Shinhan Financial buys Amazon warehouse in the U.S.

Shinhan Financial Group is buying a to-be-completed Amazon fulfillment center in the United States in cooperation with IGIS Asset Management, a Seoul-based property investor with $27 billion under management.

2020-12-22

Coupang will build distribution center in Gwangju

Coupang announced it will build a distribution center in Gwangju to offer one-day deliveries to more parts of the country.

2020-09-04

Coupang shuts headquarters after employee tests positive

Coupang shut its headquarters in Jamsil, southern Seoul, on Monday after an employee tested positive for Covid-19.

2020-08-24

Fire investigation

Firefighters and police conduct a joint investigation on Wednesday into the cause of a fire on Tuesday at the SLC Distribution Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi. Five workers were found dead and 64 were rescued.

2020-07-22

Fighting fire

Firefighters work to put out a fire at the SLC Distribution Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi on Tuesday. Most of the 69 workers at the center when the fire started, around 8:30 a.m., were in the fourth basement level. Five were found dead...

2020-07-21

Coupang to reopen Bucheon distribution center

E-commerce operator Coupang is reopening its Bucheon distribution center in Gyeonggi on Thursday, a month after a Covid-19 outbreak caused the center to shut its doors in late May.

2020-07-01

Coupang resumes operations at Deokpyeong distribution center

Coupang resumed the operation of its Deokpyeong distribution center in Icheon, Gyeonggi, after employees who underwent Covid-19 testing were confirmed to be negative.

2020-06-28

Untraceable virus infections are on the rise, officials warn

Korean health authorities Monday warned of untraceable coronavirus infections in the Seoul metropolitan area, saying the inability to track the sources of new cases was complicating attempts to prevent secondary and tertiary infections.

2020-06-15

At risky distribution centers, day laborers still show up

At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, more than 50 people were waiting in line to enter the Coupang Dongtan distribution center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi.

2020-06-03

New infections under 30 a day as clusters contained

The number of new daily Covid-19 infections have fallen below 30 for the first time in a week as health authorities scramble to get one cluster under control while other potential clusters seem to be contained.

2020-05-31

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