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Booming K-seaweed exports not pushing up domestic prices, study finds
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (305+ words) Korean seaweed exports are hitting record highs, but there is limited evidence that the surge is consistently driving up domestic consumer prices, according to a new analysis. While rising exports have had some effect at the raw-harvest stage, that impact…...
KOTRA holds largest-ever K-food promotion in Argentina to expand South American footprint
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (348+ words) 34 food firms receive market-entry support Local restaurant tie-ups to drive menu development The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and KOTRA, working with the South Korean Embassy in Argentina, the Korean Cultural Center and the Korea International Trade Association…...
Mapo-gu Launches Inspections of Hongdae Maid Cafes Over Entertainment Service Concerns
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (314+ words) Mapo-gu will inspect 29 concept cafes — including maid cafes and butler cafes — in the district from Monday through Sept. 11, District Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun announced. The move comes as the proliferation of maid cafes and similar concept cafes around the Hongdae area…...
K-food sales at German hypermarket jump sevenfold during KOTRA promotion
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (572+ words) 20-day event at Globus Eschborn draws 35,000 visitors, tops 35,000 euros in sales KOTRA held the "2026 Germany K-Food Promotion" at the Eschborn branch of Globus, a leading European hypermarket chain of German origin, from Aug. 3 to Aug. 22, the trade promotion agency announced…...
Chinese cabbage found treated with carcinogen formaldehyde??? possible exports to Korea
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (354+ words) Chinese authorities have launched an investigation after cabbage in a rural area was found to have been treated with formaldehyde, a carcinogen, to keep it fresh during transport. Authorities in Kangbao County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province confirmed Sunday that allegations of…...
South Koreans are drinking less??? and barely remember their last night out
22+ hour, 59+ min ago (297+ words) South Korea's drinking culture is fading fast. Domestic liquor shipments fell to a record low last year, dropping to their weakest level since the 1998 Asian financial crisis. According to the National Tax Service's tax statistics portal, domestic liquor shipments totaled…...
A bowl of rice used to cost $1. Now it can run $3??? and climate change may push it higher.
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1032+ words) "The hotter it gets, the more expensive your rice bowl?" For years, a side bowl of steamed rice — known in Korean as "gonggi-bap" — barely warranted a glance at the price tag. Restaurants across the country charged 1,000 won as a matter…...
Beef Noodles and Belonging: Seodaemun-gu Celebrates Its Chinese Community Through Food
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (463+ words) Yeonhui-dong in Seodaemun-gu is home to a distinctive culture shaped over decades by Chinese residents who have built their lives alongside the broader community — a presence woven naturally into the neighborhood's schools, restaurants and everyday street life. That shared history…...
KFC fires back at Popeyes with extended buy-one-get-one chicken deal
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (268+ words) "We start 30 minutes earlier." A quiet rivalry is brewing in South Korea's burger industry over buy-one-get-one chicken promotions. KFC launched an "Early Chicken Night" promotion at 15 stores in Seoul, Busan and Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday, industry sources said Friday. The…...
Korea Food Industry Association welcomes food safety cooperation pact with China
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (192+ words) The Korea Food Industry Association on Friday welcomed the signing of a food safety cooperation document between the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and China's General Administration of Customs. The association said the agreement, which follows an MOU on…...