SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As trekking shoes with made from lighter materials gain popularity amidst the trekking boom in Korea, imports of leather hiking boots decreased by 16.1 percent last year. According to the Korea Customs Service on March 18, the import volume of hiking boots made of leather decreased to US$41 million, down 16.1 [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean teenagers are increasingly starting to use make-up earlier, according to a M.A. paper written by Jeon Hye-jeong at Sookmyung Women’s University. Jeon conducted a survey of 511 middle and high school girls last year, and 61.4 percent of the respondents said that they used make-up, including products such [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Quite a few plastic surgeons’ offices lining the streets of Gangnam district, dubbed as South Korea’s plastic surgery hub, are found to routinely violate health codes, a survey by the district office showed Sunday. The Gangnam-gu Health Center inspected about 120 offices in the posh neighborhood from November to December, and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-Beauty is again making its name with Amore Pacific-invented ‘cushion compacts.’ A cushion compact is a compact-type cosmetic with a small pillow soaked with foundation that can be applied using a light touch. It was first introduced by Amore Pacific in 2008 through its IOPE brand, and has remained [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hallux valgus, a chronic condition often associated with wearing tight footwear such as high heels, has been occurring more frequently in Korean males. According to a report from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) published on March 1, 84.7 percent of individuals diagnosed with Hallux valgus from 2009 to [...]
INCHEON, Korea, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The New York Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), one of world’s best fashion institutes, will offer courses in Korea from March 2017, choosing Incheon for its first foray into the Asian market. The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) announced on February 26 that it signed an MoU with FIT and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean National Commission of UNESCO (KNCU) has started a workshop to strengthen design and the capability of craftwork to figure in the sustainable development of Uzbekistan. The four-day workshop being held at the Craft Development Center in Margilan, Uzbekistan, from February 24 to 27 was planned to boost craftwork [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Geum Nana, who is famous for being the first Miss Korea with an elite science high school education, and went on to become a medical student, once again proved her potential to be an inspiring figure among Koreans by publishing a paper in the upcoming issue of Journal of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government is planning to ban plastic surgery advertisements with ‘before and after’ references, and introduce a system to prevent patients from being falsely informed about the doctors who are actually performing the surgical procedures on them. The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) presented a plan on February 11 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A multitude of activist groups in Korea will start a street campaign against the “unfair” practice of overdue wages in the Korean fashion industry. The campaign is expected to be held on February 11 at Garosu Street in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, said an association of activist groups which includes fashion industry unions and part-time [...]