The disaster at Jeju Air's Muan International Airport on Dec. 29 of last year has left the airport closed for over 50 days. In a situation where the timeline for reopening Muan International Airport is uncertain, Korea Airport Service, the operating entity of the airport, has confirmed that it prese...
On the 13th, Shinsegae Live Shopping announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a local company in Thailand and will begin full-scale mango sales. According to Shinsegae Live Shopping, it will sell Thai mangoes until April. The mangoes will be sold through broadcasts and m...
Convenience store CU, operated by BGF Retail, announced on the 13th that it will collaborate with SAMG Entertainment's animated series 'Catch! Tiny Ping' to launch a noodle exclusively for children. The Tiny Ping noodles released by CU will be available for purchase starting on the 20th. The noodles...
The Korea Consumer Agency announced on the 13th that three out of 20 public indoor swimming pools located in the metropolitan area exceeded the legal limits for disinfectant-related chemicals. As a result of an investigation of 20 public indoor swimming pools in the metropolitan area, the Consumer A...
SSANGBANGWOOL said on the 12th that it would pursue a request for a suspension of the effect of the delisting decision made by the Korea Exchange. The previous day, the Korea Exchange confirmed the final delisting of SSANGBANGWOOL, which had been suspended from trading due to allegations of embezzle...
The three major convenience stores in South Korea (GS25, CU, and Seven Eleven) are collaborating with Viva Republica, which operates the fintech platform "Toss," to introduce the "Face Pay" service. Face Pay is a service that allows for easy payments using only facial recognition if customers regist...
Coupang announced on the 12th that it has begun operating a fresh food early morning delivery service in the Jeju region. According to Coupang, Wow members in the Jeju region can receive free early morning delivery by purchasing over 15,000 won worth of fresh food by midnight for delivery by 7 a.m. ...
The Consumer Dispute Mediation Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) announced on the 12th that mediation decisions have been partially established in the collective dispute mediation cases related to travel, accommodation, and aviation caused by the large-scale sale payment settlemen...
Hanatour announced on the 11th that its consolidated operating profit for the previous year was 50.9 billion won, an increase of 49.5% compared to the previous year. This is Hanatour's largest annual operating profit on record. During the same period, sales revenue increased by 49.8% year-on-year to...
The Consumer Dispute Mediation Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) announced on the 11th that it will initiate collective dispute mediation procedures regarding gift certificates sold on Timon and Wemaep (hereinafter referred to as Timep). Previously, the Committee stated that it wo...
