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Getting retrospective through South Korea’s small corner stores

Mom-and-pop stores have provided motifs for painter Lee Me-kyeoung from the human life cycle to childhood nostalgia.

In recent years, Korea has seen the rise of the so-called “flex” culture, where individuals boast their wealth via lavish consumption.

The Foreign Ministry additionally placed 12 provinces located in the eastern and northern regions of Ukraine under an elevated travel alert.

South Korea has also pushed to boost the supply of power from clean and renewable energy sources.

Despite the sudden increase in daily cases, the number of critically ill Covid-19 patients stayed relatively low at 392.

Public installations to measure one’s waist size irk some amid growing body positive movement.

From art to fashion, retail channels turn to NFTs as next growth engine.

While Western projects focus on the characters and their attempts to survive, Korean zombie works focus on the origin of zombies.

The latest figure marks the economy’s sharpest expansion since the 6.8 percent growth it posted in 2010.

The 16.3% growth in the cultural content industry compares to the 5.5% decline in the overall exports in 2020 in the face of Covid-19.