Features

Online shopping is booming and showing no sign of slowing down. Reports in recent months have shown related records being broken repeatedly in South Korea, the home of K-shopping. For example, the country’s online retail sales jumped 15.9 percent in 2018 from the previous year, compared with just a 1.9 percent rise offline, according to the Ministry […]

Dozens of Samsung C&T volunteers swapped summer vacation time to renovate an elementary school in Myanmar and offer new experiences to the pupils there. The team was made up of 50 members, including Samsung C&T employees and their families, as well as volunteers from local trading partner Naing Nine and Plan Korea, an international relief […]

With autumn upon us, there are some spooky changes at South Korea’s biggest theme park, Everland. The facility just south of Seoul, operated by Samsung C&T Resort Group, has again stepped up its Halloween game to unleash an army of zombies and other haunting surprises. While Everland is known for offering magic and excitement to […]

South Korea’s representative female apparel line, KUHO, continues to expand its global business this year. The Samsung C&T Fashion Group brand showcased its Spring/Summer 2020 collection on September 5 in Lower Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Three days later, on September 8, KUHO also announced the opening of its first global popup store. The SoHo presentation attracted […]

You might not realize it with all those bustling city intersections, but Korea has some of the best cycling scenery the world has to offer. And when you decide to plan a bike trip there, you start to view the country in a different light – with its mountainous spine surrounded by serene rivers, lakes […]

Everland theme park has been building a reputation not only for its magical attractions – but also entertaining staff! While the park itself first opened in the 1976, the more recent rise of social media has led to several Everland videos going viral. Popular examples of such clips feature the thrills of rollercoasters like T […]

It may have been invented over 2,000 years ago, but paper is a material that has stood the test of time. In fact, it remains deeply involved and used in our daily lives. Although it comes in many different forms such as A4, coated paper, and paperboard, and production methods have evolved since the Industrial […]

Employees from Samsung C&T’s four business groups gathered at South Korea’s coastal city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province this month to volunteer their efforts to build a safe and pleasant environment for low-income residents. From August 6-14, which is otherwise a busy holiday season, 178 people including staff and family members joined the initiative organized […]

Summertime may be nearing its end, but there is still time to make every day count. What better way to wrap up your summer vacation before fall arrives than by taking a two-day trip to Everland and Caribbean Bay, where you can enjoy another round of refreshing excitement? Day 1 – Everland 1. Thrill-seekers Tour: The […]

Summer festivals are a great time to get out and have fun, and South Korea is no exception. While events like Coachella and Glastonbury hardly need an introduction, South Korea has its own thriving festival scene, offering locals and visitors alike the chance to immerse themselves in music, dancing, fashion or sports – even all […]