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How profitable will inter-Korean business be?

Business cooperation between two Koreas to push South Korean economy, but requires huge investment, analyst say

Jun 13, 2018
Industry
Posco strives for transparent CEO nomination process

South Korean steel giant Posco appears to be taking a cautious approach in selecting its new CEO amid reports questioning the political neutrality of the formerly state-run enterprise. The firm’s co...

Jun 13, 2018
Industry
Not just Hyundai, others eye NK opportunity

Builders, power plant operators anchor hope, while tech giants take backseat

Jun 13, 2018
Industry
Voting day a boon for retail industry

The South Korean retail industry has bet on increased sales on Election Day, by rolling out vote-empowering marketing as well as promotional events. Department stores, one of the crowded places on t...

Jun 13, 2018
Industry
[US-NK Summit] S. Korea's biz community hails Trump-Kim summit

The South Korean business community on Tuesday hailed the historic summit between the leaders of North Korea and the United States as it could offer new business opportunities for Asia's fourth-large...

Jun 13, 2018
Industry
[US-NK Summit] Unlike Singapore, Korean F&B firms careful about Trump-Kim marketing

While Singaporean food and beverage businesses cashed in on the historical US-NK summit by releasing products from the Trump-Kim burger to “Rocket Man” taco, South Korean F&B companies were more caut...

Jun 12, 2018
Industry
[US-NK Summit] Hyundai Group in the spotlight amid thaw on Korean Peninsula

Market expectations on Hyundai’s inter-Korean heritage amplify despite hostile relationship between descendants

Jun 12, 2018
Industry
MAN Truck & Bus Joins German vocational training program in Korea

The Korean arm of German automaker MAN Truck & Bus agreed to participate in the German vocational training program Ausbildung in Korea, according to the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Jun 11, 2018
Industry
Alibaba vows to support Korean companies’ Chinese market foray

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has vowed to support Korean companies in making successful forays into China’s expanding online market. It will empower Korean merchants with its new retail in...

Jun 11, 2018
Industry
[Trending in Pairs] Food companies enjoy fashion moment

Two industries see collaborations as way to increase appetites for eats and apparel

Jun 10, 2018
Industry
[IP in Korea] ‘Era of digital revolution sheds new light on publishing copyright’

Black-and-white infringement logic no longer works for copyright in digital age

Jun 10, 2018
Industry
4 farm good wholesalers fined over collusion

South Korea's corporate watchdog said Sunday that it levied a combined 11.6 billion won ($11 million) in fines on four major farm good wholesalers for colluding on their commissions. According to th...

Jun 10, 2018
Industry
S. Korean cosmetics firm Innisfree taps Australia

Innisfree Corp., a subsidiary of South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Group, said Saturday it has opened its first outlet in Australia as local cosmetics firms move to diversify their sources of...

Jun 9, 2018
Industry
Retail fuel prices in S. Korea up for 7th straight week

Retail fuel prices in South Korea rose for the seventh consecutive week despite a fall in global crude oil prices, data showed Saturday. The average gasoline price was 1,609.7 won (US$1.49) per lite...

Jun 9, 2018
Industry
[Weekender] Corporate action key to fighting plastic binge

South Korea is facing increasing pressure to reduce or recycle its own plastic waste, particularly since China’s plastic import ban that took effect in January this year. While some countries like t...

Jun 8, 2018
Industry

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