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Marketing of 10-liter makgeoli

2012-10-01

Makgeoli is one of the most popular alcohols among young people and foreigners. But the folksy Korean alcohol is seeing a decline in sales in large ...

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Start of another smart phone war

2012-09-24

Smart phone manufacturers are out in full force as the war of smart phones rages on. On September 12th, Apple unveiled its latest data phone model, ...

Benefits of farmer-to-consumer markets

2012-09-24

Three severe typhoons swept through the Korean Peninsula in recent weeks, leaving destruction and soaring produce prices in their wake. Gusty ...

Development of dye-sensitized solar cells

2012-09-24

A team of Korean scientists has developed a new solar cell that can be attached to curtains. Drs. Ko Min-jae and Choi Min-seok of the Korea Institute ...

The era of 1.5-income families

2012-09-24

A husband with a full-time job and a wife with a part-time job – this is what we call a 1.5-income household. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance has ...

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Ramifications of soaring grain prices

2012-09-17

Import prices which directly affect consumer prices have turned upward for the first time in five months. The import and export price index for the ...

Future of remote learning in Korea

2012-09-17

Last week Seoul hosted an event that presented everything related to e-learning, the vanguard of a new future. Marking its seventh year, the event ...

Discovery of the protein that suppress weight gain

2012-09-17

Leptin is known as a hormone that signals the brain to stop eating when the body feels satiated. In some obese people, this obesity-suppressing hormone ...

Introduction of the trust-and-lease-back system

2012-09-17

The term “house poor” refers to homeowners who are struggling under the heavy burden of mortgage loans. They may own a home, but have a hard time keeping ...

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Korean government’s fiscal plans for the next five years

2012-09-10

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance reported last Wednesday its fiscal blueprint for the years from 2012 through 2016. The five-year plan describes ...

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