SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese, Japanese and Western restaurants will be allowed to employ immigrant workers as kitchen assistants, officials said Friday, a move that could help address workforce shortages in the restaurant industry. Under the updated work permit policy, restaurants servicing Chinese, Japanese, Western or other foreign cuisine will be permitted to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Homeplus, a major South Korean retailer, has announced the closure of two stores, sparking protests from its labor union over what it sees as a broader trend of store closures and asset liquidation. According to industry sources on July 17, Homeplus informed employees through its internal network that it would [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Bando Engineering & Construction (E&C) Co. said Thursday it has purchased part of a building in the commercial district of New York that is widely considered a landmark of the major U.S. city. Bando E&C said it has purchased the section from the basement level to the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Intelligentsia Coffee, a Chicago-based specialty coffee company, said Thursday it has opened its second global outlet in Seoul to meet a rapidly growing local appetite for specialty coffee experiences. The U.S. coffee chain opened its first global outlet near Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul in February. The second store is [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – HD Hyundai, a leading South Korean industrial conglomerate, announced on July 17 the inauguration of its Naval Technology Institute within the company’s Global R&D Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The new institute represents an expansion of the Naval Technology Center, previously part of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Special Ship Division. [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s land ministry said Wednesday it has signed a tentative agreement with Vietnam’s construction ministry to cooperate in city and town development projects in the Southeast Asian nation. South Korean Land Minister Park Sang-woo signed a memorandum of understanding with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Thanh Nghi, on the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s online luxury goods market has experienced a sharp decline, with sales dropping by more than 30% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period two years ago, according to recent data. This downturn is largely attributed to the impacts of high inflation and interest rates. [...]
SEOUL, Jul.15 (Korea Bizwire) — Container shipping costs from South Korea to Europe rose for the second consecutive month in June amid prolonged tensions surrounding the Red Sea, the customs agency said Monday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container from South Korea to the European Union soared 44.6 percent on-month, or 121.6 percent [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., a major South Korean shipyard, said Monday it has secured a contract worth 3.7 trillion won (US$2.67 billion) to build 12 container carriers for a European shipping firm. Under the contract, HD Korea Shipbuilding will supply 12 carriers with a capacity of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Consumer Agency has issued a warning to consumers, urging them to thoroughly test and review contract terms before purchasing medical devices such as massage chairs, massagers, and hearing aids. This comes in response to a steady stream of consumer complaints and dissatisfaction with these products. According to data [...]