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Stat: Korean gamers favour mobiles and consoles as PC gaming declines

The gaming landscape is shifting as mobile and console games surge in popularity, leaving PC gaming in decline, according to the Korea Creative Con...

Markets

Anti-tourism Market

Fuelled by record-breaking levels of hotspot travel, citizens and governments are ready to go head to head with overtourism and protect their citie...

Travel & Hospitality : Society : Pop-culture & Media

Markets

State of Luxury: South Korea

With rising wealth and digital fluency in its younger demographics, South Korea is well positioned as one of Asia’s most exciting and innovative gr...

Luxury : Fashion : Art

News

CES 2022: A robot that replaces human chefs

Aiming to eliminate the laborious process of food preparation, South Korean innovator Beyond Honeycomb has created an AI-powered robot that can rec...

Food : Culinary Technology : South Korea

News

South Korea brings a pre-tourism experience to the metaverse

South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization are encouraging people to experience the country in the me...

Travel & Hospitality : Technology : Media & Entertainment

News

Thought-starter: Will K-beauty take over in the West?

K-beauty retailers are transforming from importers of goods to skincare brands in their own right, says Daniela Walker, with private-label launches...

Beauty : Korea

Big Ideas

Bank on it

South Korea – K Bank is the country’s first online-only bank.

Mobile Money : South Korea : Finance

Big Ideas

Digital dailies

Global – Radish provides original curated literary content that is aimed at digitally connected consumers.

Radish : Books : Futuretainment

Micro Trends

Gastronomy Fetish

Just when we thought we couldn’t stomach any more food porn, creative industries are raising their game with a new blend of erotic exploration and ...

Culinary Culture : Sensory : ASMR

Big Ideas

Modular mission

Barcelona – LG has revealed the G5 smartphone, which boasts features that can be accessed by connecting different modules to its base.

LG : MWC : Modular

Micro Trends

Ritualistic Beauty

Beauty brands are bringing another dimension into skincare rituals by developing products that connect cosmetics and spirituality.

Ceremonial : Wellness : Rituals

Markets

Global Beauty Market: Part 1

Global beauty is exploring unorthodox opportunities for growth in new consumer segments and niche categories – and watching the good times roll o...

Global : China : Korea

Markets

Peer-to-peer sharing in Asia

The biggest demand yet for peer-to-peer sharing platforms and services may come from Asia.

China : Sharing Economy : Car Sharing

Markets

Asian Beauty Market

Asia was a key focus at Cosmoprof 2014, with Korea taking centre stage. Korea is renowned as a major beauty market and also for its influence as ...

Korea : Japan : China

News

In the air: Designer’s illusion could inspire retail spaces

Seoul – Artist Kyung Woo Han’s installation, Green House, appeared to be a flooded room filled with floating furniture, when in reality it was cl...

Optical Illusion : Retail Space : Interiors

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2014 Part 2

In the second part of our coverage, LS:N Global reveals more of the latest trends and insights from the biggest beauty trade exhibition in Europe.

Beauty+ : Cosmoprof : Nature+

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2014: Part 1

The beauty world was out in force seeking the new and the next at Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2014.

Beauty+ : Cosmoprof : Cosmopack

Big Ideas

Retail analysis: Opening Ceremony's pop-up retail village at New York Fashion Week

Opening Ceremony hosts a pop-up in shipping containers

New York Fashion Week : Asian : Korean

Markets

South Korean beauty market

The cosmetics market in South Korea has been growing by 10.4% a year for the past six years to an estimated value of W9 trillion ($8.3bn, €6.3bn, £...

South Korea : Korea : Seoul

News

Be prepared: A palm-sized paper kit for campers

Seoul : Singapore : Paper

News

Village people: Hair salon is housed in style

Design : Conviviality Culture : Hair

Big Ideas

Korean consumers opt for substance over style

Shopping : Flashy : Status Symbols

Design Directions

Galleria Centercity

Shopping malls can be disorientating and alienating for consumers. At worst, they can be stark, leaving people feeling a little cold.The Galleria C...

Shopping : Convivial Architecture : Unstudio

Big Ideas

Detroit Autoshow Review

Auto manufacturers went back to basics at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Rather than showing future-focused concepts, manufacturers unveiled well-desi...

Sustainable : Korean : Toyota Prius

News

Gender blender: Korean explores sexless look

South Korea : Korea : Designer