Holiday preparations

With the Lunar New Year holidays approaching in less than three weeks, gift sets for friends and family have started arriving at Hyundai Department Store in Apgujeong, southern Seoul. The retailer said that from Friday, it will start selling about 1,000 different gift sets ranging from hanwoo (Korean beef) to a string of dried corvinas at its 13 nationwide branches. Lunar New Year falls on Jan. 31. [NEWS1]