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Masters of sky, land and sea
Faces inside Korea’s conglomerates is a weekly series about key figures in major conglomerates to help readers understand Korea’s business world. With Korea’s No. 1 carrier and shipping company as its subsidiaries, the Hanjin Group has been a…
Jan 12,2009
Traditional Korean rice cakes take a pounding in the streets of Nakwon
Insa-dong in Jongno, central Seoul provides the atmosphere of old Korea, just as Asakusa does for Tokyo. Within hailing distance of Insa-dong, there is Nakwon Tteok District, where around 10 stores selling tteok, or rice cakes, stand close together. …
Jan 05,2009
Meat market is not for fainthearted
Refrigerator trucks hurry down a narrow two-way street, sometimes creating congestion that takes the better part of an hour to clear. They park by small meat stores on both sides of the street. Quickly, slabs of beef are handed over to workers rush…
Dec 29,2008
Cookies helped create street known for printing
New calendars and seasonal cards were once the bread and butter of Euljiro 4-5-ga, but times have changed on Seoul’s traditional printing and packaging street. “There are some shops that do make calendars and cards here, but profit margins are sma…
Dec 22,2008
A company battles to the top
In April, when the Hanwha Group, the nation’s 10th biggest private conglomerate, joined the competition to buy Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., the world’s third biggest shipbuilder, the conglomerate was not regarded as the most likely…
Dec 22,2008
Meet Cheongdam, the trendiest street in Korea
People say Cheongdam-dong in southern Seoul is the country’s wealthiest and trendiest area. For ordinary citizens, that often translates as “unapproachable.” The Cheongdam “luxury street,” stretching from Galleria Department Store to the Cheongda…
Dec 15,2008
Company’s vision takes to the sky
The faces inside Korea’s conglomerates is a weekly series about key figures in major conglomerates to help readers understand Korea’s business world. Kumho Asiana Group began its 60th year in business in 2006, but its growth plans are far from reali…
Dec 15,2008
Retail and beyond
The faces inside Korea’s conglomerates is a weekly series about key figures in major conglomerates to help readers understand Korea’s business world. More than 40 years after its founding, the Lotte Group is branching out. The jaebeol, whose busin…
Dec 08,2008
Seafood market is largest in the nation
Scores of octopuses, five to a bundle, lie on a stone shelf in front of “Dongchang Sanghoe,” a four-square-meter retail shop at the Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market. The paper sign on top reads “unconscious octopus,” words that frequently gra…
Dec 05,2008
It’s Christmas in the underground
Christmas may be a month away but the passages of the underground shopping arcade in Banpo, southern Seoul, are already bright with lights and decorations. Customers crowd the narrow corridors searching for the perfect ornaments to decorate their …
Dec 01,2008
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