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Coffee duo aims to build franchise brand

Co-CEOs of That Coffee Roasters have shared their goal of launching a franchise coffee brand in the near future with a view to extending its presence across Seoul. They are Chin Kyo-hwa and Lee Chang-hoon who dreamed of doing business together when they were teenagers. They took different career paths until they were in their mid-20s.

Politics | 2018-11-21 17:14

LKP keeps silent over former leader's return

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) is keeping silent about the outspoken former leader Hong Joon-pyo’s pledge to resume political activities.“Korea is a free country, and he can do anything he wants to. He didn’t mention running for party leader and so. I have nothing to comment on,” Kim Byoung-joon, LKP’s interim leader, said Tuesday.

Politics | 2018-11-21 17:09

Assembly to investigate hiring scandal

Floor leaders from the country’s five major political parties agreed, Wednesday, to launch a National Assembly investigation next month into hiring irregularities at public firms. The investigation will also deal with illegal hiring practices at state-owned institutions and agencies nationwide. The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) and the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party agreed to end their boycott of Assembly sessions after the agreement.

Politics | 2018-11-21 17:01

Koreas speed up talks for direct air routes

The two Koreas are speeding up negotiations on reconnecting air routes on the Korean Peninsula with North Korea renovating its two main airports. Government officials said Wednesday, the main runway of Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, the largest airport in North Korea has been resurfaced and most of the right-angle cross-connections between the taxiway and the main runway have been replaced with diagonal ones.

Politics | 2018-11-21 17:01

Social value investing is new growth engine

October's SOCAP 2018 in San Francisco showing key members of Korean society _ consumers, corporations, banks, communities and nonprofits _ a direction to go to address its widening income gap and spread responsibilities among its members. Bob Caruso, former head of Select Equity Group, a hedge fund with $25 billion, leads the Intentional Media Group that owns SOCAP, an annual...

Politics | 2018-11-21 15:04

Moon to visit Czech Republic, Argentina, New Zealand

President Moon Jae-in will attend the G20 summit in Buenos Aires later this month, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.

Politics | 2018-11-20 19:33

Ruling party leadership visits border island

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Rep. Lee Hae-chan and other senior party members visited Yeonpyeong Island in the West Sea, Tuesday, in a symbolic move to promote inter-Korean peace.The small island, located only 3.2 kilometers from the border with North Korea, has been a geopolitical flashpoint.

Politics | 2018-11-20 19:33

Korea signs MOU with Qatar for transparency measures

The anti-corruption bodies of South Korea and Qatar signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the field of transparency and integrity, Seoul's anti-corruption agency said, Wednesday.

Politics | 2018-11-20 19:33

NK demolishes 10 guard posts

North Korea completed demolishing 10 guard posts on its side near the inter-Korean border area, the South's Ministry of National Defense said.“As of 3 p.m., Tuesday, North Korea blew up its 10 frontline guard posts, as part of a recent inter-Korean agreement,” a military official said.

Politics | 2018-11-20 17:31

Marine Corps embraces drones as key combat platform

The Marine Corps plans to adopt drones as its next key combat platform, allowing the unmanned aerial vehicles to spearhead its reconnaissance and combat operation activities. “We will introduce drones to conduct amphibious operations as part of a first step before widening their usage,” a Marine Corps representative said, Tuesday.

Politics | 2018-11-20 17:30

Drone delivery service to begin in Finland by 2019

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