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Two prominent South Korean actors are facing growing public scrutiny following media reports alleging aggressive tax practices involving
Hyundai Motor Group’s decision not to exercise its buyback option on its former Russian manufacturing plant is fueling
As competition intensifies in the U.S. skincare market, where product claims have become increasingly interchangeable, brands are searching
Next Biomedical Co., a South Korean medical-device specialist, said it has received regulatory approval in Canada for its
(Photo=CJ Logistics) In the U.S. truckload industry, safety performance is emerging as a central competitive metric, reshaping how carriers manage costs, win contracts and secure long-term relationships with shippers. Driver shortages, rising insurance premiums and tighter regulatory scrutiny have pushed accident control beyond basic compliance. For many carriers, safety records now directly affect insurance costs and bid competitiveness, elevating operational
(Photo=Pixabay) South Korean prosecutors are escalating an antitrust investigation into the nation’s flour-milling industry, a case that is increasingly seen as part of a broader government effort to stabilize consumer prices rather than a narrow pursuit of corporate wrongdoing. At the heart of the probe is whether leading flour producers coordinated the timing and scale of price increases and managed
(Photo=Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power) South Korea has decided to move ahead with new nuclear power plants after months of uncertainty, underscoring how surging electricity demand is forcing industrial economies to confront the limits of renewable energy and rethink earlier policy assumptions. The government said it will proceed with nuclear construction projects laid out in its 11th Basic Plan for
(Photo=Pixabay) In South Korea, one of the fastest-aging societies in the developed world, growing old no longer reliably signals a transition into retirement. For a rising number of seniors, it marks a shift into low-paid, part-time work that helps cover the most basic expense of all: food. New survey data show that participants in a government-backed senior employment program earned
(Photo=Pixabay) South Korea’s Lunar New Year holiday compresses a season’s worth of household grocery spending into a single shopping sprint, making the cost of the traditional ancestral table a closely watched proxy for food inflation. This year’s numbers point to mild relief—driven largely by cheaper produce—rather than a clear turning point. A survey by Korea Price Information found that the
