapon has been caught and is being investigated, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Thursday. “The patient has been ...

January 25, 2019
Social affairs

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