Retail/Tourism

Retail/Tourism

#coronavirus
Burberry cancels invitations of Korean celebs to London show over coronavirus concerns
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- British luxury brand Burberry has cancelled its invitations of South Korean celebrities and branch workers to its show at London Fashion Week due to coronavirus concerns,... 21:56 Feb. 18
#coronavirus
Asiana Airlines to grant employees unpaid leave amid virus outbreak
By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest airline, on Tuesday said all of its employees will take unpaid leave as air travel demand has plummeted... 16:49 Feb. 18
#coronavirus-maritime firms
S. Korea to bolster support for shippers and passenger ship operators amid coronavirus
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Monday it will provide local shipping firms and passenger line operators with financial support of around 60 billion won (US$50 millio... 10:00 Feb. 17
Sunday's weather forecast
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility ... 09:06 Feb. 16
#Hyundai Merchant
(LEAD) Hyundai Merchant's 2019 net losses narrow on increased sales
(ATTN: ADDS stock prices in last para) By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's biggest shipping company by sales, said Thursday that its net losses na... 18:47 Feb. 13
#Hyundai Merchant
Hyundai Merchant's 2019 net losses narrow on increased sales
By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea's biggest shipping company by sales, said Thursday that its net losses narrowed in 2019 from a year earlier due ... 18:09 Feb. 13
#Starbucks-2019 earnings
Starbucks Korea logs record earnings in 2019
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Starbucks Korea saw its net profit advance 18.5 percent in 2019 from a year earlier to a record high as the company continued to expand its number of stores here, data sh... 15:07 Feb. 13
#NK
N. Korea offers English, Chinese services for website featuring Mount Kumgang
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has begun providing English and Chinese-language services for information posted on a website promoting tours to Mount Kumgang amid its push to bolster touris... 21:16 Feb. 12
#coronavirus
Asiana Airlines offers unpaid leave amid coronavirus outbreak
By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest airline, has asked its cabin crew to take unpaid leave due to the suspension of some of flights to Chi... 17:30 Feb. 12
#coronavirus
Coronavirus outbreak to hit tourism sector hard: report
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tourism industry is expected to take a big hit from the new coronavirus in light of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak five years ago, a p... 15:25 Feb. 12
#coronavirus
S. Korea may suffer up to $2 bln in tourism income loss due to coronavirus outbreak: report
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea may see its tourism income decline sharply this year due to a drop in the number of foreign tourists, especially those from China, amid the outbreak of the ne... 14:29 Feb. 12
#retail sales-coronavirus
Sales of toys, functional foods jump on coronavirus
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Sales of toys and functional foods are surging in South Korea as children stay home longer and people pay more attention to their health due to a prolonged new coronaviru... 10:44 Feb. 12
#Hotel Shilla
Hotel Shilla's hanok project approved by local authorities
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hotel Shilla's long-planned project to build a hanok-style hotel near a historic site in Seoul has been given the green light and it is expected to break ground as early a... 17:38 Feb. 07
#OTT
(Yonhap Feature) Coronavirus gives unexpected boost to OTT platforms, but big blow to cinemas
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- When he heard the news that South Korea had confirmed multiple cases of the novel coronavirus infection, Kang Tae-gu, a Seoul resident and a casual movie ... 15:35 Feb. 07
#Lotte Department Store
(LEAD) Lotte Department Store's main outlet in Seoul to close temporarily over coronavirus fears
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 6-9) SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Department Store, one of the country's major department store chain operators, said Friday that one of its outlets in downtown Seou... 15:30 Feb. 07
#Lotte Department Store
Lotte Department Store's main outlet in Seoul to close temporarily over coronavirus fears
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Department Store, one of the country's major department store chain operators, said Friday that one of its outlets in downtown Seoul will be temporarily closed start... 14:26 Feb. 07
#coronavirus
Duty-free shops to reopen this week after virus disinfection
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Several South Korean duty-free shops that temporarily shut down after people infected with Wuhan coronavirus visited them will reopen later this week, their... 15:52 Feb. 05
#coronavirus
(2nd LD) S. Korean airlines halt 57 pct of China routes on coronavirus
(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES figures in paras 2-5) SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- A deadly new coronavirus has prompted South Korean airlines to suspend more than half of their flight services to C... 20:50 Feb. 04
#coronavirus
(LEAD) S. Korean airlines halt 55 pct of China routes on coronavirus
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES figures throughout) SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- A deadly new coronavirus has prompted South Korean airlines to suspend more than half of their flight services ... 14:16 Feb. 04
#coronavirus-overseas trips
Overseas trip cancellations sharply up in Jan. due to coronavirus outbreak
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's tourism industry is expected to take the hardest hit among local businesses here from the outbreak of a new coronavirus as more citizens cance... 14:01 Feb. 04