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Shinsegae International Donates Crayons Made from Recycled Lipstick

SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fashion retailer Shinsegae International Inc. said Thursday it has donated crayons made from recycled lipstick to Child Fund Korea, a Seoul-based charity. The crayons were made with 16,940 used lipsticks. Two lipstick tubes can create one crayon. Some 2,700 sets of crayons including 1,700 sets of lipstick [...]

Prices of Major Import Items Still 3-9 Times Higher in Korea

SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the increasing purchase by domestic consumers of goods through overseas online retailers that exerts a pressure to importers under exclusive agreements to cut their prices, the retail prices of import goods such as baby strollers, lipsticks, and hiking boots are still at rip-off levels. According to data released by [...]