SHINSEGAE GROUP ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF A PRO-BASEBALL CLUB OWNED BY SK GROUP

Highlights –

• Shinsegae Group announced acquisition of a pro-baseball club owned by SK Group.
• E-Mart Inc. will buy the SK Wyverns of the KBO from SK Telecom Co.
• E-Mart is expected to officially sign the main contract on Feb. 23
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FLAGGING KOREAN AIRLINES TO BEGIN TOUTED ‘INTERNATIONAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHTS’ OVER THE WEEKEND

• Local airlines will begin functioning amid "international sightseeing flights" this weekend to improve their turnover as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic weighs upon the aviation industry.
• The special flights fly passengers over other countries and then come back to Ko...

INCHEON AIRPORT DUTY-FREE AUCTION COMES A CROPPER AMIDST PANDEMIC

• Incheon International Airport, the country's principal doorway, did not succeed to cash in on enough bidders in duty-free auctions Tuesday, its operator said, underlining an extended dip in the duty-free business sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Incheon Internation...

STARBUCKS COFFEE AND STARBUCKS COFFEE KOREA: TIME-TESTED ALLIANCE

• Since the launch of its first store in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks Coffee has grown into a behemoth, gaining in strength as it penetrated into more than 80 countries to operate some 30,000 stores across the globe.
• In South Korea, the coffee giant introduced its first store in fr...