Overseas Sales Takes up for 84.8% in Hyundai and Kia’s Total Sales..

The share of overseas sales in Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors' overall sales stood at 84.8 percent, the third highest among major carmakers worldwide.


"Central Bank to Keep Tabs on Exchange Movements"...BOK Governor..

Bank of Korea governor Lee Ju-yeol said on September 16 that his bank would keep its eye on exchange rate fluctuations due to monetary policy change and interest rate spread between Korea and elsewhere.





E-Cigarette Sales Rise Rapidly on Announcement of Cigarett Price Hike..

After the government announces that it would raise the price of cigarettes by 80 percent from January next year, the sales of alternative tobacco products such as electronic cigarettes are rising quickly


August Net Job Growth Number Approaches 600,000

The jobs number for the month of August increased almost 600,000, continuing the rally for two consecutive months.

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Samsung Electronics Takes Steps to Foster Local Parts Industry in Vietnam..

Samsung Electronics joined hands with the Vietnamese government to foster the local parts industry






Samsung Electronics Overtaken by Lenovo in Low Price Smartphone Market..

China’s Lenovo gainedthe top spot in the global low-priced smartphone market in the second quarterof this year..


Korea's Furniture Sellers See Their Results Improve Thanks to "IKEA Effect"..

Korea's homegrown furniture retailers see their financial performance improve quickly. That's largely because the companies started opening up large-scale retail spaces and increasing the portion of low-priced furniture items in response to the landing of the world's largest furniture seller IKEA in Korea at the end of this year.




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