Hong Kong Ranks As The Freest Economy In The World 19 Years Consecutively
Photo taken on Sept. 10, 2012 shows scenery of Hong Kong, south China. Hong Kong’s acting Financial Secretary K C Chan on Jan. 10, 2013 welcomed the ranking of Hong Kong as the freest economy in the world for the 19th consecutive year. According to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom released by the U.S. […]
Verbal abuse floods call centers
Call center employees have in the past had to cope with verbal and sexual harassment from abusive customers. Now, the latter will face criminal punishment. The unsavory experiences of people dealing with customers and clients by telephone have been revealed by the financial companies that hire them, prompting law enforcement authorities to act. A woman […]
U.S. Delegation Including Google Chairman Visits Kim Il-sung University In Pyongyang
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (R) and Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (C) watch a student using the online library service in a reading room at the Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Jan. 8, 2012. A U.S. delegation including Richardson and Schmidt visited North Korea’s top […]
Hong Myung-bo, Mark of Respect
Pernod Ricard Korea CEO Jean-Manuel Spriet, left, awards the Mark of Respect trophy to former Olympic national football team coach Hong Myung-bo at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, Monday. Hong is the eighth recipient of the award given to outstanding figures in the fields of sports, culture and arts. <Yonhap>
Financial cooperation with Middle East will help Korea overcome global economic crisis
Korea considers the Middle East as an alternative finance market beyond the slow-growing Europe and the U.S. Members of the National Assembly, Korea’s legislature, deputy director of Financial Supervisory Service and executive members of Korean leading financial institutions formed Middle East-Korea Financial Cooperation Task Force in September 2012. They are going to visit four Middle […]
Egypt Seeks IMF Loan To Boost International Economic Confidence
In this Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 file photo, Egyptian brokers work at the stock market in Cairo, Egypt. As Egypt begins the latest round of talks with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan, the government says it will boost international confidence in its economy. However, critics question whether the president’s Muslim Brotherhood […]
Hyundai cuts prices of 5 popular cars
Hyundai Motor announced Thursday that it has cut the price of five popular models by up to 1 million won to enhance affordability. It is seen as an aggressive marketing strategy to secure market dominance this year. Discounts are being offered on the top two trims of the Sonata, Genesis, Genesis Coupe, Santa Fe and […]
‘China threatens Korea’s shipbuilding supremacy’
China overtook Korea last year to become the world’s largest shipbuilder by exports, a trade research institute estimated Thursday. By every assessment, Korea has been the undisputed kingpin in the global shipbuilding industry for years, thanks largely as its home to the world’s three largest shipbuilders. But the leadership was shaken last year by the […]
Korea is no longer country for young men
During the carefree days of the 1980s and early 1990s, Korean youngsters carried an unmistakable sense of entitlement, enjoying the luxury of passing on job offers for one with a bigger paycheck. The millions of young people toiling in the decimated job market of today are shocked into realization that the world of 2013 is […]
Firms step up guard against crisis
The heads of Korea’s top four conglomerates are placing priority on exploring new markets, improving product quality and leading market trends this year in order to secure an edge in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. In a New Year message, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee urged the country’s largest business group to make inroads into […]
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