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Glimpse of what Korea will look like in the year 2040

2011-11-28

What will Koreans be like 30 years from now? Based on a survey of 50 experts, the government compiled a standard of living report for Koreans living ...

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Countries’ attempts to expand their economic domains

2011-11-21

At the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii, Japan, Canada, and Mexico declared their participation in the Trans-Pacific ...

Status of the nation’s smart grid system

2011-11-21

How convenient would it be if household appliances knew how to control power usage and save money on their own? It would be possible if the smart grid ...

A surge of green energy technologies in Korea

2011-11-21

The third National Green Technology Awards were held last Tuesday to celebrate the progresses made in Korea’s green technology development. The ...

Growing power of Korean franchises overseas

2011-11-21

How could 60 million people eat the same hamburger and enjoy the same coffee whether you are in Seoul, Beijing or Seattle? The answer is in franchise ...

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Increase in the number of employed people for October

2011-11-14

Despite the worldwide economic slump, the number of employed people in Korea for the month of October grew more than 500 thousand compared to the ...

Korea Food Expo

2011-11-14

A delicious aroma wafted from the Korea Food Expo venue at COEX in southern Seoul. The four-day event highlighted the best of the best in Korean dishes, ...

Development of flexible memory

2011-11-14

A team of Korean scientists has developed fully functional flexible random access memory. It has become commonplace in sci-fi movies to see people ...

Surging popularity of small and mid-size apartments

2011-11-14

Big homes used to indicate wealth, but now small and medium apartments are in demand. While the prices of apartments in the affluent Gangnam neighborhood ...

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Effects of free trade agreements and later on the popularity of white ramen

2011-11-07

While the National Assembly is locked in heated discussions on whether to ratify the Korea-U.S. free trade accord, the results of trade deals already ...

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