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Only Two Months Away, A Look at the Troubles Facing the PyeongChang Olympics

SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – February 2, the kick-off date of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, is fast approaching, leaving the organizing committee with a shrinking window to come up with solutions to problems that are for the most part out of their control. The first blow was delivered in September by the NHL, [...]

Lobby Body for S. Korean Conglomerates to Change Its Name After Presidential ‘Choi-gate’

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the largest lobby body for large companies here, said Friday that it would boost transparency and switch to the role of a think tank for the corporate sector. Huh Chang-soo, chairman of the FKI, announced a set of reform measures that centers around [...]