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- The most expensive commercial real estate in Korea?
- Jan 12, 2012
- Cheongpyeonghwa Market has been estimated as Korea’s most expensive commercial real estate. According to the standard market price of commercial buildings and officetels announced by the National Tax Service Korea on December 28, the standard market price of Cheongpyeonghwa Marke...
- ‘Made in Korea’ finding new markets
- Jan 05, 2012
- As K-pop and Korean culture continue to connect with audiences across the globe, Korean products too are finding their place in the international market.In November 2011, the Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation’s monthly magazine Agra Food compiled a list of the world’s top te...
- Applying for a credit card becomes stricter
- Jan 04, 2012
- Policies and criteria for issuing credit cards have become stricter. Those who apply for a credit card in Korea now must have a credit rating of at least 6 and be over 19 years old. On December 26 the Financial Services Commission (FSS) announced its new measures for ...
- Koreans keen on imported coffee
- Jan 02, 2012
- The demand for coffee in Korea drove the year’s coffee imports to a record high. According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), total sales from coffee imported to Korea from January 2011 to October 2011 amounted to a record 508 million dollars.Coffee imports, whi...
- Korean economic evaluation and outlook for 2012
- Dec 26, 2011
- Despite the efforts to repair the global economy, reformation remains uncertain and unstable; moreover, risks and challenges were on the rise in 2011. The financial crisis that began in Greece spread across Europe and other developed countries. Developing nations that seemed in r...
- What were the main economic concerns of Korea in 2011?
- Dec 23, 2011
- The LG Economic Research Institute announced on December 18 that six out of the eleven most-searched keywords on the Internet this year in Korea were related to the economy. It analyzed the top 4,500 keywords on Korean Internet news websites with help from the portal website Daum...
- The number of Korean companies in South Africa increase...
- Dec 20, 2011
- The number of Korean companies advancing into the South African market is rapidly increasing. According to the Korean Trade Council in South Africa, seven Korean companies have registered with the council this year, bringing the total number of member companies of the council to ...
- Incheon International Airport extends wings abroad
- Dec 08, 2011
- Incheon International Airport (www.airport.kr) keeps setting new records in aviation service awards. On December 1, the U.S.-based travel magazine Global Traveler (www.globaltravelerusa.com) listed Incheon Airport as the “Best Airport in the World,” bringing the Korean airpo...
- Subway stations now serving premium coffee and haircuts
- Dec 05, 2011
- As public transit ridership continues to grow, subway stations in Seoul are being transformed from transit points into multi-purpose social spaces.In recent months, express cafés selling premium coffee at 990 won a cup have popped up in subway stations across the city, amassing i...
- Global praise for quality and design of Korean automobi...
- Nov 29, 2011
- The status of the Korean automobile industry has been improving thanks to the myriad awards and excellent ratings they have received from world-renowned competitions and tests. Korean automobiles have received top evaluations on several safety tests and dominated a number of auto...
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