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Fashion·Beauty
Sales of Cooling Clothing Soar Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave
As a heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees continues across the country, consumption of cooling apparel is on the rise. According to TOPTEN10, a manufacturing and retail (SPA) brand operated…
Travel·Leisure·Golf
Focus on Tourists’ “Spending” Rather Than “Numbers”… Tourism Performance Metrics Need to Change
An analysis has concluded that policymakers must manage not only the number of foreign tourists but also their length of stay, spending, and the value added generated by tourism exports within the cou…
Culture News
Restrictions on Exhibits at BLACKPINK’s “Gukjungbak Fan Meeting”... Review of Venue Rental Fees Underway
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is considering whether to conduct an audit regarding the controversy surrounding BLACKPINK’s 10th-anniversary fan meeting held at the National Museum…
Travel·Leisure·Golf
Shanghai Emerges as a ‘MZ Generation Travel Destination’… Why South Korea Ranks No. 1 Globally
Tourists admiring the night view of Shanghai, China (Photo: Getty Images Bank)
South Koreans’ “love for Wanghong” has also had an impact on the Shanghai tourism market. It has been revealed that S…
Fashion·Beauty
Centellian24 Expands Product Line at Alta Beauty… “Targeting the U.S. Brick-and-Mortar Market”
Centellian24, a derma-cosmetic brand operated by DongKook Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.(086450), announced on the 10th that it is expanding its product lineup through major U.S. retail channels to target th…
Travel·Leisure·Golf
Ending a 72-Month Streak of Deficits, Posting a Surplus for the Fourth Consecutive Month… Tourism Balance ‘Turns Around’
South Korea’s tourism balance of payments, which had been plagued by chronic deficits, is rapidly improving. It has ended a six-year streak of deficits that began after the COVID-19 pandemic and has r…
Fashion·Beauty
SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION’s Junji Partners with Misto to Expand into China
SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION’s Fashion Division is targeting the Chinese luxury market with its designer brand JUUN.J. SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION(028260) ’s Fashion Division, which operates JUUN.J, announced …
Social Contribution
24 Years of Partnership… NamyangDairyProducts Expands Support for Children with Pediatric Epilepsy and Their Families
NamyangDairyProducts(003920)is expanding its support for children with pediatric epilepsy and their families. While extending the duration of the “Family Hope Camp,” the company is also continuing its…
Fashion·Beauty
What’s So Special About Ko So-young’s Travel Bag…? Sales Have Quadrupled [Who’s Item]
Actress Ko So-young’s travel bag, which she recently featured on YouTube, is drawing attention. Sales of the product have reportedly surged significantly since the release of her video.
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Travel·Leisure·Golf
Government Pushes for Casino Fund and 5-Year Renewal... Tourism Industry Protests, Citing "Investment Hindrances" [Tourism Biz]
The government has come into direct conflict with the tourism industry as it pushes forward with plans to raise the contribution rate for the Casino Tourism Promotion and Development Fund and introduc…