Seoul Fashion Week

14Oct08

Seoul Fashion Week opens Saturday with men’s wear on October 18 and 19, followed by women’s wear from October 21 to 25. This year’s Fashion Week also includes a day dedicated to Asian designers.  There will also be a forum featuring international fashion insiders Diane Pernet, our dear friend Nicole Fall at Bespoke Tokyo, and [...]

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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 [...]

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Tags: Asian Consumers, Asian Housewives, Branding, Consumer Behavior, Consumer Trends, Cost of Living, HomeEver, Hong Kong, Housewives, Korea, Korean Consumer, Korean Economy, Korean Housewives, Lifestyle, Marketing, seoul, Tokyo

Asiana Airlines Takes 5th in Airline of the Year Awards

14Aug08

In Skytrax’s annual airline awards, Asiana Airlines, rival to Korean flagship carrier, jumped to 5th place this year from 12th last year.  Asiana was also the number 4 Asian carrier on the list as Singapore Airlines claimed the top spot again, while Cathay Pacific took second, and Thai Airways took fourth.  Asiana’s jump seven places was [...]

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Tags: A330, Air Travel, Airline Awards, Airlines, Asiana, Brand Experience, Branding, Cathay Pacific, Communication, Consumer Perception, Gimpo International Airport, Incheon International Airport, Inflight Entertainment, Korean Air, Marketing, seoul, Singapore Airlines, Skytrax, Thai Airways, Tokyo, Tourism, Travel

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 Moscow. Since [...]

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Tags: Apkujung, Cost of Living, Food, Government, Housing, Korean Food, Lifestyle, London, Moscow, New York, Public Transportation, Restaurants and Bars, seoul, Shopping, Tokyo, Travel