Hotel Shilla Co., on Tuesday won the right to operate a duty-free shop at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, the local committee in charge of the selection said.Hotel Shilla, an affiliate of the country's top conglomerate, Samsung, defeated Lotte Group in the bid, after the two were chosen as
By Park Byung-uk, vice president/editorial writer (industry)This is the first installment in a series of articles on leading business companies in Korea and around the world covered by the writer, a specialist in the business world in Korea and outside world. Park was formerly the director of the Bu
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9, is receiving favorable reviews from global tech experts for its excellent display and Bluetooth stylus, industry sources said Tuesday."The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is the most functional, feature-packed, and premium Android smartphone in
GS Group, a South Korean energy, retail and construction conglomerate, said Sunday it will invest 20 trillion won (US$17.8 billion) over the next five years to foster new growth businesses and expand its presence in overseas markets.GS Group said it will invest 14 trillion won to build new petrochem
SK Innovation Co., South Korea's largest refiner by sales, said Friday it will invest in a 820 billion won (US$730 million) battery plant in China, a move aimed at meeting growing demand for car batteries. In a joint venture with BAIC Motor Corporation., Ltd. and Beijing Electroni
POSCO Engineering & Construction (POSCO E&C) said Friday it signed a 81.2 billion won (US$72.33 million) contract to lay the groundwork for a petrochemical complex in Vietnam. The South Korean builder will work on the 2.31 million-square-meter site on Long Son Island in the province o
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea's biggest automotive conglomerate, said Friday it has created a new executive post to improve lackluster sales in China, the world's biggest automobile market.Hyundai named Vice Chairman Kwon Moon-sik, who is currently in charge of the carmaker's research
South Korea's corporate watchdog said Tuesday that it has decided to give up its own right to file complaints about some major cases such as price rigging in a move to support effective law enforcement and better protect consumers' rights.Under the current Fair Trade Act, the Fair Trade Comm
South Korea's exports rose 14.9 percent on-year during the first 20 days of August, due to a rise in outbound shipments of chips and petrochemical goods, customs data showed Tuesday.The country's outbound shipments reached US$28.8 billion in the August 1-20 period, according to the Korea Cus
China accounted for more than 30 percent of Samsung Electronics Co.'s overall sales over the January-June period, industry data showed Monday, emerging as the company's largest market and outpacing the American continents for the first time.The South Korean tech giant, which posted sales of
The South Korean government is firmly committed to reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power and will expand the use of renewable power sources despite growing public support for time-tested atomic energy, observers in Seoul said Saturday.According to a poll conducted by the Korean Nucl
Some 11,400 BMW vehicles have yet to be inspected for safety as of Friday, with about 7,900 of them having received reservations to undergo checks, the transport ministry said.The German automaker recalled 106,317 BMW cars after a string of cases of engines catching fire. There have been 40 such cas
South Korea has denied a claim by U.S. activist fund Elliott Associates that it gave discreet backing for a 2015 merger of two Samsung units and caused the firm to suffer losses from what it calls an unfair deal, a document from Seoul's justice ministry showed Friday.The Ministry of Justice rele
South Korea's government said Friday that it has decided not to revoke Jin Air's license, ending weeks of business uncertainty for the low-cost affiliate of Korean Air Lines Co. over its illegal appointment of a foreign national to its board of directors.Under South Korean aviation law, only
South Korea's unemployment rate rose slightly in July due to fewer positions in the health care, education academy and manufacturing sectors, with the number of new jobs created hitting the lowest in over eight years, government data showed Friday.The unemployment rate stood at 3.7 percent last
South Korean banks reported a 4 percent rise in their combined net profit for the first half of this year, thanks to a solid rise in interest income, data showed Thursday.The combined net profit at banks stood at 8.4 trillion won (US$7.4 billion) for the January-June period, compared with profits of
South Korea on Tuesday issued an order to suspend the operation of all BMW vehicles that have yet to receive safety inspections amid dozens of the German cars catching fire.Last month, BMW said it will start recalling 106,317 vehicles next Monday after making emergency safety checks on all models wi
South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Tuesday that next year's budget spending will be focused on creating jobs, resolving income inequality and boosting innovative growth.During an advisory meeting on fiscal policy, Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon said Asia's fourth-largest econo
Samsung Electronics Co. stood in fifth place in terms of the average selling price of smartphones in the second quarter, data showed Tuesday, moving three notches down from a year earlier.According to the data compiled by the industry tracker Counterpoint Research, Samsung Electronics saw its averag
Hyundai Motor Co.'s Grandeur full-size sedan was the most popular car model in South Korea in the first half of 2018, despite sales falling a sharp 17.5 percent from a year earlier, industry data showed Sunday.The near-luxury car sold 60,153 units in the cited period, maintaining its best-sellin