Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Kim Byung-rok survived tuberculosis when he was 23, but was left with one good ...

Footwear completes every wardrobe signifying how important shoes are not only to protect your feet but also in the realm of fashion. “Gatsin,” better known as flower shoes, are traditional Korean ...

Kim Myung-sik has never stopped making shoes. Since first entering the business when he was 13, just after the Korean War, he’s been at work. Shoemaking for him was a way of survival, and he learned ...

In this March 25, 2020 photo, South Korean shoe repairman Kim Byung-rok shows his land during an interview in Paju, South Korea. Kim is in news after he revealed plans to donate his property to help ...

Reporting from Seoul — Step aside, Imelda Marcos, for the newest shoe maven in Asia: the sole purloiner of Seoul. For years, his eye was on men’s shoes, mostly designer brands like Bally and Ferragamo ...

If the idea of 30,000 worn-out shoes amassed together to form a “shoe tree” doesn’t sound impressive on paper, just wait until you see the photos. According to The Korea Herald, the art installation ...

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We have often witnessed protest movements being named after a certain item used by demonstrators. The Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong is one prominent example. During a series of protests in 2014 some ...