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Delivery costs burden businesses, drive up prices

Kim, who has owned a pizza shop in Incheon since last May, is finding that delivery is a problem. He considered buying a motorcycle for the delivery of orders, which accounts for 80 percent of his business. Then he found that a single 125cc scoote…

Mar 12,2019
Job openings plunge to 7-plus-year low in January

Job openings in Korea dropped to an 88-month low on the last working day of January, a clear testament to the difficulties facing people trying to find work, state statistics showed Sunday. The Korean Statistical Information Service said nationwid…

Mar 11,2019
Topping off

A price board at a gas station in Seoul Sunday. According to the Korea National Oil Corporation, gasoline prices rose to 1,350.3 won per liter ($4.5 per gallon) in the first week of March, up 4.4 won per liter from the previous week. Prices rose for …

Mar 11,2019
Private-sector venture forms for hydrogen car stations

A private-sector venture has been formed to establish and run hydrogen-vehicle charging stations. Until now, charging stations for hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles, or FCEVs, were operated by local governments in Korea. The new venture will b…

Mar 11,2019
Fine dust is a big problem with elusive solutions

The heavy dust that clogged the Korean Peninsula’s air for a week has thinned out, but not the anxiety felt by the public. Emergency fine dust reduction measures were ordered for six consecutive days - the longest so far - and President Moon Jae-…

Mar 11,2019
Current account still in the black

Korea’s current account continued to remain in the black in January for the 81st consecutive month, despite the reduced surplus due to weak semiconductor exports. January’s current account surplus reached $2.77 billion, up 4.92 percent from $2.64 …

Mar 09,2019
Foreign direct investment hit new high in 2018

Korea’s overseas direct investment (FDI) hit a record high in 2018 as local companies acquired foreign firms and set up overseas manufacturing facilities, government data showed Friday. Investments made by Korean companies came to $49.78 billion l…

Mar 09,2019
More than 50,000 U.S. cars were sold in Korea in 2018

U.S. carmakers sold more than 50,000 vehicles in Korea last year helped by zero tariffs and demand for SUVs, a local industry association said Friday. The number of U.S.-made vehicles reached 52,539 units, up a solid 8.2 percent from a year earlie…

Mar 09,2019
Average salary of new hires at big firms rises 0.7 percent

The average annual salary of new college-educated workers at large Korean companies has edged up in 2019 from a year ago, with the gap with those hired by smaller firms remaining wide, a poll showed Friday. According to the survey by job portal Jo…

Mar 09,2019
Zero Pay held back by almost zero payments

A government-backed mobile payment system failed to live up to expectations in its initial stage despite the efforts to boost its popularity with tax benefits. The number of transactions processed through Zero Pay, the payment method, stood at 8,6…

Mar 07,2019

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