Malaysians Shop Various Items To Celebrate End Of Ramadan
A Muslim man is reflected in a mirror as he tries on a songkok cap at a Ramadan bazaar in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. During the holy month of Ramadan, a daily bazaar offers various selections of clothing, food, prayer mats and other religious items to Muslims who traditionally shop […]
Terror Attack Takes Place In Assam, India
A policeman inspects the site of violence in Rangiya, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) west of Gauhati, in the Indian northeastern state of Assam, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Thousands of panic-stricken Indians from the northeast were fleeing the southern city of Bangalore on Thursday, spurred by rumors they would be attacked in retaliation for communal […]
韩国免税店本地商品销售量激增40%
大家好,我是王璇，今天的 The AsiaN新闻，又同您见面了。 韩国免税店的韩国本地产品市场销售量份额正在激增。据乐天免税店提供数据显示，在1-7月之间，店内的韩国商品销售量急剧增加了40%。其中针对中国顾客和日本顾客的销售量分别增加了160%和55%。调查结果显示，从产品销售种类方面看，各种时尚商品、百货以及品牌商品的涨幅最为明显。其中韩国本地百货品牌MCM销量荣登榜首，增幅达79%。顾客对于韩国化妆品情有独钟，世界品牌化妆品与去年同期相比销售额增加了15%，而韩国地产品牌化妆品在免税店中的销售量则增加了65%。其中“MISSHA”品牌化妆品涨幅为65%，居首位。而在家电方面，“cuckoo”电饭煲今年上半期销售量也比去年同期提高了130个百分点。对此，乐天免税店负责人表示，为推动韩国优秀产品走向世界、培养中小企业同步发展，将会继续扩大韩国产品在免税店的市场份额。 当然还是和往常一样，欢迎您点击我们的网站，浏览其他要闻。 我们的网站是 http://cn.theasian.asia/?p=7312 今天就到这里，谢谢您的收看。 news@theasian.asia
Flood Submerges Whole City Of Baguio, Philippines
Houses are submerged in floods at City Camp Lagoon in Baguio City, northern Philippines, Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012. A second tropical storm in as many weeks battered the northern Philippines on Wednesday as forecasters warned that the still-reeling capital could see more flooding. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
Is North Korea becoming China’s satellite?
China has struck deals with North Korea this week to develop economic zones and foster investment in the impoverished country. The moves, analysts say, signals Beijing’s full support of fledgling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The promises boost the viability of Kim, who is in his late twenties, but also rekindle fears that Beijing is […]
‘Japan massacred Koreans on Sakhalin’
A recently released Soviet Union report suggests that a large-scale massacre of Koreans by Japanese soldiers took place on Sakhalin, off Russia’s east coast. It also sheds more light on the fate of victims of forcible conscription for wartime labor under Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945). The National Archives of Korea (NAK) made public a handwritten […]
‘Accidental death’ of activist may have been murder
Jang Jun-ha, an independence activist, journalist, lawmaker and democracy activist who died in 1975, may have been murdered and not killed after falling while mountain climbing as claimed by the Park Chung-hee administration, according to a new examination of Jang’s remains. The examination was conducted on Aug. 1 when the bereaved family moved them to […]
Luxury brands booming
Louis Vuitton, Gucci stingy in social contribution Sales of foreign luxury brands in Korea tripled in the last five years thanks to local consumers’ constant fever for Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada, an online information provider said Wednesday. According to Chaebul.com, combined sales of top 10 foreign luxury brands reached 1.9 trillion won in 2011, […]
Foreigners rush to sell buildings
An increasing number of foreign landlords of office buildings in Seoul are selling their properties amid a prolonged slowdown in the market. According to market sources, during the first half of the year no foreign investors signed contracts to buy office buildings or mega-sized commercial buildings with total floor areas of 3,300 square meters or […]
Casinos return to limelight
Gov’t mulls easing rules to bolster economy Speaking of the positive sides to casinos has been a taboo subject in presidential meetings over the past four years. Though it was obvious that gambling business will help lure foreign investors and travelers, President Lee Myung-bak, a devoted Christian, had been opposed to casinos, expressing fears of […]
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