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KFC Korea hit for 'free-riding' on World Cup fever

KFC Korea, which lacks a sponsorship agreement with FIFA, has apparently exploited World Cup fever, as it used the term “Russia World Cup” on its official blog to promote its new value meal named “World Party Bucket.” According to FIFA regulations, non-sponsors cannot use the wordmark “World Cup,” including its equivalent in all languages and scripts, because the wordmark is ...

Light industries | 2018-06-20 16:09

Pernod Ricard suffers from worsening labor-management ties

Pernod Ricard Korea (PRK) is facing worsening labor-management relations, amid the slump in the nation's Scotch whisky market. Since the PRK union alleged earlier this month that a company executive verbally abused and sexually harassed his subordinates, the management has apparently shown no signs of attempting to resolve the dispute. According to industry officials, Wednesd...

Light industries | 2018-06-20 15:39

Architect adds beauty to beauty company

Cosmetics and architecture may seem to have little in common. Both, however, are similar in that they pursue the same goal - beauty. British architect David Chipperfield, who designed the new headquarters building of AmorePacific, Korea's largest cosmetics maker, understands the link between the two.

Light industries | 2018-06-18 12:59

Hansae walks fine line on World Cup ambush marketing

Hansae has used the term, “Russia World Cup,” in its ad for T-shirts released just before the opening of the international football competition, despite FIFA's warning of heavy penalties against ambush marketing by advertisers lacking sponsorship agreements with the association.

Light industries | 2018-06-17 15:58

Home shopping channels to begin US-NK summit tour program

Global attention on the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has prompted home shopping channels here to plan tour packages featuring the venues of the historic meeting.

Light industries | 2018-06-14 17:23

Gov't ends mandatory use of flagship carriers

The government abolished a rule obliging its employees to use either Korean Air or Asiana Airlines for official overseas trips, Thursday. Observers say the measure was taken because the Korean Air owner family's misbehavior angered the public. According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Ministry of Personnel Management, the government decided to end its Government Transportation Request (GTR) system after using it for 40 years.

Light industries | 2018-06-14 17:23

'Gov't study on heated tobacco is misleading'

Controversy has continued over the harmfulness of heat-not-burn (HNB) cigarettes after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's announcement last week on its analysis of the level of 11 toxic ingredients in Philip Morris International's (PMI) IQOS, KT&G's lil and British American Tobacco's (BAT) glo.

Light industries | 2018-06-14 01:00

Korea's supremacy in cushion compact at stake

Concerns have grown over Korea's status as a leader in the global cushion compact market, since the Supreme Court recently nullified AmorePacific's patent on the special sponge inside its cushion compact. Cushion compact is a makeup product combining a compact with a special sponge soaked with base makeup, such as sunblock or foundation. After AmorePacific developed the world...

Light industries | 2018-06-12 15:56

Korea Employers Federation in disarray

The Korea Employers Federation (KEF) is losing trust among members, with its pro-labor Vice Chairman Song Young-jung staging an internal feud with its employees. Criticism is growing that the body mandated to represent corporate voices is rather reflecting labor's opinions.

Light industries | 2018-06-11 17:12

KITA joins hands with Alibaba to support SMEs

The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and Alibaba Group jointly hosted a briefing event in Seoul, Monday, to introduce the world's largest e-commerce company's new retail initiative and import strategies to officials from small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Korea.

Light industries | 2018-06-11 14:58

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