South Korea ​Homecomers fill highways, airports, and train stations to meet families during autumn harvest festival Millions of South Koreans have traveled through highways, bus terminals, airports, and train stations to visit their hometowns and meet family members duri

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ECONOMY Startups welcome justice ministry's decision to withdraw restrictions from mobile lawyer service SEOUL -- Information technology-related ventures and startups welcomed the justice ministry's decision to cancel the disciplinary actions against lawyers who provided legal consulting services through LawTalk, an online legal consulting platform that provides matchmaking services for lawyers and clients. LawTalk, operated by Law & Company, was launched in 2014 to provide ordinary people with easy access to law-related services. While almost every legal service in South Korea is

People ​[INTERVIEW] Brazilian ambassador hopes to upgrade science and technology cooperation with S. Korea SEOUL -- Brazil is ready to strengthen science and technology cooperation with South Korea and achieve remarkable advancements in various sectors including green energy, engineering, and pharmaceuticals. During the 64 years of diplomatic relations, South Korea has mainly exported manufacturing products such as car parts and imported Brazil's raw materials including oil, ethanol, and soybeans. Data released by Brazil's finance ministry showed that Brazil's trade volume with

Business ​More than 1.9 billion Spam products sold in S. Korea as of 2022 SEOUL -- Spam, a popular canned pork brand made by American food processing company Hormel Foods, is being widely consumed in South Korea. More than 1.9 billion 200-gram (0.4 pounds) Spam products were sold in the country as of 2022, data released by CJ Cheiljedang, a South Korean food company in charge of domestic spam production, showed. Canned pork was first introduced during the Korean War (1950~1953) when the United States' armed forces fought alongside South Korea to repel No

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