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Market offers unique medications
The aroma of medicinal herbs wafts across the platform at Jegidong Station on subway line No. 1. Just following the peculiar odor and seeing elderly citizens carrying plastic bags leads visitors to Gyeongdong Market, the country’s largest tradition…
July 28,2008
An uncertain future faces Dokebi
In an era of openness when everything is revealed inside out through advanced communication technology and media, there is a market in Seoul whose mysterious charm is still covered in a veil. Dokebi (Goblin) Market located in Namdaemun Market, on…
July 21,2008
Korea’s new face of plastic surgery
A Vietnamese woman identified only by her last name, Dao, recently came to Korea to lend her aunt and older sister a helping hand. They flew thousands of miles to have plastic surgery in a hospital in Sinsa-dong, in southern Seoul’s Gangnam Distric…
July 14,2008
One stop pet shopping builds on ’60s tradition
On a rainy afternoon last week, Lee Ji-hyeon, 29, got off the subway at Chungmuro Station in northern Seoul, with her tiny Chihuahua secure in the crook of her arm. “He’s been having digestive problems, plus he needs a haircut. I also need to buy s…
July 07,2008
Antique market thrives in city’s lesser-known Dapsimni district
Ryu Jong-hyun, who runs Dae II Sa, an antique store near the Dapsimni subway station in central Seoul, recently displayed two small celadon perfume bottles from the Goryeo Dynasty. They were similar in shape and size and both were inlaid with flower …
June 30,2008
From guitar picks to pianos, Nakwon sells it all
In this series we look at famous Seoul streets where different industries and shops cluster. Today, we visit Nakwon Instrument Complex, the center of Korea’s biggest musical instrument market. Sounds of pianos, guitars and trumpets wafted through th…
June 23,2008
Used car dealers say not to worry
In this new series we look at famous Seoul streets where different industries and shops cluster. Today, we examine Janganpyeong, the center of Korea’s biggest used car market. Dealers put up jumbo-sized umbrellas at Janganpyeong Used Car Dealer Dist…
June 16,2008
A fashion mecca thrives in Seoul
In this new series, we will provide an overview of famous Seoul streets where different industries and shops cluster together. We begin with Dongdaemun, the center of Korea’s apparel industry. Michael Findley, an American systems engineer based in…
June 09,2008
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