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December 31, 2018 Industry

Southeast Asian food gains popularity in food-delivery market

South Koreans show a marked preference for Southeast Asian food when ordering in, according to data released Monday. Food-delivery company Delivery Hero Korea said the number of orders for Southeast...

Lotte World to showcase world’s largest VR ride

South Korea’s Lotte World Adventure is to launch a virtual reality ride that can hold 100 people to coincide with its 30th anniversary in late January next year, the company said Monday. The VR attr...

December 31, 2018
Industry
[Feature] Forest marketing spreads as fine dust concerns soar

Soaring concerns over ultrafine dust and the overall air quality in South Korea have brought immense changes to the way people now perceive things that were previously taken for granted. “I have wor...

December 31, 2018
Industry
Aspiring K-pop artists to get a chance at first Stage & concert

SK Telecom is venturing into the entertainment world by helping aspiring artists gain global attention using its new music platform. The telecom operator is hosting the first Stage & concert Thursda...

December 27, 2018
Industry
Samsung Electronics still preferred employer for university students: poll

South Korean university students still show a marked preference for Samsung Electronics as a future employer, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey, conducted by job search portal JobKo...

December 26, 2018
Industry
P&G Korea expands CSR for environmental sustainability

The South Korean unit of Proctor and Gamble, a household and personal care goods company, has expanded its corporate social responsibility programs for environmental sustainability, the company said ...

December 23, 2018
Industry
LG opens food science lab

LG Electronics said Tuesday that it has opened a new research lab dedicated to food science and technology within its research and development center in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. LG’s foo...

December 18, 2018
Industry
[Monitor] Korea’s growth outlook set at 2.6-2.7%

During a meeting of economy-related ministers on Monday, the South Korean government set next year’s economic growth at between 2.6 and 2.7 percent, similar to the level for this year. Various econo...

December 18, 2018
Economy
[Monitor] Korea’s Legoland project finally back on track

The Gangwon provincial government’s Legoland project is finally back on track after a seven-year delay. The provincial legislature approved a plan on Dec. 14 to build Chuncheon Legoland by 2021. The...

December 17, 2018
Economy
[Monitor] More and more married couples having no children

Nearly 38 percent of couples who have been married for five years or less had no children as of November last year, according to government data. Among 11.03 million married couples, 37.5 percent we...

December 12, 2018
Economy
Posco to donate W10b for the needy

South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco plans to donate 10 billion won ($8.88 million) to assist underprivileged families, provide medical services and support the improvement of community housing by ...

December 10, 2018
Industry
FTC fines Volvo for not following technical data request guidelines

South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Sunday that it has fined Volvo's local unit 20 million won ($17,800) for not adhering to the country's technical data request guidelines when dealing with its s...

December 9, 2018
Automode
US casino resort complex to open near Incheon Airport in 2022

A US casino resort complex equipped with a Paramount theme park will be built near Incheon Airport by 2022, airport officials said Sunday. Incheon International Airport Corp. will develop the Inspir...

December 9, 2018
Industry
[Monitor] Consumer prices in Nov. increase 2% on-year

The consumer price index in November reached 104.73, up 2.0 percent from a year ago, according to data released by Statistics Korea. Prices of agricultural goods rose 14.4 percent on-year, while liv...

December 5, 2018
Economy
[Monitor] Korea’s senior unemployment rate surpasses US’ this year

The unemployment rate among elderly and middle-aged workers between 55 and 64 years old in Korea reached 2.9 percent in the second quarter of this year, up 0.4 percentage points from a year ago. Thi...

December 4, 2018
Economy

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