Top executives and heirs of family-controlled Korean conglomerates have been busy expanding their personal networks and finding new growth engines at the CES tech trade show in Las Vegas again this year, according to industry officials, Wednesday.
Ourhome CEO Koo Ji-eun (center) greets World Scout Jamboree participants at the food company’s headquarters in Seoul, Monday. Ourhome, the official sponsor of food services during the youth event, said Wednesday some 500 UK Scouts were invited to participate in diverse events, including Korean food cooking classes and playing traditional games. "We fully prepared ourselves so that the Scouts who visited Ko.
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Gangnam, Seoul, Has More Than Style With Great Schools, Shopping and Coveted Real Estate
The South Korean neighborhood K-pop made world famous is a favorite roost among foreigners, titans of industry and celebrities By Mercedes Hutton |
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Gangnam is often called the Beverly Hills of South Korea.
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Gangnam is arguably South Korea’s best-known neighborhood. One of 25 districts that make up the capital Seoul, Gangnam literally means “south of the river,” but is associated at home and internationally with a certain level of luxury, largely thanks to Psy’s breakout 2012 K-pop hit “Gangnam Style,” which brought the world’s attention to what Time magazine described as the “lavish lifestyles in Seoul’s Gangnam district.”