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Insight into Korea's long-lasting brands

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Beecom-C vitamins celebrate 52 years of history
Mar 04,2015
Up until even the 1960s, people in the past often suffered from "spring austerity" as they ran out of food after consuming the prior year's autumn harvest and before the ...

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Chojung beverages give tangy taste, refreshing feeling
Feb 10,2015
There’s a particular beverage that has refreshed both the mouths and the hearts of thirsty drinkers for more than 80 years with its clear fizzy taste. This is Chojung Spa...

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Lingerie makes the body more beautiful
Feb 04,2015
Western style outfits worn by women overseas were first noticed by Namyeung Nylon's founder Nam Sang Soo when he was trading between Korea and Hong Kong in the early 1960...

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Seoul Milk: the milk of the nation for 79 years
Jan 29,2015
Milk has existed in Korea for quite a long time, as in most other countries. An orally transmitted folk tale says that Jumong (r. B.C. 37-B.C. 19), the founder of Gogurye...

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Mukunghwa attends to people's daily lives for over 67 years
Jan 23,2015
There is a product that has lived together with people in the home over many years, just like a plain, old cotton shirt. It is Mukunghwa soap, a soap that mothers most co...

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Malpyo becomes household name for shoe polish
Jan 22,2015
The shoes complete a gentleman's look. The line of a man's suit flows from the jacket and ends with flawlessly clean, polished shoes. Shoes are important because they det...

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Capturing the world one razor blade at a time: DORCO
Jan 19,2015
DORCO showcases a variety of its razor blades, including disposable razors (right) through to the world’s first seven-blade razors (left).The world has been captured by t...

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Dazzling the world with its masterpieces: Hankook Chinaware
Jan 15,2015
Selected by the British royal family, Hankook Chinaware’s Prouna Queen's Diamond Jubilee line became part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee.The...

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The first Korean wine, Majuang
Jan 14,2015
Wine, the alcoholic beverage made with fermented grapes, is one of the first alcohols to appear in human history. The biblical account in the Book of Genesis says that af...

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Samchuly bicycles: pedaling across Korea for 70 years
Jan 07,2015
Bicycles first appeared on the Korean Peninsula in the late 19th century when Korea opened its doors to the world and started adopting Western elements. There are differe...