[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
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] In relation to the Jeju Air disaster at Muan Airport, a branch manager at Gongcha Korea, a famous franchise company, was criticized for making remarks to part-time workers along the lines of, "If the plane crashes, contact us first so that you don't miss work." The controversy broke out when Mr. A, who identified himself as a part-time worker at the branch the day before, shared a KakaoTalk message he received from the branch manager on X (formerly Twitter). The message contained the manager saying, “Did you see the plane crash today? There are some guys (par
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] As a result of investigating the most popular rental cars in Korea, the new car long-term rental 'Carnival', the used car rental 'Grandeur', and the Jeju short-term rental 'Seltos' were ranked first. This is the result of a comprehensive analysis of usage data, including ▲long-term rental of new cars ▲long-term rental of used cars ▲short-term rental in Jeju, based on data from approximately 260,000 individuals and self-employed business owners who used SK Rent-a-Car’s rental cars from January to November of this year. ◆ Use a new car to your liking with 'New
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] On the 29th, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 with 181 passengers on board crashed into the outer wall of the runway while landing at Muan International Airport and caught fire, killing 179 of the 181 people on board and only 2 were rescued. With no survivors other than the two crew members, the accident remains the deadliest domestic airline accident. Before the Jeju Air disaster, the deadliest domestic airline accident was the Asiana Airlines Haenam crash in 1993, which killed 66 people. The Jeju Air accident at Muan Airport was recorded as a major disaster, ranking
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Starbucks Korea (CEO Son Jeong-hyeon) has revealed the top 10 drinks that were most loved by customers throughout the year. This year, three tea beverages made it into the TOP 10, showing that clean-tasting tea beverages continue to grow. In fact, looking at beverage sales data from the past three years, the number of tea beverages in the TOP 10 increased from one in 2022 to three in 2024. In particular, 'Starbucks Classic Milk Tea', which was first introduced in October of last year, attracted attention by making it to the TOP 10 just one year after its rele