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October 6, 2016 2:53 AM
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Green tea Kit Kat to debut in South Korea- Nikkei Asian Review

Green tea Kit Kat to debut in South Korea- Nikkei Asian Review | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
TOKYO -- Nestle Japan will begin supplying three types of Kit Kat chocolate bars in South Korea this month, including the matcha green tea flavor popu
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March 13, 2016 8:54 PM
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Ecommerce in South Korea: Aggressive Discounting, Rewards

Ecommerce in South Korea: Aggressive Discounting, Rewards | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
 
South Korea is the seventh largest retail ecommerce market in the world and the third largest in Asia Pacific, after China and Japan. It boasts ...
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March 7, 2016 5:04 PM
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“First of its kind” US$5 billion resort to be built at Incheon International Airport | TheMoodieReport.com

“First of its kind” US$5 billion resort to be built at Incheon International Airport | TheMoodieReport.com | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
“First of its kind” US$5 billion resort to be built at Incheon International Airport
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February 22, 2016 11:08 PM
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101 East - South Korea's Hangover

You might be surprised to know that the biggest alcohol consumers are in South Korea. South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians and they consume m...
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February 8, 2016 4:37 AM
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Consumers' complaints over damage from e-commerce rise fast / YTN

Complaints by consumers over damage from e-commerce services have sharply increased in recent years in South Korea. According to data from the Korea Consumer...
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February 8, 2016 4:36 AM
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Snow paralyzes Jeju Airport; over 90,000 travellers stranded / YTN

The airport on South Korea's most prominent resort island of Jeju has been suspended since Saturday due to the biggest snowfall in three decades in the regio...
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February 8, 2016 4:35 AM
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Alarming rise in binge drinking among South Korean women

South Koreans are the among the biggest alcohol consumers in the world. And that is giving public-health officials a headache. Increasingly, women have joine...
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October 4, 2015 1:33 AM
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Korean Messaging App Kakao Partners With Tencent & eBay To Launch Online Bank - TechNode

Korean Messaging App Kakao Partners With Tencent & eBay To Launch Online Bank - TechNode | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
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July 28, 2015 8:29 PM
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South Korea's Q2 economic growth more than halves from Q1

South Korea's Q2 economic growth more than halves from Q1 | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
South Korea's economy grew just 0.3 percent on-quarter in the second quarter, as consumption was battered by an outbreak of MERS.
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June 21, 2015 4:47 AM
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SL looks to woo South Korean travelers - nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper

SL looks to woo South Korean travelers - nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper SL looks to woo South Korean travelers nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper 15 leading travel and tourism professionals from Sri Lanka focused its efforts on a future development market of South Korea to promote Sri...
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April 12, 2015 5:25 PM
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China, Korea, Japan agree on tourism and forget political disputes - eTurboNews.com

China, Korea, Japan agree on tourism and forget political disputes - eTurboNews.com | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
The meeting - the first by tourism ministers of the three countries in four years, according to Jiji - came ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea and Japan’s 2020 Summer Olympics.
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February 27, 2015 5:24 AM
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Mobile Chat Service KakaoTalk Faces Growing Pains - Wall Street Journal

Mobile Chat Service KakaoTalk Faces Growing Pains - Wall Street Journal | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
KakaoTalk, the maker of South Korea’s ubiquitous mobile chat service is running into growing pains, underscoring the difficulty of turning a dominant position in mobile messaging into a profitable business.
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February 3, 2015 2:15 PM
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Foreign cigarettes outsell Korean brands for the first time in 29 years: data - Yonhap News

Foreign cigarettes outsell Korean brands for the first time in 29 years: data - Yonhap News | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
Foreign cigarettes outsold South Korean brands for the first time in 29 years last month, as a spike in prices affected local market demands, data showed Sunday.
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July 11, 2016 10:43 PM
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Luxury brands woo Korean consumers: why?

Luxury brands woo Korean consumers: why? | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
Global luxury brands are competing to win the hearts of Korean consumers. They are opening exclusive stores in Korea, developing products for Korean customers and employing Koreans as their public goodwill ambassadors.
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March 8, 2016 5:20 PM
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S.Koreans' overseas card spending hits record high in 2015 / YTN

South Koreans' overseas credit card spending hit a record high in 2015 with a sharp increase in the number of people traveling abroad, though its growth pace...
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February 22, 2016 11:08 PM
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S.Korea's exports slow in Jan. due to faltering global demand / YTN

South Korea's exports marked the largest-ever on-year decline in January in more than six years due to faltering global demand. The Ministry of Trade, Indust...
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February 8, 2016 4:37 AM
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Thousands of locals and tourists take part in South Korean ice fishing festival

Thousands of locals and tourists take part in South Korean ice fishing festival | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
Some enthusiasts go in to icy waters with bare-hands, grilling their catch on the spot
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February 8, 2016 4:37 AM
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10 Things South Koreans Do Better Than Americans

Here are 10 things South Korea does better than the US. South Korea’s beautiful countryside, bustling cities, and lush supply of historic sites make the loca...
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February 8, 2016 4:35 AM
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S. Korea’s consumer sentiment sinks further in Jan. – The Korea Times

S. Korea’s consumer sentiment sinks further in Jan. – The Korea Times | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
S. Korea’s consumer sentiment sinks further in Jan.: SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean consumers’ sentiment contin... https://t.co/fWHDhlaNS9
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November 29, 2015 10:04 PM
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Indonesia to attract Korean golfers

Indonesia to attract Korean golfers | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
Indonesia wants to attract Korean golfers to a country that boasts more than 140 courses.
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August 20, 2015 3:54 AM
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The News Room - Visa Asia Pacific

The News Room - Visa Asia Pacific | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
Koreans Are Shopping the World
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July 4, 2015 8:44 AM
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Corporate sales plunge in Q1 - Yonhap News

South Korean companies' sales dropped 4.7 percent in the first quarter, central bank data showed Thursday, as Asia's fourth-largest economy faltered on sluggish domestic demand and sagging outbound shipments.
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May 17, 2015 11:24 PM
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Surging outbound tourism sends Korean travel stocks soaring - eTurboNews.com

Surging outbound tourism sends Korean travel stocks soaring - eTurboNews.com | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
SEOUL, South Korea - Hana Tour and Mode Tour, the country's two largest travel agencies, posted their best performances ever in the first quarter on the back of the surging number of outbound traveler
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February 27, 2015 5:25 AM
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TV shows turn Croatia into hot spot for South Korean travellers - Malay Mail Online

TV shows turn Croatia into hot spot for South Korean travellers - Malay Mail Online | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
ZAGREB, Feb 25 — Koreans finding love and adventure travelling through Croatia in reality TV shows have put the Balkan nation on the map, making it a popular tourist destination for the Asian market.
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February 27, 2015 5:24 AM
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Hainan to revive South Korean tourism market - International Travel News

Hainan to revive South Korean tourism market - International Travel News | South Korean & VietnameseTravellers | Scoop.it
In 2007, the number of Korean tourists visiting Hainan set a historical record of 175,200. ...
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