[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] There was a time when the 386 generation was the mainstream of the world. After that, the novel and movie "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982" had a big impact on the public, and even the book "The 90s Are Coming" contained the worries and pains of contemporary people across generations. There was even a saying among office workers that "The 90s are coming, the 70s are crying." The first generation of Korean conglomerates, including Lee Byung-chul (1910), Chung Ju-young (1915), Koo In-hoe (1907), Cho Hong-je (1906), Shin Kyuk-ho (1922), and Park Tae-joon (1927), were th
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Despite the fact that the operating profit and net profit of German luxury kitchen brand Fissler Korea (CEO Lee Gyeong-woo) plunged by 65% and 79% last year, respectively, it was revealed that it paid out 7 billion won in dividends over the past two years. Whistler Korea is a company that imports and sells all kitchen appliances necessary for cooking, including pressure cookers, pots, pans, cooktops, knives, cutlery, and cooking utensils. According to the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system on the 25th, Whistler Korea’s operating pr
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Disamobili (CEO Choi Dong-yeol), a company specializing in importing and selling luxury imported furniture, was found to have paid out 16 billion won in dividends over the past six years, despite a decrease in sales, operating profit, and net profit last year. Disamobili, which has been introducing world-class European luxury furniture, has established itself as a top company in the domestic imported furniture industry by presenting brands such as Poliform and Moroso from Italy, Ligne Roset, Erpo, Cierre, and Artisan from France, and Bosse, RENZ, and TRECA fr
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Chinese massage chair company Nuhas (CEO Kim Taek) is at a crossroads for survival after recording deficits for two consecutive years. According to the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure system on the 25th, Nuhas’ operating profit last year was -5.9 billion won, following the previous year’s -4 billion won, recording an operating loss for the second consecutive year. Net income for the period was also -6 billion won, following the previous year’s -3.4 billion won, recording a net loss for the second consecutive year. However, sales grew by
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] It was revealed that Hansung FI (CEO Kim Young-cheol), which operates 'Taylor Made Apparel', 'Lenoma Golf', 'All For You', and 'O'Neill', saw its operating profit and net profit plummet by nearly 70% last year. Even in this dire business situation, dividends amounted to 12 billion won over the past three years. Dividends were paid out in the amount of 4 billion won in 2021, 5 billion won in 2022, and 3 billion won in 2023. Hansung FI is effectively a family business, with CEO Kim Young-cheol owning 50% and Kim Young-doo and other special affiliates owning 50%
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Lexus and Toyota created a sensation in the Korean market last year and showed excellent business performance. They achieved sales of nearly 1.3 trillion won last year, their best performance ever since entering the Korean market. According to the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system on the 21st, Korea Toyota Motor's sales for fiscal year 2023 (April 2023 to March 2024) were 1.2645 trillion won, and operating profit was 74.9 billion won, up 43.4% and 38.5% year-on-year, respectively. Operating profit is also the highest since entering
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The corporation that imports and sells Vicespring beds is Infernis (CEO Seong-moon Kwak). Its headquarters is located at Infini Cheongdam Building, 6-15 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (777 Samseong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul). The share structure is 100% owned by CEO Kwak Seong-moon and special affiliates. It is effectively a family business. The inside directors and auditors are also family. In 2022, 2.5 billion won was paid out as dividends, and 2.2 billion won last year. All dividends went to CEO Kwak Seong-moon and special affiliates. Last year, sales incre
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] BonIF (CEO Cheol-ho Kim), which operates ‘Bonjuk,’ ‘Bon Bibimbap,’ and ‘Bon Dosirak,’ continued its growth by surpassing KRW 400 billion in annual sales and KRW 20 billion in operating profit. It is regrettable that the family-owned business, in which the family owns 100% of the shares, paid out 3.3 billion won in dividends in 2023, a 7% increase from the previous year (2022) of 3 billion won. Since all shareholders are family members, the 3.3 billion won in dividends went to all five members of Chairman Kim Chul-ho's family. The shareholding structure is as
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] What do Shinsegae Group Chairman Yong-jin Chung, BTS RM, and former Samsung Museum of Art Leeum Director Ra-hee Hong have in common? The answer is to use a bi-spring bed. The line preferred by the conglomerates is known to be 'Magnificence', priced between 120 million won and 150 million won. Second quiz, who are Netflix's competitors? Disney, CGV, Tving, Coupang, Nike, Everland, etc. are all correct. However, Netflix CEO Hastings mentioned 'human sleep time' as a competitor to Netflix during a speech at the New York Times Dealbook Conference held in Manhatta
[뉴스스페이스=이승원 기자] 우리가 살고있는 지구에서 쓰는 거리 단위 중에서 미터법 기준으로 킬로미터를 가장 많이 쓰고, 큰 단위로 알고 있다. '좀 멀어' '걷기엔 힘들 걸'보다는 '여기서 1킬로미터 정도" "걸어서 15분이면 갈수 있어"라고 하면 상대방도 훨씬 더 쉽고 정확하게 이해가 된다. 그래서 단위는 중요하다. 단위가 기준이 되려면 첫째, 단위는 누구에게나 같은 정도를 나타내야 한다. 둘째 단위는 모든 장소에서 공동의 규약으로 같이 쓰여야 한다. 우리나라에서 쓰는 단위가 미국이나 일본에서 사용되지 않는다면 의미가 없고, 혼란스러워진다. 그래서 전 세계 과학자들은 표준 단위를 정하기 위해 많은 노력을 기울여 온 것이다. 작은 단위부터 큰 단위까지 분화돼 있는 이유도 결국 표기나 계산의 편의성때문이다. 하지만 지구 밖 우주로 나가면은 얘기가 달라진다. 지구에서 쓰는 단위로는 설명할 수 없기 때문이다. 크게 우주거리의 단위는 천문단위(AU)·광년(LY)·파섹(PC) 세 가지로 나뉜다. 물론 천문학에서 사용하는 길이의 단위는 지구반경(또는 RE), 광초(ls), 태양반경(⊙), 기가미터(Gm), 천문단위(AU), 광년(ly), 파섹(pc), 킬로파섹(k