SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Would you believe that stilettos are in vogue in North Korea? “Chosun Shinbo,” the newspaper for the Pro-Pyongyang Federation of Korean Residents in Japan, printed an article on July 30, introducing “Botong-Gang Shoe Factory” and reporting that shoes with elaborate designs are gaining popularity among young North Korean women recently. The trend today among [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The imports of mate tea (pronounced as “mah-tay”) have grown 18 times for the past five years. It contrasts well with the importation of green tea and black tea growing only 3.4 times during the same period. The caffeine-rich tea from South America is popular in Korea principally because of [...]
Hong Kong, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Some 1,250 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions are participating in the 21st HKTDC Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer, which opened today and continues through 10 July, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC). The four-day fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A study shows that the VIPs’ most favored beauty product brand is Sisley. According to “Avenuel,” a monthly magazine published by Lotte Department Store, a survey conducted on 100 most valuable guests of its Jamsil store showed that the respondents favored Sisley most among other cosmetics brands. “Sulhwasoo” was [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the protracted recession in which consumers are reluctant to open up their wallets, high-end import brands posted mixed results for the fiscal year 2013. According to the Data Analysis, Retrieval and Transfer System by the Financial Supervisory Service on July 4, Burberry Korea’s sales revenue was 239.3 billion won [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency said on July 3 that they lent support to Korean fashion brands participating in the 86th Pitti Uomo, one of the world’s most important platforms for men’s clothing and accessory collections, in Italy’s Florence for four days between June [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As China’s one-child policy is to be eased from 2015, Korean baby product companies are making strategic moves with an aim to expand their shares in the baby product market in China. According to baby product industry sources, China plans to abolish the long-cherished one-child policy, so the nation’s relevant [...]
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SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Although lots of people do care for their skins, they sometimes fail to notice the importance of taking care of scalp, skin parts covered by hair. But, passing over the careful management of scalp can cause scalp inflammation and even loss of your hair. During the summer season, especially, so much sweat [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Hybrid lip products such as lip mousse and lip locker are gaining much popularity among Korean women as their market share escalates steeply. A hybrid lip product is a product that combines different types of lip products into one, such as lipstick and lip gloss, and lip tint and [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – With an integrated technology of fashion and telecommunications, a groundbreaking change is expected in cloth purchasing patterns in which customers try on at shops and buy them. LG Uplus announced on June 12 that it has introduced “Uplus Board” the first such attempt in the fashion industry that combines [...]