China, U.S. snapped up Korean ramyeon
The export of South Korean instant noodle products, otherwise dubbed ramyeon, hit a record high last year at $765 million, up 13.5 percent from a year ago, according to the Korea Customs Service on...
Taiwan regulator set to discard a ton of Nongshim instant noodles
A shipment of instant noodle products made by South Korea’s Nongshim was confiscated at Taiwan’s border as they allegedly included a cancer-causing agent, according to Taiwan’s Food and Drug...
New mobile app expected to help truckers
South Kora’s Sampyo Group announced on Jan. 10 that the company had launched a mobile freight matching platform for dump truck drivers for the first time in the country.
Sampyo’s affiliate SP Nature has...
2021 GLA250 4MATIC emits benzene 2.5 times higher than standard
South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced on Jan. 10 that a Mercedes-Benz car had a high level of benzene in its interior air.
The ministry examined 28...
Korean outfit remains atop the list for a decade
Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC) has topped the podium in the world ginseng market for the previous 10 years in succession, according to Euromonitor on Jan. 5.
In its annual International Health and...
Korean firm puts plastic waste to good use
South Korea’s Samyang Corp. announced on Jan. 2 that the company had developed plastics made mostly of post-consumer recycled polycarbonates.
The Seoul-based company noted that the proportion of recycled plastics had topped the...
Samsung, SK taking lead to change trends
According to The Economist, South Korea has ranked the lowest place in terms of the glass-ceiling index among 29 OECD member countries for the past 10 years.
This means that the nation maintained a...
Seoul-based outfit helps pupils near Seoul
South Kora’s Sampyo Group announced on Dec. 29 that the conglomerate had offered scholarships to middle and high school students as well as collegians in Hwaseong, some 24 kilometers south of Seoul.
A total of...
Seoul-based outfit introduces ‘K-Whistle Help Line’
South Kora’s Sampyo Group announced on Dec. 19 that the conglomerate would strengthen its ethical management by introducing a cyber-inspection system.
Toward that end, Sampyo decided to introduce K-Whistle Help Line, which is offered by...
Incheon airport attracts global corporation
The Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) announced on Dec. 15 that it would embrace a large-scale aircraft maintenance facility of Atlas Air of the United States, one of the world’s top air cargo carriers.
The IIAC...