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Jul 31, 2021 Travel

[Weekender] A smart, safe plan B for virus-ridden summer: Vacance-at-home

‘Vacance-at-home’ in style At-home vacations, however, require a bit of effort to create that right, extra fancy “vacance” mood. Vacationers can’t light up a fire for barbecues inside a residential...

[Weekender] Electric personalities: New breed of influencers

Wider applications will take time According to Business Insider Intelligence’s report, brands are expected to spend around $15 billion annually on influencer marketing by 2022, and an increasing amo...

Jul 24, 2021
Technology
[Weekender] Why is Kim Jong-un clamping down on millennials, K-pop and slang?

Jangmadang Generation: A force for change A “jangmadang,” which literally translates to “marketplace,” is a kind of black market that sprang up during the country’s devastating famine of the 1990s. ...

Jul 17, 2021
North Korea
[Weekender] Explore the heart of Seoul by bike

Biking in Seoul, you can come across historic traces of the city which you may otherwise miss when taking bus, subway or car to get around. Here is a bike-ride course that takes you around the heart...

Jul 10, 2021
Culture
[Weekender] With an eye on the future, financial firms don VR goggles

Testing digital capability of executives, DGB Financial Group held an executive meeting in Zepeto on June 22, with its CEO Kim Tae-ho and other CEOs of five subsidiaries creating their personal avata...

Jul 3, 2021
Money
[Weekender] Invitation to Metaverse

In Gucci Villa, a virtual garden created in collaboration with the Italian fashion brand, avatars can try on Gucci products. Other similar platforms include Fortnite, created by US firm Epic Games, ...

Jun 26, 2021
Technology
[Weekender] Can four-day workweek cure the Monday Blues?

“CEOs who have adopted the system say that as productivity grew, both workers and management were satisfied. They say they will never return to a five-day workweek again,” added Cho. In the past, wh...

Jun 19, 2021
Social affairs
[Weekender] Domestic bliss: Distancing brings happy hour home

An old, historic market -- usually filled with more elderly crowds or foreign tourists looking for a unique experience -- is frequented by young hipsters these days who are searching for imported liq...

Jun 12, 2021
Food&Beverage
[Weekender] Gardening blossoms in COVID-hit Korea

The average cost of scallions per kilogram sold in retailers across the country more than doubled on-year in May to 5,215 won ($4.69), data provided by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. sho...

Jun 5, 2021
Culture
[Weekender] The truth about biodegradable plastics

For average customers, one of the easiest ways to pursue a green lifestyle is to purchase eco-friendly products. To target these customers and raise their brand images, companies in South Korea are ...

May 29, 2021
Industry
[Weekender] Tired of green-bottle rotgut, drinkers turn to traditional soju

Andong soju, probably one of the most well-known for its unique scent of yeast and smoothness, has been at the forefront of the distilled soju market and has served as one of the most famous specialt...

May 22, 2021
Social affairs
[Weekender] [#WeFace] Green architecture brings fresh air

There is also the big question of what really constitutes environmentally friendly housing. “There is a neighbor who often talks about how eco-friendly his house is,” a retired office worker with th...

May 13, 2021
Arts&Design
[Weekender] Living without cash

Oh Jong-gyun, a 35-year-old in Seoul, had an awkward moment when he went to pay for valet service during a blind date last week. Not only was he feeling shy in front of a lady he had just met that ev...

May 8, 2021
Economy
[Weekender] The rise of curated fashion platforms

The growing demand for multibrand platforms in recent years is a response to the increasing number of direct-to-consumer stores in the country which has seen the online shopping business expand at on...

May 1, 2021
Retail
[Weekender] Seoul faces tough road ahead to stop Fukushima wastewater release

Since the Japanese government announced plans to dispose of radioactive wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant by releasing it into the sea, Seoul is scrambling to stop it from happenin...

Apr 24, 2021
Foreign affairs

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