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Air Busan passengers told to stay in plane for 6 hours

Passengers on an Air Busan flight bound for Gimhae International Airport from Taiwan said Sunday that they were required to stay on board their plane for six hours after bad weather forced a diversio...

Nov 25, 2018
Industry
[Behind the Wheel] QM6: French SUV offers perfect movie night

Fun driving doesn’t have to be all about speed and power. French sports utility vehicle QM6, for instance, offers premium audio inside the cabin, making every driving moment exquisite. Wherever you...

Nov 25, 2018
Automode
KT chairman apologizes for chaos, scrambles to contain damage from fire

Amid efforts to recover from the fire that broke out in the basement of KT’s building in western Seoul, South Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier on Sunday apologized for the communication chaos caused by t...

Nov 25, 2018
Industry
Majority Koreans recognize forests' role in improving life: survey

South Koreans are aware of the benefits of forests and their role in improving quality of life, according to a survey conducted by the National Institute of Forest Science under the Korea Forest Serv...

Nov 25, 2018
Economy
Money continuing to flow into Seoul, Gyeonggi: KIET

South Korea's capital city of Seoul and the neighboring Gyeonggi Province continue to attract money from other parts of the country despite efforts to strive for balanced growth, a report by a state-...

Nov 25, 2018
Economy
Samsung Securities exceeds 25,000 hours of foreign stock training

The combined training on foreign stock given to private banking managers at Samsung Securities surpassed the 25,000-hour mark, as part of their enhanced focus on raising global investment capabilitie...

Nov 25, 2018
Industry
[Management in Korea] When career momentum stops, look beneath the surface

Management in Korea is a regular column written by the members of Egon Zehnder Seoul, touching on various aspects of Korean enterprises and business leaders and offering management tips. -- Ed. As a...

Nov 25, 2018
Economy
Korea's air passenger traffic hits record high for Oct.

South Korea's air passenger traffic reached a record high for October on increased overseas travel demand, the government said Sunday. The number of air passengers came to 10.06 million for the mont...

Nov 25, 2018
Economy
'Gabjil' complaints filed by worker nears 9,000 as of Oct.

The number of people who claim they experienced "gabjil" at their jobs neared the 9,000 mark in October, amid growing public condemnation against high-handedness at workplaces, a local employment inf...

Nov 25, 2018
Economy
[Newsmaker] Size of Samsung equity funds nose-dive on pharmaceutical crisis

The size of equity funds operated by South Korean brokerage houses that invest in affiliates of Samsung Group nose-dived throughout this year, apparently as its pharmaceutical arm faced a crisis for ...

Nov 25, 2018
Industry
Hyundai Veloster N off to solid start in Korean market

Hyundai Motor Co.'s performance-oriented Veloster N coupe is off to a solid start in the South Korean market, having sold more than 1,000 units since its launch in June, industry sources said Sunday....

Nov 25, 2018
Automode
SMEs hire fewer foreign workers, cite heavier burdens: poll

South Korea’s small and medium-sized enterprises are finding it increasingly difficult to hire foreign workers amid rising minimum wages and a prolonged economic downturn, a survey by a local busines...

Nov 25, 2018
Economy
Seoul shares expected to stay low-key ahead of key events

South Korean stocks are expected to show some toned-down movements next week as investors await the results of key events at home and abroad, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite St...

Nov 24, 2018
Economy
[From the Scene] Patent court lowers language barrier for foreign litigants

Australian steelmaker marks first case of real-time English-translated pleading

Nov 23, 2018
Industry
Samsung retains No. 1 smartphone maker title in Q3

Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its top global smartphone maker title by taking 19 percent of the market share in the third quarter of 2018, industry data showed Friday. The South Korean tech gia...

Nov 23, 2018
Technology

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