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Hite Jinro seeps into Russian market

South Korean liquor maker Hite Jinro said Monday that it has launched its signature soju brand Chamisul in Russian liquor store chain Vin Lab, in a move to penetrate the local drink market there. Hi...

December 24, 2018
Industry
Market share of HNB e-cigarette hits 11 percent in Nov.

Heat-not-burn e-cigarettes accounted for 11.3 percent of all cigarettes sold in November, ministry data showed Friday. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, 288 million packs of cigarett...

December 21, 2018
Industry
CJ CheilJedang celebrates 30 years in Indonesia

CJ CheilJedang, a food manufacturing unit of CJ Group, celebrated its 30th anniversary since opening business in Indonesia, seeking to emerge as a world-leading bio firm. “Based on our business oper...

December 20, 2018
Industry
[Eye Plus] Seoul greets Christmas

With Christmas just around the corner, the streets and buildings of South Korea’s capital are ready to embrace the holiday spirit with Christmas trees and twinkling lights. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea ...

December 20, 2018
Industry
GS E&C wins bridge construction deal in Myanmar

South Korean builder GS Engineering & Construction has won a construction deal in Yangon, the biggest city and former capital of Myanmar, the firm said Wednesday. The project involves building the K...

December 19, 2018
Industry
Fresh food deliveries, shoppers in 60s major e-commerce trends in 2018: data

Fresh food deliveries, a rise in the number of shoppers in their 60s and e-mobility were among the five keywords that summarize this year’s e-commerce shopping trends, e-commerce company Interpark sa...

December 19, 2018
Industry
7-Eleven steps closer to full acquisition of Ministop Korea

South Korean retail giant Lotte Group’s convenience store chain 7-Eleven is likely to be picked as a preferred bidder for the full acquisition of Ministop Korea, industry sources said Tuesday. Accor...

December 18, 2018
Industry
Korean Air to strengthen penalties for ticket cancellation

Korean Air said Tuesday that it will strengthen penalties for ticket cancellations from Jan. 1, following a recent incident involving a group of K-pop fans canceling their flight tickets right before...

December 18, 2018
Industry
CJ chief calls for rapid global expansion

South Korean food-to-entertainment conglomerate CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun urged CJ retailers to work aggressively to expand their business globally, reiterating the corporate vision of becoming ...

December 16, 2018
Industry
Innisfree lands in Melbourne

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific’s organic skin care brand Innisfree opened a new store in Melbourne, its third in Australia. The company’s third store in Australia makes its debut six mont...

December 16, 2018
Industry
Air carriers face criticisms over air mileage system

Passengers’ air miles earned on South Korea’s full-service air carriers and their partner airlines after July 1, 2008 are set to begin to expire on Jan. 1, sparking criticism that they should give mo...

December 9, 2018
Industry
E-mart to acquire US food retailer Good Food Holdings for $270m

South Korean retail giant Shinsegae’s discount store chain E-mart said Friday that it is acquiring US food retailer Good Food Holdings for $270 million, the company’s first acquisition of an overseas...

December 7, 2018
Industry
P&G Korea to pull out of South Korea’s sanitary pad market

The Korean unit of Proctor and Gamble, a household and personal care goods company, is pulling out from the domestic sanitary pad market, amid dwindling sales after the company was hit by a scandal i...

December 7, 2018
Industry
[Weekender] Market for massage expands with more accessibility

To tackle pain in her back and hip, graduate school student Lee Yeon-hee uses a lacrosse ball every night to give herself a massage. “After rolling my back on this small massage ball for about 10 mi...

December 6, 2018
Industry
Lotte opens new premium outlet in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province

South Korean retail giant Lotte opens a new premium outlet in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province, on Thursday -- the second-largest among its branches nationwide and the latest addition to large-scale malls ...

December 5, 2018
Industry

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