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Hollys Suffers Personal Information Leak… "Please Change Your Membership Password Immediately"

Personal information of customers has been leaked due to a hacking incident targeting the membership system of the coffee chain Hollys. According to the coffee industry on the 19th, Hollys confirmed
Cartel Offenders Caught Repeatedly: 65 Businesses Flagged 3 or More Times Over 7 Years

Despite sanctions by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), a total of 65 businesses have been caught participating in collusive practices (unfair collaborative acts) three or more times over the past seven

Hope on the Run: Bringing Warmth to Wonju Windgil Forest

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO, President Park Sung-hyuk) announced that it successfully hosted the '2026 Wonju Windgil Forest Donation Run' (hereinafter referred to as the Donation Run)

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