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“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” says the love-smitten heroine of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare, who died 400 years ago this year, lived in a world full of roses and rose-themed symbolism – the flower lent its name to the War of the Roses, a turbulent period of English history […]

In the heart of Samcheong-dong, one of the oldest and most fashionable neighborhoods in Seoul, lies a lifestyle shop with a difference. Like the other trendy boutique-like stores in the area, Heartist House is packed to the rafters with some of the smartest-looking clobber and accessories in town. But more than just another outlet for […]

In the cold air of a Canadian December, the long, white blades on the immense tower began turning, as the Armow Wind facility started operations. Two-hundred seventy-three blades on 91 towers together began generating 180 MW of power, providing enough electricity for 70,000 homes. Located on the shore of Lake Huron, about 220 kilometers northwest […]

His rise to the pinnacle of global fashion has been nothing if not meteoric. From Juun.J’s low-key launch of the Lone Costume brand back in 1999 to illuminating Paris Men’s Fashion Week in 2007 to the launch of his eponymous range of global menswear, Juun.J has taken a concept he calls “street tailoring” from relative […]

Two fuzz-covered VIPs have begun making a new home for themselves at Samsung C&T’s Everland in the all-new Panda World. The new arrivals are a pair of giant pandas: a male called Le Bao (乐宝) (above, left) and a female named Ai Bao (爱宝) (right).  The pandas both hail from the Sichuan Dujiangyan Panda Habitat […]

Samsung C&T Trading and Investment Group has recognized a selection of employees for their outstanding contributions to the company’s trailblazing trade creativity drive. As part of its New Culture Awards, a number of the C&T family were rewarded for their efforts. Their number includes a Shanghai-based semiconductor factory guru, a woman who has earned the […]