Department stores and other retailers saw their profitability decline in the first quarter of this year as consumers kept their wallets shut amid soaring inflation and rising interest rates, according to industry officials, Thursday.
Completed in 2021 in Haeundae, South Korea. Images by Yoon Joon-hwan. Object and Multiple - ‘AWESOME185’ has an image of individual success. The land was once a remote and unfavorable area. However, the myth of.
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will be back for its 27th edition on Oct 5, returning to full strength after a couple of hybrid events held during the earlier stages of the coronavirus pandemic. With a broad programme featuring 243 films from 71 countries, the festival will once again put on a full roster of physical screenings and host.
The quest to learn English has been one of the pillars of education for Koreans of all ages for decades. Different municipalities across the country have introduced various measures to make English education more accessible and enjoyable to the broader public. One program that created a boom was the introduction of English villages, educational theme parks where visitors could meet native English speakers in person and practice basic conversations. Their popularity declined from about a decade ago and many of them have since shut down, becoming but a vestige of the past.
In the face of rising sea levels, what will cities of the future look like? Experts working on the world’s first prototype floating city share why they might be the future.