For much of the world, it's a niche product. In North Korea, where winter temperatures are frigid and which cannot produce enough cotton or wool for clothing, the synthetic fibre developed after nylon ...

For much of the world, it’s a niche product. In North Korea, where winter temperatures are frigid and which cannot produce enough cotton or wool for clothing, the synthetic fibre developed after nylon ...

Growing up in a small town in the Korean countryside, Miryeong Hong felt drawn to depictions of traditional Korean clothing, called hanbok, in historical dramas and history books. “The vibrant colors ...

Korean textiles are beautiful and special keepsakes for me. Of many forms and varieties, I'd like to share a few thoughts about my experience of fabrics and patterns. Arguably an important part of any ...

VietNamNet Bridge – The Korean Cultural Centre in Viet Nam is hosting a fabric art exhibition by well-known artist Lee Sung-soon, who has been successful in recreating traditional bojaggi culture.

South Korean researchers have developed a new type of fabric that can generate electricity from sweat and body movements, opening a new chapter of next-generation smart clothes. According to the Korea ...

President Steve Lee at clothing wholesaler Esley in downtown Los Angeles. Korean-American Steve Lee and many others in the L.A. apparel industry have long manufactured much of their clothing in China, ...

In 1951, Navy man Victor V. Waling brought over a bolt of fabric from Korea. This year, his daughter-in-law, Aiken resident Michelle, cut off some of that fabric and constructed a prom dress for her ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visits a vinalon complex in Hamheung, Pyongyang (Reuters) Seoul: For much of the world, it's a niche product. In North Korea, where winter temperatures are frigid and ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - For much of the world, it's a niche product. In North Korea, where winter temperatures are frigid and which cannot produce enough cotton or wool for clothing, the synthetic fiber ...

Known outside North Korea as vinylon, it was christened “vinalon” by founder Kim Il Sung. He ordered it be developed to put clothes on people’s backs. For much of the world, it’s a niche product. In ...