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Olive Better offers a more approachable, fun take on ‘wellness"
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (462+ words) Olive Better in Seoul's Gwanghwamun area, which opened, Jan. 30. Courtesy of CJ Olive Young "Wellness" is one of those buzzwords that often leaves people slightly puzzled " widely used but loosely defined. Olive Better appears to address that uncertainty directly. The…...
Why South Korean women buy sanitary pads in Japan
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (239+ words) Sanitary pads are displayed at a large supermarket in Seoul. Newsis Another factor is taxation. Sanitary pads were classified as quasi-drugs in 2004, and the ten percent value-added tax was eliminated early on. However, taxes incurred during manufacturing and distribution are…...
Why Korea's president is talking about sanitary pad prices - The Korea Times
1+ week, 4+ day ago (570+ words) State-produced sanitary pads" have emerged as a topic of discussion in Korean politics after President Lee Jae Myung repeatedly criticized the high price of menstrual products and ordered officials to explore policies to provide them free of charge. As the…...
On the misuse of 4B feminism to explain Korea
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (141+ words) Courtesy of Insung Yoon When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail They come equipped with a hammer, and once you are holding a hammer, everything obligingly begins to look like a nail. Tap it. Strike it. Smash…...