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Effectiveness of viral marketing

2012-11-12

Korean businesses have witnessed the amazing effectiveness of viral marketing, as demonstrated by the sudden YouTube-triggered popularity ...

#Key Business Issue

Implications of the won-dollar exchange rate dipping below the 1,100-won mark

2012-11-05

The foreign currency market in Seoul closed at 1,090.9 won per dollar on Friday, 1.40 won lower than the previous day. A series of steady drops in the ...

Start of the kimchi-making season

2012-11-05

November is the season of gimjang, an annual kimchi-making event in Korea, and Korean homemakers are rushing to make batches of kimchi to last their ...

Medical efficacy of bee sting treatment

2012-11-05

Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative brain disorder that leads to motor dysfunction and paralysis, is notoriously hard to treat. But a team of Oriental ...

Booming sales of technical underwear

2012-11-05

Thanks to a cold snap that arrived last week and a forecasted harsh winter this year, Korea’s underwear makers are gearing up for increased demands. ...

#Key Business Issue

Implications of Korea’s stagnant economy

2012-10-29

Korea’s economic growth rate for the third quarter recorded the lowest figure in three years. The Bank of Korea announced on Friday its quarterly ...

Korea’s infatuation with mobile games

2012-10-29

It has become commonplace to see smart phone users in Korea totally engrossed in mobile games. The biggest hit in mobile games is Anipang, which was ...

Discovery of a new anti-aging substance

2012-10-29

Man has been dreaming of living a long life without pain or suffering. That dream may come true if the discovery by a team of Korean scientists finds ...

Korea placing eighth in the world as a good place to do business

2012-10-29

The World Bank has placed Korea eighth in its ranking of business-friendly nations. The World Bank’s “Doing Business” report for 2012 put Korea ...

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Check out Korea’s potential for becoming a hub country for green growth

2012-10-22

The environmental think tank Global Green Growth Institute, or GGGI, was launched last Thursday, October 18th, as an official international organization. ...

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