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Korean Cosmetics Firm in Hot Water Over Video Praising Japan in Trade Row

Kolmar Korea apologised after its chairman showed employees a video praising Japan's prime minister amid a bitter trade row between the two Asian nations.

News & Analysis

Korean Cosmetics Firm in Hot Water Over Video Praising Japan in Trade Row

Kolmar Korea apologised after its chairman showed employees a video praising Japan's prime minister amid a bitter trade row between the two Asian nations.


News & Analysis

South Korean Instagrammers Demand a Japan Boycott

South Korean netizens have started a movement to boycott Japan, as a response to Tokyo's restriction of high-tech material exports to South Korea.

News & Analysis

South Korean Instagrammers Demand a Japan Boycott

South Korean netizens have started a movement to boycott Japan, as a response to Tokyo's restriction of high-tech material exports to South Korea.


News & Analysis

Ageing South Koreans Begin a New Chapter on the Catwalk

South Korea's seniors market expanded about five-fold between 2002 and 2010, and many are now venturing into unconventional late career opportunities such as modelling and YouTube stardom.

News & Analysis

Ageing South Koreans Begin a New Chapter on the Catwalk

South Korea's seniors market expanded about five-fold between 2002 and 2010, and many are now venturing into unconventional late career opportunities such as modelling and YouTube stardom.


News & Analysis

'Dad Shoes' and Golf Balls Make Fila Saviour a Fortune

Korean businessman Yoon Yoon-soo brought Fila back from the dead, amassing a $830 million fortune along the way.

News & Analysis

'Dad Shoes' and Golf Balls Make Fila Saviour a Fortune

Korean businessman Yoon Yoon-soo brought Fila back from the dead, amassing a $830 million fortune along the way.


Retail

South Korean Fashion Group Considers Sale of China Unit

TBH Global Co, whose brands include Basic House, is considering a sale of its Chinese business that could raise about $200 million.

Retail

South Korean Fashion Group Considers Sale of China Unit

TBH Global Co, whose brands include Basic House, is considering a sale of its Chinese business that could raise about $200 million.


Beauty

This K-Beauty Brand Is Bigger Than Chanel. But It’s In Trouble.

Amorepacific rode the K-beauty wave to become one of Asia’s most powerful cosmetics empires, surpassing beauty sales of Chanel and LVMH. But as it grapples with a patent battle and a turbulent China market, some wonder whether its heyday might be over.

Beauty

This K-Beauty Brand Is Bigger Than Chanel. But It’s In Trouble.

Amorepacific rode the K-beauty wave to become one of Asia’s most powerful cosmetics empires, surpassing beauty sales of Chanel and LVMH. But as it grapples with a patent battle and a turbulent China market, some wonder whether its heyday might be over.


Beauty

Why International Beauty Brands Are Piling into South Korea

Global players from Givenchy Beauty to Sephora are targeting the growing opportunity in South Korea, but a phalanx of homegrown brands stands in their way.

Beauty

Why International Beauty Brands Are Piling into South Korea

Global players from Givenchy Beauty to Sephora are targeting the growing opportunity in South Korea, but a phalanx of homegrown brands stands in their way.


News & Analysis

Why Puffer Jackets Are at the Centre of Korea’s Class Divide

While the explosive popularity of puffer jackets is a boon for outerwear brands like The North Face and Moncler, the trend highlights some uncomfortable truths about South Korean society.

News & Analysis

Why Puffer Jackets Are at the Centre of Korea’s Class Divide

While the explosive popularity of puffer jackets is a boon for outerwear brands like The North Face and Moncler, the trend highlights some uncomfortable truths about South Korean society.


Luxury

Report: North Korea Bought $640 Million in Luxury Goods From China in 2017

The imports are in defiance of UN sanctions outlawing such trade over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes, said a South Korean lawmaker.

Luxury

Report: North Korea Bought $640 Million in Luxury Goods From China in 2017

The imports are in defiance of UN sanctions outlawing such trade over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes, said a South Korean lawmaker.


Luxury

Luxury Stocks Might Be Affected by South Korean Airlines

Asiana Airlines will stop carrying commercial baggage on passenger flights bound for Hong Kong and mainland China.

Luxury

Luxury Stocks Might Be Affected by South Korean Airlines

Asiana Airlines will stop carrying commercial baggage on passenger flights bound for Hong Kong and mainland China.