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Korean War veteran's remains buried

The bereaved family of Raymond Joseph Benard, a French man who served as a U.N. solder during the Korean War (1950-1953), and Korean singerLee Seung-chul, right, bury a jar of the cremated remains of the veteran, at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Friday. Benard, who considered Korea his second home, asked his family to bury him in Korea in his will. Benard and Lee maintained a friendship since 2010 when Lee sent his CDs and letters to foreign war veterans. / Yonhap

May 15, 2015

President with teachers

President Park Geun-hye smiles holding her school picture at a ceremony commemorating the 34th anniversary of Teachers’ Day at a hotel in Yangjae-dong, Seoul. Park met Kim Hye-ran, right, teacher of second year at Sacred Heart Girls’ Middle School, and Park Jeong-mi, left, teacher of first year at Sacred Heart Girls’ High School. / Yonhap

May 15, 2015

Woman dies after being hit by train

/ Korea Times fileA woman in her 70s has died, Thursday afternoon, after being hit by an ITX train near Daejeon, south of Seoul."An ITX Saemaeul train hit the woman who had been sitting on a railroad track at around 4:35 p.m, leaving train operations suspened for over an hour," a railway official said.The accident happened at the track between Daejeon Station and Secheon Station, some 170 kilometer south of Seoul. The train was en route to Seoul Station after departing from Busan Station.The railway operator, Korea Railroad Corp. (Korail), said it resumed service after dealing with the aftermath of the accident.Police are investigating what caused the accident.

May 14, 2015

Teachers' Day

Private First Class Jung Yeon-tae, from the 40th Army Division, greets his teacher at Busan Business High School in the southern part of the city during a surprise visit Thursday, one day ahead of Teachers’ Day./ Yonhap

May 14, 2015

Former prime minister questioned

Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo speaks to media as he enters the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul to undergo questioning, Thursday. The questioning came 17 days after he resigned as prime minister amid brewing allegations that he received 30 million won ($27,000) in illegal funds from Sung Woan-jong, the late former chairman of Keangnam Enterprises in April 2013./ Yonhap

May 14, 2015

Military agency remains firm on Steve Yoo ban

Yoo Seung-jun / Korea Times fileThe military manpower agency has made it clear that former top Korean singer and dancer Yoo Seung-jun can never obtain Korean citizenship.“Yoo broke his promise (to serve in the military) and abandoned Korean citizenship,” a Military Manpower Administration (MMA) spokesperson told SBS TV show “One Night of TV Entertainment,” which aired on Wednesday.“According to law, he can never recover his nationality, nor do we consider lifting a ban on him reentering the country.”After debuting in 1997, Yoo gained nationwide popularity, before leaving for the United States in 2002. He had earlier said he would enlist, but retracted his words and dodged mandatory military service.All able-bodied Korean men must do military service for about two years.The MMA announcement came a day after Yoo posted a message on his Weibo page that read: “Do you remember me? It has been 13 years since I left Korea. Now, I want to return to you. I am very careful and nervous, but want to be honest and sincere. I apologize for being too late.&

May 14, 2015

Military agency remains firm on Steve Yoo ban

Workmate stress takes toll on office workers

 / YonhapBy Rachel LeeMost office workers feel stress because of their workmates, a survey has found.According to job recruiting site Incruit, 93.3 percent of respondents said their colleagues had caused them stress. The company surveyed its 585 employees.The worst type of workmates were those who did not communicate well (25.7 percent), those who talked behind someone's back (20.1 percent), those who could not control anger (15.6 percent) and the lazy (13.8 percent).Ninety-five percent of workers said the stress affected their performance.To prevent problems, more than a quarter said they tried to avoid those who caused them stress, while 21.4 percent said they had no choice but to live with it.  

May 14, 2015

Workmate stress takes toll on office workers

Binge drinking worst among better-educated women

/ YonhapBy Rachel LeeHighly educated professional women drink at dangerous levels, a study has found.According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), among the biggest binge drinkers in 15 developed countries are wealthier, better-educated women. For men, the poorer, less-educated group led the way.“More years spent in education, improved labor market prospects, increased opportunities for socializing, delayed pregnancies and family ties are all part of women's changing lifestyles, in which alcohol drinking, sometimes including heavy drinking, has easily found a place,” the report, “Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use,” said.The increase in binge drinking among those women might be due to more stress from higher responsibilities in their better-paid jobs, the report said. It might also be because drinking among women has become more accepted.Hazardous drinking was also growing among children, the study found.The proportion of 15-year-olds who have drunk alcohol increased from 30 percent in 2002 to 40 percent in 2010. The proportion of 1

May 14, 2015

Binge drinking worst among better-educated women

CV photo puts good-looking women out of jobs

  / Courtesy of Aboutjobapplication blog Attractive women should think twice about enclosing their photo when applying for a job because they are less likely to get an interview, research has foundAccording to Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, women who work in a company may be jealous of beautiful rivals joining them.Researchers submitted CVs for about 2,500 jobs over 18 months. They made up the personal information, qualifications and experience.The CVs without pictures were most likely to be offered an interview. Those with photos of “ordinary looking” women were next. But the CVs with photos of attractive women came last.“Females in charge of hiring may well be jealous of prospective female employees who are attractive and compete with them for mates, or at least for the attention of male co-workers,” the Daily Mail quoted researcher Bradley Ruffle as saying. 

May 14, 2015

CV photo puts good-looking women out of jobs

Pizza vending machine new way to make dough

/ Courtesy of Working P CompanyBy Rachel LeeThe world’s first pizza vending machine has landed in Korea.The Let’s Pizza, made in Italy, was launched at Seoul Food 2015, Tuesday, at Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. The four-day food industry exhibition, established in 1983, is the third largest in Asia. Under the theme “Wave on the Table,” about 1,480 exhibitors from 44 countries are taking part.The vending machine creates the pizza by kneading the dough, mixing the ingredients and selecting the toppings ― margherita, pepperoni, ham or bacon. The pizza takes about three minutes to bake.“All the ingredients used are from Italy, and we use 100 percent real cheese,” Seo Soo-jin, 28, CEO of distributor P & Food System, told The Korea Times. “It’s good quality and the prices are reasonable, too.”Prices are expected to be between 6,200 and 6,800 won. Cash, credit and check cards can be used in the machine. The company said maintenance was designed to be quick and easy, with daily cleaning taking about 10 minutes and a weekly

May 14, 2015

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Korean War veteran's remains buried

President with teachers

Woman dies after being hit by train

Teachers' Day

Former prime minister questioned

Military agency remains firm on Steve Yoo ban

Workmate stress takes toll on office workers

Binge drinking worst among better-educated women

CV photo puts good-looking women out of jobs

Pizza vending machine new way to make dough

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