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Seoul hotel prices soar to record highs as tourist boom overwhelms supply
In Seoul, even a hotel room costing 1 million won ($705) a night is hard to come by. From five-star…
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K-beauty conquers Tokyo as Japan’s MZ generation falls under its spell
Shinsegae International’s Amuse opens a booth at Mega Cosme Land 2025, a K-beauty festival hosted by Qoo10 Japan TOKYO –…
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Online Shopping without Cellphone
I have an alien registration card, but don’t have a Korean phone under my name. Is there another way to…
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China’s young consumers drive Korean health supplement boom
Ginseng and other health food account for a quarter of KT&G’s sales South Korea’s exports of health functional food or…
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South Korea: foreigners’ hot destination for skincare, aesthetic surgery, beauty products
Visitors to CJ Olive Young’s booth at Cosmoprof North America 2025 in Las Vegas test beauty products and aesthetic devices…
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Naver to bring Dunamu under its wing in stablecoin drive
Naver Corp., South Korea’s platform powerhouse, is seeking to fold Dunamu Inc., operator of the world’s fourth-largest crypto exchange Upbit,…
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Unveiling CORTIS: KT’s Audacious Collaboration With iPhone 17 Pro Sets a New Tech Hype [ Advertising Commercial]
Photo Credits: Apple. KT Corp. Big Hit Music There’s a tangible buzz across tech and K-pop spaces as the new…
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Kakao, Toss rev up for AI super app showdown
Kakao CEO Chung Shina (left) poses with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a joint press conference on Feb. 6, 2025…
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Lotte to launch 2-3 new high-end malls in Vietnam, building on West Lake Hanoi success
An aerial view of Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s leading retailer, plans to open two…
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April 1945 Seoul dining: the public endured price-gouging and scraps, while privileged Japanese and Korean collaborator elites drank and feasted behind closed doors
As Imperial Japan’s war effort was collapsing in spring 1945, life in colonial Seoul grew increasingly desperate. Ordinary Koreans were…
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Duty free stores struggle with falling sales amid foreign tourists’ shifting shopping trends
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Tesla fuels 55% surge in Korea’s online car sales, lifting e-commerce
Tesla Model S (Courtesy of Tesla) South Korea’s online car sales jumped more than 50% year-over-year in July, thanks to…
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Student discounts for international student
Hi everyone! I’m moving to Seoul soon for my master’s program at Yonsei University (GKS scholar) and planning to buy…
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After KPop Demon Hunters, it’s the era of K-everything; what’s next?
KPop Demon Hunters is currently the most streamed movie on Netflix globally (Courtfesy of Netflix) Global enthusiasm for Korean culture…
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Jennie of BLACKPINK Leads Global Viewers Through Seoul’s Vibrant Culture in “Absolutely in SEOUL” DALTOKKI Episode
Photo & Video Credits: Visit Seoul. ODD ATELIER BLACKPINK’s Jennie has stepped into a new spotlight—this time, as the honorary…
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SK divests Vingroup stake for $1 bn in restructuring move
SK Group has cashed out its entire 6.05% stake in Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, for more than 1.3 trillion won…
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For I-shopping webtoon view
Hi, I’m trying to verify a KakaoPage account but can’t get the SMS code. If anyone with a Korean number…
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Ehwa Shopping District pre COVID
During pre COVID times, there were a lot of shopping catered to women in the area around Ehwa’s Women’s University.…
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Lotte’s casino earnings soar as Chinese punters return to Jeju; other casio operators follow suit
Lotte Tour Development’s Jeju Dream Tower Lotte Tour Development Co. has posted its highest-ever quarterly operating profit, powered by a…
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Korea’s pharmacies find new life as K-beauty hotspots for tourists
Foreign tourists browse skincare products at a pharmacy in Seoul On the afternoon of July 31, a sign at the…
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Olive Young, a must-stop for foreign visitors to South Korea
An Olive Young store in Myeongdong, Seoul, a special store catering to foreign shoppers (Courtesy of CJ Olive Young) For…
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K-beauty brands shine among Amazon’s 2025 Prime Day best sellers
(Courtesy of Amazon.com) Cosmetics and beauty devices made by South Korean companies dominated Amazon’s biggest summer shopping event this year,…
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Which regular supermarket sweets would you recommend to try?
Don’t know if it’s the right subreddit to ask… So I randomly decided to go on vacation in Vietnam. I…
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QWER Unveils a Fresh Era for High Cut Magazine and Hyundai Duty Free, Igniting K-pop Enthusiasm
Photo Credits: High Cut Magazine. Tamago Production QWER, the rising K-pop band, has taken a significant leap in their career…
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Shinsegae, Hana Financial, Bain Capital to finance $438 mn Starfield Cheongna
A rendering of Starfield Cheongna Dome Stadium (Courtesy of Shinsegae Property) Shinsegae Property, a subsidiary of South Korean retail giant…
