from victor.....

this is what happens when alex goes back to taiwan

 

South Korean pop culture boosts country's cosmetics exports in Chinese-speaking world

South Korean cosmetics exports to Asia, especially to Chinese-speaking countries, surged last year on the back of high awareness of South Korea's pop culture in the region, a government office said Wednesday (February 22). The country's cosmetics exports (excluding fragrances and bath goods) rose 35.6% to $222.2m last year, up 35.6% from a year earlier, the Korea Customs Office said. Such products did not include perfumes and bath goods. China was the biggest importer with a rise of 32.8% to $62.73m in imports, up 32.8% from the previous year. Taiwan's imports surged 157.4% to $33.45m and Japan's rose 32.8% to $29.79m. Hong Kong's imports rose 69.6% to $25.42m and Singapore's rose 73.8% to $7.63m. The country also exported $6.69m worth of products to still-undeveloped Vietnam, up 4.5%. However, officials also said that countries not affected by Korean pop culture saw falling imports with the US taking 16.3% less at $26.09m. South Korea imported $418.39m worth of cosmetics, up 10.6% on the year with France the largest exporter followed by the US and Japan. hahaha...and its even funnier that RAIN is currently in taipei sponsoring this DHC product....