Ottogi’s beer snack, “Ppushu Ppushu,” which means “Break into Bit Size Pieces,” is gaining popularity among Koreans, particularly young salaried workers, along with “Chimaek.” Chi is short for chicken and maek for the Korean word for beer. Chimaek became known throughout Asia, thanks to the Korean d

The late Founder-Chairman Lee Byung-chul of Korea’s top business conglomerate, Samsung, was originally a farmer. He used to put catfishes in the rice paddies where he kept loaches. The number of loaches grew by 400% in number, stronger and larger while struggling to escape the natural predators, the

Opening its new era of leaping forward, KEPCO (President: Cho Hwan-ik) moved its headquarters in November 2014 from Seoul to Naju, an innovative city near Gwangju Metropolitan City with a population of around 90,000 in Jeollanam-do. KEPCO’s head office had been located in Samseong-dong, Seoul for 28

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) and Uljin County have signed a long-delayed agreement on the building of two more nuclear reactors at the East Coast county. The signing was made between KHNP President and CEO Cho Seok and Uljin County Mayor Im Kwang-won at the county office on November

Under the theme of "Design Flowers the Creative Economy," DK2014 (Design Korea 2014) was held at the Ilsan Kintex Exhibition Center north of Seoul on Nov. 6-10, 2014. Some 2,000 design products from 180 Korean and foreign design firms were put on display. “The event achieved a significant success as

AmorePacific aspires to be remembered as the ‘Asian Beauty Creator’ among people around the world. "We are committed to helping 3 billion Asians realize their dreams. Going further, we are endeavoring to make the true Asian beauty known to our global customers.” So says AmorePacific Group Chairman a

Chairman Kim Yun-se of Insanga Health Promotion Estate and Bamboo Salt Co., Ltd., paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Dato Rohana binti Ramli of Malaysia at the Malaysian Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 5, 2014. The meeting was arranged by Publisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post at the request of

Lotte Liquor Co., Ltd. (www.lotteliquor.com) is known to have made sizable inroads into the overseas market while steadfastly increasing its domestic market share last year. Continuing the winning streak, Lotte Liquor (CEO Lee Jae-hyuk) is said to be leading a ‘Hallyu Drive in Korean Liquor’ this ye

Insanga Co., Ltd., established in 1987, produces Jukyeom (literally, Bamboo Salt), which is very popular in Korea for its health-promoting effect. However, Insanga is better known for a health promotion program that includes a health tour of various facilities at the Insanga Estate noted for clean a

Insanga Co., Ltd., established in 1987, produces Jukyeom (literally, Bamboo Salt), which is very popular in Korea for its health-promoting effect. However, Insanga is better known for a health promotion program that includes a health tour of various facilities at the Insanga Estate noted for clean a

Hanwha Life Insurance, Korea’s oldest life insurer, has launched a new life insurance program, called “The Warmhearted & Free Pension Insurance,” which provides greater flexibility in terms of premium payments. ▲Hanwha Life launches 'Warm-hearted & Free pension Insurance." The company recently won e

- Will further improve production quality management capabilities to top, global standards -Oriental Brewery Company (OBC) plans to invest some 120 billion won (US$116 million) to newly expand its quality and technology capacities. Safety and environment upgrades will be implemented to its plants lo

The Hyundai Shell World Rally Team, run by Hyundai Motorsport from its factory in Alzenau, Germany, won its maiden title at the FIA Germany World Rally Championship(WRC) on August 24, 2014, with Thierry Neuville leading team Neuville, driving a Hyundaii20, finished 40 seconds ahead of Spanish teamma

Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) has been tapped to develop a dedicated medical evacuation helicopter for troops based on the Surion. The Korean government Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has selected KAI as a preferred bidder for the project that will involve 32 billion won

As a leading lighting products manufacturer in Korea, Sunsea Korea has been rapidly growing since its establishment in 1991. With the goal of achieving 30 billion won (approximately $29.3 million) in sales in 2014, the company is providing a variety of high quality and affordable lighting products,

Hanwha Engineering & Construction (Hanwha E&C), a global leading construction company based in Korea, successfully completed on May 30 the project of constructing the Philippine Arena, the world’s largest domed performance and exhibition complex in the Philippines near Manila. With a total floor spa

Foremilk is receiving keen attention from a wide spectrum of the health- conscious people after SBS TV introduced the positive effects of lower fat Foremilk.In its popular morning program “Start Morning Wide,” a medical doctor introduced his own experience with the Foremilk which he described as “va

With less than a couple of weeks to go before the opening of FIFA World Cup championship in Brazil scheduled for June 13 to July 14, 2014, Korea’s No. 1 beer brewery OB Beer has embarked on World Cup cheering support in earnest rolling out new Cass Fresh Worldcup Special Packages. OB Beer is an offi

Chairman Kim Sung-Ho of Boryung Pharmaceutical Company was decorated with an Order of Civil Merit, Mugunghwa Medal, offered by the President of the Republic of Korea, at the celebration meeting of the 42nd Public Health Day at the Grand Conference Hall of the Sejong Government Building Complex in Se

A consortium led by SK E&C, a world-level construction company in Korea, began digging the Eurasia Undersea Tunnel in Turkey as the first project of building an undersea tunnel linking Asia and Europe. The company held the ceremony of boring the duplex-type undersea tunnel that passes through the Bo