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Insight into Korea's long-lasting brands

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Cleanwrap assures both safety, hygiene
Dec 29,2014
Packing and storing food safely and hygienically is always important in every household. However, some plastic wraps or disposable food containers aren't free from concer...

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Iconic soft drink for 64 years: Chilsung Cider
Dec 23,2014
The baby boom generation of Korea, born roughly between 1955 and 1966, tends to feel nostalgic about school outings and the picnic food of their childhood. Two of the mos...

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Fursys embodies design, science of office furniture
Dec 19,2014
A wide range of office furniture can be seen at a Fursys showroom. The black chair in the center was used by leaders at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.World le...

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Hanssem, master of kitchen furnishings
Dec 09,2014
One of Hanssem's wooden kitchen tables combines cross-legged seating with seating in chairs.In a traditional Korean household, the kitchen was a separate space, separated...

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Anti-inflammatory analgesic with 81-year history
Nov 27,2014
In 1926, a 31-year-old businessman returned to Korea from the U.S. and realized that his country faced great hardships under Japanese colonization. In the belief that, “H...

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Ursa helps improve liver function for over 50 years
Nov 21,2014
The gall bladder of a bear has traditionally been used as a medicine to improve liver function, to dissolve gallstones and to enhance one's eyesight. The detoxification e...

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Whal Myung Su, life-saving water with 117-year history
Nov 19,2014
In the late 19th century, medicine was precious across Korea. The only medicine people could get were decocted medicinal herbs. Many people lost their lives by acute indi...

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Popular snacks for more than 50 years
Nov 14,2014
Across the cities of Korea, we can find many bakeries on the street. It is easy to see people enjoying well-baked buns and coffee or drinks of their choice inside the bre...

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Bacchus, iconic steady seller
Nov 10,2014
A young Korean medical student was studying aboard in Germany in the 1950s. Passing the Hamburg city hall, a full sized statue of Bacchus, the god of wine and harvest, k...

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Long time friend, banana milk fills your heart
Nov 07,2014
There is a brand of yellow milk contained in a jar-shaped plastic bottle. It is Binggrae's Banana Flavored Milk, a beverage that has been proving nutrients and filling pe...