[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] A rubber foreign object the size of a finger was found at a McDonald's Korea store in Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, causing controversy. According to a Newsis report on the 8th, consumer Choi visited a hamburger franchise store in Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 5th and while eating packaged ice cream, he chewed on something hard and spit it out immediately. Upon looking again, the foreign object was a black rubber the size of a pinky finger. In response to the absurd consumer's complaint, the store manager repeatedly apologized, saying, "It seems like the
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] From the end of last year to the beginning of this year, E-Mart and Traders have been embroiled in controversy over counterfeit products. E-Mart and Traders quickly took refund measures after a Stussy man-to-man sold by a partner company was embroiled in a controversy over whether it was a counterfeit product. According to the distribution industry on the 7th, the American street fashion brand Stussy is also popular among the younger generation in Korea. The man-to-man sold by partner company A at event spaces inside and outside E-Mart and Traders stores was
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] It has been confirmed that GS Retail suffered a website hacking attack, resulting in the leak of personal information of approximately 90,000 customers. GS Retail has issued an official apology and announced its position to strengthen security. According to industry sources on the 6th, GS Retail announced that it had discovered that personal information of approximately 90,000 customers was leaked due to a website hacking attack that took place between the 27th of last month and the 4th of this month. The personal information believed to have been leaked this
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Ceragem (CEO Lee Kyung-soo) announced that it will participate in CES 2025, the world's largest home appliance and IT exhibition, for the second consecutive year and introduce home healthcare products with innovative technologies for the healthy lives of consumers. This exhibition space is decorated with the concept of 'My Future Home' under the slogan 'Wellness Begins at Home'. It presents Ceragem's future vision of a healthy home where healthcare products necessary for each indoor space such as the living room and bedroom can be displayed and customized hea
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] “Musinsa is giving out a 100,000 won coupon. What’s the deal?” “Run to Musinsa right now. They’re giving out a 100,000 won coupon.” “I applied the 100,000 won coupon to the product I wanted and got it for 3,000 won!” “Are they shooting the entire nation with the false advertising of mixed-use rates? Musinsa is the best.” Musinsa is being criticized by consumers for issuing 100,000 won discount coupons to consumers and then canceling them later. Customers who purchased products using the coupons were unable to hide their shock at the sudden cancellation and pr
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Osstem Cardio (CEO Geun-Jin Park), a specialized cardiovascular medical device subsidiary of Osstem Implant, announced on the 3rd that it has signed a distribution agreement with Balt, a French multinational medical device company. Through this agreement, Osstem Cardio plans to foster the cerebrovascular medical device sector as a new growth engine. For over 45 years, Balt has provided differentiated clinical solutions for the treatment of stroke patients and has established itself as a multinational company leading the cerebrovascular disease field. In parti
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] SPC Group has reorganized its global business organization and is moving to strengthen its overseas business. SPC Group will establish and operate the AMEA headquarters (Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Division) in Paris Baguette's global organization. The AMEA headquarters will oversee the Southeast Asia region where the company is currently operating, as well as the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania regions where it is preparing to enter. Hana Lee, who was in charge of Southeast Asia, has become the CEO of the AMEA headquarters. Taehwan Moon, executive
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] On the first day of the new year in 2025, Professor Kyung-Deok Seo of Sungshin Women's University, the 'Dokdo Guardian', revealed a photo of the sunrise on Dokdo. This photo was taken by an acquaintance who works in Dokdo, the first place in Korea where you can see the sunrise, and was provided to Professor Seo. Professor Seo said about this, "This sunrise photo is another piece of evidence that proves that Dokdo is South Korean territory." He emphasized, "Because South Korea has effective control over it, only we can take photos of the New Year's sunrise on
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Samsung Electronics is accelerating the development of future robots, including humanoids, by securing the position of largest shareholder in Rainbow Robotics, a leading domestic robot company. Samsung Electronics announced on the 31st that it exercised a call option it had in Rainbow Robotics, in which it invested 86.8 billion won in 2023 and owns a 14.7% stake. As a result, Samsung Electronics will increase its stake in Rainbow Robotics from the second largest shareholder to 35.0%, becoming the largest shareholder. Rainbow Robotics will be included as a sub
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] It has been confirmed that approximately 68,000 Jeju Air flight reservations were canceled in the 24 hours following the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster at Muan International Airport. Jeju Air reported that from yesterday (the 29th) to 1:00 PM on the 30th, the number of flight cancellations was approximately 33,000 for domestic flights and 34,000 for international flights. Although the counting began at midnight, it was found that most of the cancellations occurred after 9 AM yesterday, when the Muan Airport accident occurred. Song Kyung-hoon, head of Jeju