Starbucks Korea vows to fix confusion in remaining credit in prepaid cards
Dec 31, 2021 23:14 pm UTC| Business Economy Life
Starbucks Korea vowed to explain the issue of its prepaid card system not returning the remaining credit after the five-year expiration date. According to a Starbucks Korea official, they have endeavored to explain the...
Hyundai Electric clinches $8.5 million power transformer supply deal to Oman
Dec 31, 2021 23:05 pm UTC| Business Economy
Hyundai Electric Energy Systems Co.has exported ultrahigh-voltage power transformers to Oman Electricity Transmission Co. in a deal valued at US$8.5 million. The sales deal with Omans state utility provider includes...
China's food import law worries foreign businesses
Dec 31, 2021 22:58 pm UTC| Business Economy Law
Chinas new laws now require all food importations to register with the customs authority, creating another barrier for international firms who have long complained of unfair treatment. Chinese consumers purchased $108...
S. Korean retail investors enjoy higher returns in shares of Hermes, Louis Vuitton
Dec 31, 2021 22:47 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
South Koreans who bought shares of foreign luxury brands such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci enjoyed higher returns than other local retail investors this year. According to data from the Korea Securities...
S. Korea pulls down greenhouse gas emissions by 3.5%
Dec 31, 2021 22:44 pm UTC| Business Economy Nature
South Koreas environment ministry revealed that the country emitted 701.3 million tons of greenhouse gas in 2019, confirmed by the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center. The 2019 figure, represents a 3.5 percent...
McDonald’s disallowed to build restaurant, drive-thru at ancient Roman site
Dec 31, 2021 22:43 pm UTC| Business Economy Life
Italys Council of State has officially denied McDonalds plan to put up an 8,600-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru for $1.47 million at the Baths of Caracalla, an ancient site in Rome, for the protection of cultural...
IBS develops photocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide to hydrocarbon
Dec 31, 2021 22:38 pm UTC| Science Economy Business
The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has developed a photocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide into useful hydrocarbon energy. The study was done in collaboration with the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and...
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