We’ve had temporary pop-up beauty stores before, and since earlier this year the independent SOKOLLAB has been in Soho selling K-beauty and K-pop products. But now the big Korean beauty brand Nature Republic is opening up in London as part of an international expansion plan across Asia, America and the Middle East. The store, at … [Read More]
Tag: ginseng
Selected publications
- Heasim Sul: A Global History of Ginseng: Imperialism, Modernity and Orientalism tr Youngjae Josephine Bae, Routledge 2022
- Anthology: The Chemistry of Korean Foods and Beverages ed Choon H. Do, Youngmok Kim and Agnes M. Rimando, Oxford University Press 2021
- Seonmin Kim: Ginseng and Borderland: Territorial Boundaries and Political Relations Between Qing China and Choson Korea, 1636-1912, University of California Press 2017
- James B Lewis, Seong Ho Jun: Kaesŏng Double Entry Bookkeeping (KDEB) in a Global Perspective (2 vols), Kong + Park 2016
2013 Travel Diary #24: Yin, Yang and Ginseng
Donguibogam Village, Sancheong-gun, Wednesday 11 September, 5:30pm. Refreshed by our nap on the fragrant pillow, we move on from the Traditional Medicine Experience Pavilion to the Theme Hall, outside which stand the statues of the two best known figures in Korean Traditional Medicine, who have now made it into popular culture courtesy of TV dramas: … [Read More]
Traditional medicine is thriving in North Korea
An interesting Associated Press article on the prevalence of Traditional Korean Medicine (called Koryo Medicine) in North Korea: “Doctors are more interested in Koryo medicine rather than Western medicine because they can get it more easily,” said Ri Hye Yong, who manages [Pyongyang’s Man Nyon Pharmacy], opened by the government nearly three decades ago. “It’s … [Read More]
Ginseng, zinc, anything but cash
North Korea offers to pay off Czech debts with ginseng. I suppose the hard cash is needed for nukes and Kim's posh brandy. The Czechs said they’d prefer zinc. http://bit.ly/9SK0dl # [Read More]