Cho Hyun Min assigned as Hanjin Group’s president
Jan 13, 2022 09:18 am UTC| Business Economy
Cho Hyun Min, the heiress and youngest daughter of the Hanjin Group chairman, Cho Yang Ho, has been promoted to become the new president of the companys transportation division. She became a well-known personality after...
Apple agreed to allow alternative payment options in South Korea
Jan 13, 2022 06:36 am UTC| Business Economy
Apple Inc. will finally allow other payment options in South Korea, and this move has been made to comply with the new law in the country where app store operators are banned from forcing people to use their own in-app...
United Airlines reveals 3,000 employees are infected with COVID-19
Jan 13, 2022 06:24 am UTC| Business Economy
United Airlines is cutting down flights as 3,000 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. Then again, the air carriers chief executive officer, Scott Kirby, stressed that so far, no one has been hospitalized among its...
McDonald’s Australia, Budgy Smuggler team up to release swimwear collection
Jan 13, 2022 06:14 am UTC| Business Economy
McDonalds Australias has come up with something new to offer its customers, but it is not food. The fast-food chain announced the arrival of its swimwear line, and it was done in collaboration with Budgy Smuggler, an...
S. Korean consumers hoard coupons as Starbucks prepares price increase
Jan 13, 2022 05:39 am UTC| Economy Business
South Koreas Starbucks fans are hoarding drink coupons as the coffee chain raises prices by up to 400 won on Jan. 13. KakaoTalk mobile messengers gift shop seller list showed on its coupons section on Tuesday that the...
Binance secures exclusive crypto sponsorship of Afcon
Jan 13, 2022 00:56 am UTC| Digital Currency Sports Economy
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance has inked a deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to become an official partner of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament. The deal makes Binance...
Sega may drop NFT plans if seen by gamers as money-making scheme
Jan 12, 2022 18:43 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Economy
Leading videogame developer Sega may drop its NFT experiments if players perceive their plan as a money-making scheme, according to its CEO Haruki Satomi. He revealed that there are users who reacted negatively to the...
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