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Surging rice prices hit households

Shin Young-ja, 54, a housewife in Seoul, recently had a startling experience after ordering a 20 kilogram pack of rice from an online shopping mall because the price was far higher than what she remembers when she ordered a similar pack a year ago.

Light industries | 2018-08-01 17:07

Diageo Korea sends workers home on dropping whisky sales

Diageo Korea, the purveyor of Windsor and Johnnie Walker, has recently carried out large-scale restructuring to cope with its deteriorating profitability, the U.K.-based distiller's local subsidiary said Wednesday.

Light industries | 2018-08-01 16:36

Starkey Korea fulfills social responsibilities

Starkey Korea, the Minnesota-based hearing aid maker's local branch in Korea, is fulfilling their social responsibility by helping war veterans in Korea and around the world.

Light industries | 2018-08-01 15:26

Heat wave boosts retail sales in Korea

Sweltering heat affecting South Korea is boosting sales of local retailers as people flock to air-conditioned malls to get relief, industry sources said Wednesday, with the mercury expected to rise further in the coming days. According to retail giant Lotte, 4.22 million people visited Lotte World Mall in eastern Seoul in July as of Sunday, up 14 percent compared with the sam...

Light industries | 2018-08-01 09:49

Pernod Ricard Korea faces multiple investigations

Pernod Ricard Korea (PRK) is facing investigations from three government agencies - the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Ministry of Employment and Labor - for offering bribes, violating a business suspension order and abusing employees.

Light industries | 2018-07-31 15:43

HiteJinro continues social contribution activities

HiteJinro, which will mark its 100th anniversary in 2024, has carried out various social contribution activities every month for sustainable management, the Seoul-based distiller said Tuesday. The company served chicken soup and donated emergency kits and flowerpots made with used cans to senior citizens at a social welfare center in Seoul, July 18, to mark the distiller's 94...

Light industries | 2018-07-31 13:10

Maeil Dairies launches dessert brand

Maeil Dairies has launched a dessert brand, “D'ertte,” releasing three kinds of fruit jelly products as the first of its lineups.

Light industries | 2018-07-30 16:42

TMON offers prompt grocery delivery

The number of customers who bought perishable foods from TMON showed a 487 percent year-on-year increase in the first half of 2018, the local e-commerce company said Monday. TMON started selling pork, eggs and garlic in January last year, as well as daily necessities including toilet paper and mineral water. The company has attracted consumers with low prices, good quality an...

Light industries | 2018-07-30 15:54

SK Planet, eBay Korea mired in legal battle

EBay Korea, which runs Gmarket and Auction, has filed a lawsuit against SK Planet for the 11st operator's alleged practice of unfair competition, according to the two e-commerce companies Monday.

Light industries | 2018-07-30 15:50

Kumho Petrochemical bolsters safety, environmental measures

Kumho Petrochemical is bolstering safety and environmental measures across its plants, in a pre-emptive move to respond to strengthening regulations.

Light industries | 2018-07-30 08:43

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