Shopping haven: Dongdaemun district The tide of popularity of Korean soap operas is sweeping into shopping forays. There is a constant inflow of foreign visitors to Korea who are eager to purchase “Korean-made” goods, rather than simply sitting and watching a flood of cultural content come into their home territories. According to the…
Korea’s medical tourism boom Korea’s cutting-edge, low-cost medical services are drawing a global audience. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, over 200,000 overseas patients came to Korea to receive treatment last year. Some 211,218 patients from 191 different countries underwent treatment at Korean hospitals in 2013, generating KRW 39.34 billion in…
Reality TV shows come under global spotlight Korean reality TV shows are attracting a growing amount of interest from international fans. It was the traditional perception of the media that, unlike soap operas and K-pop music that help people communicate via melodies, rhythm and subtitles, reality programs would not so easily connect to…
LG Display unveils flexible, transparent OLED displays A display panel is rolled up like paper. It is also as transparent as glass. This is not a scene from a movie any more. In a world’s first, LG Display has unveiled both an 18-inch flexible Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) panel and an 18-inch…
