Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Dubai chewy cookies fly off the shelves, but small bosses still eat losses

The Dubai chewy cookie craze has swept across Korea, but behind the viral dessert lies a grim reality for self-employed business owners who sell it at a loss just to keep customers coming through the door.

2026-02-03

Enhance the productivity of the self-employed

The self-employed sector also must be able to build up economies of scale through raising competitiveness.

2024-10-07

Hiring to remain weak at least through March 2021

Hiring will remain weak through the first quarter of next year, according to a report by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

2021-01-01