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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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[Photo News] Absolut’s project for a breathing city
Pernod Ricard Korea President and CEO Jean Touboul (center) draws on a bottle that has been prepainted with Airlite, an eco-friendly paint, during the Absolut Eco Street Art Project held by the company in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Monday. The liquor maker built a structure using container boxes, on which a graffiti artist Xeva depicted “The Breathing City,” using special eco-friendly paint Airlite. The Absolut Eco Street Art Project is Pernod Ricard Korea’s first attem
July 6, 2020
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Baemin Kitchen attracts Vietnam market with 'B-rated' humor marketing
Baedal Minjok, a South Korean food delivery app, said Monday it is making progress in expanding business in Vietnam with its shared kitchen service, helping Korean food franchises tap into the market there. The food delivery service, operated by Woowa Brothers, said it plans to open second and third Baemin Kitchen branches in Ho Chi Minh in the second half of this year, following the first store that opened in November 2019. The company presented its food delivery app Baemin in Ho Chi Minh in
July 6, 2020
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Retailers set to hold bargain events over weekend amid state-led sales festival
Shoppers who want to bag a bargain may have to visit major retailers across the country over the weekend as major outlets are planning to hold big events in line with a state-led sales festival designed to boost spending amid the pandemic. South Korea kicked off the 17-day sales festival, called the "Korea Donghaeng Sale" campaign, on June 26 in an effort to boost faltering domestic demand amid the new coronavirus outbreak. "Donghaeng" means going along together in Korean.
July 4, 2020
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Disaster relief fund encourages eating out more in May: statistics
The state COVID-19 relief funds distributed in May appear to have led more people to eat out or spend money on food at physical stores, according to data released by the country’s statistics agency on Friday. Statistics Korea said the value of online shopping transactions was 12.72 trillion won ($10.6 billion) in May, up 13.1 percent compared to a year earlier. The online shopping transaction value had jumped 24.5 percent in February, but with the COVID-19 spreading further in March,
July 3, 2020
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McDonald’s Korea rolls out Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe
McDonald’s Korea said Thursday it is rolling out a deluxe version of its steady-seller Quarter Pounder with Cheese as a limited edition that will add more fresh vegetables to the standard burger. According to the burger chain, the Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe adds more fresh vegetables, including lettuce, tomato and onions, to the standard burger to bring a richer flavor. The new burger is available for a limited time until July 29. The Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe is al
July 2, 2020
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Baskin-Robbins hires BTS as to represent August flavor
Baskin-Robbins, the American ice cream chain that is operated by SPC Group in Korea, said Thursday it has hired K-pop boy band BTS to promote the flavor of the month in August. Baskin-Robbins said it has finished shooting the advertisement and photos to promote the new flavor of ice cream set for August with BTS, and will release them next month via social media and on cable TV. The company said it will also roll out various promotional goods, such as a “projection light” to cel
July 2, 2020
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Tmon undergoes makeover to pursue profit under new CEO
E-commerce is booming, particularly due to the pandemic. With just one click, customers can get almost anything they desire delivered to the doorstep within a day, or even hours. Major e-commerce companies such as Coupang and Tmon are reportedly seeing their annual turnover pass over the trillion-won mark, and similar companies have been springing up, presenting new services that maximize consumers’ convenience. But contrary to the attention these e-commerce firms are receiving, the ind
July 1, 2020
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Amorepacific, 11st forge strategic partnership
Cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group said Wednesday it has signed a strategic partnership with 11Street, an e-commerce platform, to reinforce its digital sales. Amorepacific CEO Ahn Se-hong and 11Street CEO Lee Sang-ho signed the joint business partnership deal at the cosmetic firm’s headquarters in Seoul. Under the agreement, Amorepacific will broadcast monthly live commerce shows on 11Street to promote its makeup products. The previous live broadcasts in April and May promoted Amorepa
July 1, 2020
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COVID-19, seafood, home meal: popular keywords for online shopping in H1
“COVID-19,” “seafood” and “home meals” have risen as popular keywords for online shoppers in the first half of this year, online grocery platform Market Kurly said Wednesday. Market Kurly said it analyzed sales data it collected from January to June and found that products related to the three keywords saw jumps in sales. Sales of items in the living and health category on the platform, such as face masks, grew by 170 percent compared to the year before.
July 1, 2020
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[Best Brand] Skin rejuvenating mask tows SNP's overseas business
SKIN CARE SNP (SD BIO TECHNOLOGIES) Skin rejuvenating facial masks are the secret behind SNP’s global success, according to the firm. SNP, a skin care beauty brand under the company SD Technologies, touts the Bird’s Nest Aqua Ampoule Mask as its bestselling product. Using nourishing natural ingredients form swiftlet nests, the famed SNP bird’s nest masks are rich in protein and vitamins. The swiftlet’s nest has 200 times the sialic acid than royal jelly, providing ef
June 30, 2020
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[Best Brand] Charmzone’s Gingko stands as No. 1 cleansing brand
COSMETICS GINKGO (CHARMZONE) Since it was launched in 1993, Ginkgo has been the flagship cleansing brand for cosmetics company Charmzone, recording the company’s highest sales for 22 consecutive years. Charmzone recently released the renewed version of the Ginkgo All New Cleansing Tissue, which is a steady seller with accumulated sales of 1.25 billion sheets as of March this year. The cleansing tissue received much attention even before its renewal, as Korean actress Jang Nara endo
June 30, 2020
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Lotte Department Store launches 3-hour delivery service
Lotte Department Stores said Monday it is starting a new delivery service where customers can receive their online orders within three hours inside Seoul as the first department store to offer such a rapid delivery service here. According to the retail giant, 90,000 products from 400 brands being sold at the department store branches will be available for the “Baro Baesong,” which is translated into direct delivery, to all areas in Seoul. All purchases on Lotte’s online pl
June 29, 2020
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Retail sales up 2% in May on higher demand for online shipping
Retail sales in South Korea increased 2 percent in May from a year earlier as people purchased more sanitary items and foodstuffs through online platforms in the face of the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. The combined sales of 26 major offline and online retailers reached 11.63 trillion won ($9.65 billion) last month, up from 11.4 trillion won a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The increase was attributable to a rise in
June 29, 2020
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Retailers see sales boost under nationwide K-Sale promotion
The retail industry is seeing sales recover, owing to the ongoing nationwide discount promotional event to revitalize the domestic economy, which has been suffering dampened consumer sentiment amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Major retailers saw sales grow during the first weekend of the government-led K-Sale period, locally dubbed “Donghaeng,” which kicked off Friday. According to Lotte Shopping, the retail arm of Lotte Group, sales of Lotte Department Store rose 21 percent from Fri
June 28, 2020
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Duty-free sales rebound in May amid virus outbreak
South Korean duty-free stores saw their sales rebound slightly in May after dipping below the 1 trillion-won ($804 million) mark in April amid the new coronavirus pandemic, industry data showed Sunday. Combined sales of local duty-free shops rose 3 percent on-month to reach 1.02 trillion won, rebounding from 986.7 billion won in April, according to the data from the Korea Duty Free Shops Association. The number of visitors to duty-free outlets came to some 466,000 last month, up from 354,000
June 28, 2020
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Guinness World Records accredits Paris Baguette for roll cake
South Korea’s SPC Group, which operates bakery franchise Paris Baguette, said it has bagged a Guinness World Records certification for its bestselling roll cake brand. Paris Baguette’s sales of Silky Roll Cake topped 12.49 million from January 2015 to December 2019 in five countries -- Korea, China, the US, Singapore and Vietnam. It is the largest number of roll cakes to be sold and hence got the honor, the company said. When converted to distance, it is 3,000 kilometers when con
June 25, 2020
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Coupang opens recruitment for 200 tech positions
Korean e-commerce giant Coupang said it is recruiting about 200 tech talents, starting from Wednesday. The positions include software developers, product owners, product designers and more, with over five years of experience in their respective fields, Coupang said. For those hired in this recruitment, Coupang said it will also offer a signing bonus, starting from 50 million won ($41,600) upon joining the company. Coupang has tech development offices in the Silicon Valley in California as
June 25, 2020
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Samyang Foods rolls out Buldak character goods
Samyang Foods said Wednesday that it is rolling out various character goods to promote its Buldak Spicy Chicken noodle character Hochi. According to the company, it recently launched a Hochi emoticon for the mobile messenger service Line, for users in both South Korea and Japan. The emoticon is designed to encapsulate 40 expressions frequently used on the mobile chat app, represented by Hochi. The company, which makes the globally popular Buldak Spicy Chicken noodles, said it also launched
June 24, 2020
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Nongshim’s shrimp crackers ride on Rain’s ‘Gang’ meme, sales up 30%
The unplanned popularity of K-pop singer Rain’s music video “Gang” has led to a surprising side benefit for Nongshim, towing the sales of its steady-selling shrimp cracker by 30 percent, the company said Wednesday. According to the South Korean food firm, it saw the sales of its shrimp crackers jump to a record 7 billion won ($5.83 million), up by 30 percent, from May 23 to Tuesday compared to a year earlier. K-pop star Rain’s “Gang,” which is from his min
June 24, 2020
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Coupang vows to sterilize millions of Rocket Delivery orders
Coupang, an e-commerce giant, said Tuesday it will reinforce hygiene measures to cleanse and sterilize millions of products ordered through its Rocket Delivery. Before the products are delivered to customers, the delivery worker will use a portable disinfectant to sterilize the product. The disinfectant is approved by the food and drug administrations of both Korea and the US, the company said. To allow the customers to double check, Coupang said it developed an alert system to notify the d
June 23, 2020