A growing number of Korean millennials are making a fortune by purchasing and reselling limited edition sneakers and luxury goods, according to industry officials.…
Chinese tourists are back in Korean duty free shops
Chinese tourists forming long lines and clutching shopping lists at local Korean duty free shops have started to reappear after a year-long diplomatic rift between Beijing and Seoul.…
What do Korean bookstores do to attract customers?
Who says that bookstores can only function as a place to read and buy books?…
Fast food chains in Taiwan are raising prices
Following fast-food chain KFC’s announcement of price hikes on 10th Jan., other popular fast-food chains, such as McDonald’s and Burger King, have also decided to raise their product prices in T…
What were popular tourist destinations for Koreans in 2019?
As 2019 is now in the history books, it might be the right time to look back on tourist destinations that Koreans loved and those emerging as new attractions luring travelers last year.…
Incheon Airport Duty Free smashes sales record in 2019
Incheon Airport Duty Free posted an all-time annual sales record of US$2.43 billion in 2019, smashing the previous high of US$2.37 billion set one year earlier.…
Korea’s exports of beauty products to Japan advanced 30%
South Korea’s exports of beauty products to Japan advanced nearly 30 percent in the first 11 months of last year, data showed, despite the ongoing bilateral trade row stemming from their shared …
Thailand bans single-use plastic bags in retail
Thailand is the latest nation to ban single-use plastic bags, first introducing the regulation across select retailers including 7-Eleven, from 1st January.…
How is the trade row between Japan and Korea?
More Japanese tourists have visited South Korea than South Koreans have visited the Asian neighbor since August.…
Retailers in Korea produce rat-featuring products for 2020
Retailers in Korea have been rushing to roll out a wide range of rat-inspired products for 2020, which is the Year of the Rat, according to industry officials.…