Korean housewives change shopping habits to adjust to economic woes

23Aug08

America is not the only nation finding its citizens to make sacrifices in their day-to-day lives as the global economic woes influence the cost of daily living expenses.  Families in the most expensive cities in Asia: Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Seoul are also being forced to change long standing shopping habits.
As the price of goods continue [...]

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Seoul, 5th Most Expensive City in the World

28Jul08

Seoul slipped two places in the rankings to come in as the world’s 5th most expensive city according to the UK-based Mercer’s annual report. To see the details of the report, see here. Just two years ago, Seoul ranked as the world’s second most expensive city in the world coming in behind only [...]

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