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Biscuits from Italy

A model promotes Simplus Biscuits at the Home plus Gangseo store in Seoul, Thursday. The discount chain directly procured the biscuit from Italy's Galbusera, which has 90 years of history making biscuits with organic ingredients only. Home plus released the biscuits under its private brand Simplus. / Courtesy of Home plus

Aug 16, 2018

Honoring Korean War veterans

StarKist CEO Andrew Choe, back row center, poses with Korean War veterans and their families living in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, after a luncheon at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square, Tuesday (local time). Since 2008, when Dongwon acquired StarKist, the largest U.S. tuna canner, it has been organizing a luncheon and other events to honor Korean War veterans in the United States. Courtesy of Dongwon Group

Aug 15, 2018

POSCO Daewoo in Vietnam

POSCO Daewoo CEO Kim Young-sang, left, and Tan Long Chairman Truong Sy Ba hold a memorandum of understanding at Tan Long's office in Hanoi, Tuesday. The two companies agreed to expand their presences in the Vietnamese grain market. Courtesy of POSCO Daewoo

Aug 15, 2018

Honoring late SK chairman

SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, fourth from left, and SK networks Chairman Choi Shin-won, fifth from left, hold ropes with SK executives at SK's headquarters in Seoul, Tuesday, to open a photo exhibition to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of former SK Chairman Chey Jong-hyun. The late chairman is the father of the incumbent chairman and younger brother of the late SK founder Choi Jong-kun, the father of the SK networks chairman. / Courtesy of SK Group

Aug 14, 2018

Honoring independence fighters

Starbucks Coffee Korea CEO Lee Seock-koo, front row seventh from left, raises his fist with descendants of independence activists at the company headquarters in Seoul, Monday, two days before National Liberation Day of Korea. The coffee shop chain donated 100 million won ($88,000) to 50 university students whose ancestors fought for Korea's independence. / Courtesy of Starbucks Coffee Korea

Aug 13, 2018

Practicing eco-friendly

POSCO Daewoo employees enjoy a coffee break with their personal bottles at company headquarters in Incheon, Friday. The trading company said it gave the reusable bottles to all its employees to reduce the use of plastic. Courtesy of POSCO Daewoo

Aug 12, 2018

KT in Philippines

Yun Kyoung-lim, left, a senior executive vice president in charge of the global business office at KT, shakes hands with Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO and president of Converge ICT Solutions based in the Philippines, after signing a contract at the Edsa Shangri-La Plaza Hotel in Manila for a fiber optic cable construction project, Wednesday. Under the contract worth 53 billion won ($47 million), KT will construct a 1,570-kilometer optical cable network in the northern part of Luzon Island of the Philippines. / Courtesy of KT

Aug 9, 2018

Without straws

Models promote lids, which were specially designed for customers to drink cold beverages without straws, at an Angel-in-us Coffee shop in downtown Seoul, Wednesday. The domestic coffee shop chain will introduce the lids to its stores nationwide starting Monday to reduce use of plastic straws. / Yonhap

Aug 8, 2018

Honoring senior crew

McDonald's High Growth Markets President Joe Erlinger, left, and McDonald's Korea managing director Joh Ju-yeon, third from left, pose in front of the fast food chain's Seoul Station store, Aug. 1, after showing appreciation for the excellent service of Min Jeong-ja, 73, second from left, who has worked at the store since 2015. / Courtesy of McDonald's Korea

Aug 6, 2018

LG's new budget phone

A model demonstrates how to use LG Electronics' new Q8 budget smartpgone in this photo, provided by the company, Sunday. LG said that with a price tag of 539,000 won ($480), the Q8 smartphone is equipped with a stylus pen that allows consumers to write notes. / Courtesy of LG Electronics

Aug 5, 2018

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