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Whether you are walking through Myeongdong’s neon-lit streets or exploring the chic boutiques of Garosu-gil, here are five stylish things to buy in South Korea that will make you look and feel like a trendsetter back home. If there’s one country that’s redefining global fashion, it’s South Korea. From chic skincare innovations to streetwear that…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Sunday, successfully crossing the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea’s military said. The soldier, who expressed a desire to resettle in the South, was taken into custody by South Korean forces and will undergo investigation, officials said.The Joint Chiefs of…
Photo credit: X/@Bloomsbury_News Baek Se-hee, author of the popular self-help memoir I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, has died at the age of 35.Baek donated her heart, lungs, liver and both kidneys, saving five lives, BBC reported, citing the Korean organ donation agency.“But her readers will know she touched yet millions…
LG IPO performance stands as the most impressive among Indian offerings exceeding one billion dollars since 2021. (AI image) LG Electronics India on Tuesday had a stellar listing on the stock exchanges NSE and BSE, debuting at a whopping premium of 50% above its share price issue. Trading commenced at Rs 1,715 on BSE and…
Screengrab from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A video circulating widely on social media shows a Korean vlogger being called “coronavirus” by a man on the street in India, highlighting concerns about racial discrimination.The video was posted last month by travel and lifestyle vlogger Jin Scape and has garnered over 8 million views. It was…
Image via: Yoon Ji-ah/TikTok The digital world in South Korea is mourning after losing Yoon Ji-ah who was known for being a TikToker and live streamer with more than 300,000 fans. On September 11, she was found dead on a secluded mountain in Muju County, North Jeolla Province, only a few hours after her last…
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is set to invest about Rs 15,000 crore in a greenfield shipyard in Tamil Nadu in partnership with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.The first phase of the project is expected to generate nearly 10,000 jobs–4,000 direct and 6,000 indirect– and…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faced another setback in a final, losing to Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae (Screengrab) India’s men’s doubles stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered yet another final heartbreak, going down to world No.1 Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in the China Masters Super 750 final on…
Indian Gen Zs are crazy about everything Korean – the trend is not new, but what makes it interesting is that it has sustained in the digital age of fast-changing fads. It started with BTS and ‘Crash Landing on You’ and then swept the food, fashion and beauty spaces. The trend picked up during the…
