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2M Alliance rejects HMM

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) won’t be able to join the 2M Alliance, a global shipping alliance made up of the world’s two largest container lines, Maersk Line and MSC, a Maersk Line official said.

Internet-only bank law faces watershed

Revisions to a banking act allowing IT firms to have controlling stakes in internet-only banks will be reviewed at the National Assembly this week, coming as a watershed for Kakao Bank and K-Bank which have been held back by regulations.

GS Caltex imports U.S. crude for 1st time

GS Caltex has imported crude oil from the U.S. mainland, as part of efforts to diversify its import sources, for the first time since Washington lifted an export ban last December. Korea’s second-largest refiner by revenue plans to bring in more U....

Imported dietary supplements found toxic

Harmful substances have been detected in 128 out of 1,215 types of health supplements sold on international websites this year, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said Monday.

Customers to receive change through T-money credit

The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced Monday that it will introduce a plan in which convenience stores give customers their small change by topping up their transportation cards, as part of the central bank’s campaign to save costs for minting coins.

57 centennials receive public pensions

The number of state-pension recipients aged 80 or above reached almost 160,000 out of some 4 million total recipients as of the end of August, the National Pension Service (NPS) said Monday.

Elderly workers increasing

Four out of 10 workers in Korea are aged 50 or older as many Koreans are continuing to work beyond retirement age, statistics showed Monday.

BusinessFocus

Building high potential pool

ETF takes up 20 pct of main bourse's trading volume

Another 'premium' outlet opens

Shinhan supports typhoon victims

Time to make kimchi

Finance

Internet-only bank law faces watershed

Elderly workers increasing

Customers to receive change through T-money credit

Economy drifting amid leadership vacuum

KB, LG Uplus roll out integrated membership service

Automotive

2017 Grandeur suggests Hyundai Motor's future identity

Hyundai's self-driving Ioniq EV debuts at LA auto show

Hyundai Genesis EQ900 is finalist in car of year award

BMW Korea and SKT to cooperate in 5G connected car technologies

Shipyards lay off 3,000 workers in Q3

Imported auto brands may slump in Korea with Trump in the office

Meet The CEO

Being No.1 in customers' minds

'Emotion of writing will never die'

Bosch Korea CEO accents human factor in business

Traditional PR shifting toward building trustable connection

KCCI head pleads for SK chairman's release

Business

SK Telecom boss shows backbone to beat rivals

Fair trade body bans sexualizing teen stars

LG Chem wins GMs top supplier award

Samsung leader rejects profit-sharing scheme

Samsung leaders son-in-law promoted

Industry

Industrial firms to drive next disruption

POSCO Daewoo to export online Korean language classes to China

Four firms selected for fast-track corporate restructuring

Rejections of Korean goods by Chinese customs soar in Aug.

Korea to invest 500 bln won to foster robot industry in coming 5 yrs

Management

Reformed KEPCO Looks Abroad for Growth

Can Korea Learn From Wall Street Folly?

Job Markets Require Preparations

Working as Expatriate Businessman in Korea (II)

Dont Try and Mess With US Anti-Corruption Act

How Not to Enter Korean Market (Part II)

1. President cited as 'criminal suspect'
2. Kim Yu-na may be another scandal victim
3. China notifies its fishermen not to resist Korean Coast Guard
4. Government stops officials from watching anti-president rally
5. President rejects investigation
6. Opposition party pushes for President's overseas travel ban
7. Choi, An indicted over abuse of power, coercion
8. Fiction writer decodes mystery about president's 7-hour whereabouts
9. Park supporters 'hit JTBC reporters'
10. Three bands take honors at K-pop awards

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) CEO Cho Hwan-eik, right, poses, w...