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American Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn listens to an official from the Korea Ski Association at the Jeongseon Alpine Center, Tuesday, the venue for alpine skiing at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games, in Gangwon Province. The skier visited Korea to be named an honorary ambassador of the Games, a day after it was announced that her romantic relationship with golfer Tiger Woods had ended./ Yonhap

May 5, 2015

Facebook helps police find missing children

The National Police Agency (NPA) said on its Facebook page it would help find missing children via social networking services. / Screen capture from FacebookBy Lee Min-hyungThe National Police Agency (NPA) has partnered with Facebook to find missing or abducted children faster.The NPA will issue alerts, including pictures and details of missing children, on the news feeds of Facebook users who live in areas where the children go missing.The service starts in the middle of this month and is expected to boost search efforts, as nearly 14 million people are Facebook users out of the nation’s total population of more than 51 million. Users can spread the alerts to their friends by clicking the “share” button.“The issue of missing children needs a lot of attention from society,” the NPA said on its Facebook page. “We hope all of us care about the issue and make efforts to find the missing children.”In January, Facebook started sending Amber Alerts to United States users to help find missing children.The Amber Alert, or Child Abduction Emergency, s

May 5, 2015

Facebook helps police find missing children

In memory of heroes

Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Sung-choon gives a speech at the 66th memorial ceremony for 10 soldiers, at Unification Park in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. The soldiers blew themselves up to regain a position from the North Korean Army at Mt. Songak in Gaeseong on May 4, 1949 during a confrontation before the 1950-53 Korean War./ Yonhap

May 4, 2015

Subway library

Children read books on a subway train of line No. 3 in Seoul, which is decorated with pictures from children’s storybooks, Monday, a day before Children’s Day. Seoul Metro, the subway operator, runs the special train as part of its “FunFun Subway” events through June 3./ Yonhap

May 4, 2015

Park meets EU delegation

President Park Geun-hye speaks during a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, second from left. Park returned to work after a week-long absence due to fatigue from her tour of South America. / Yonhap

May 4, 2015

Thawing relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Eric Chu, chairman of Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday. Xi held talks with the visiting leader, the first such meeting in seven years. Chu reaffirmed the party’s support for eventual unification with the mainland as part of continuing rapprochement between the former bitter enemies. / AFP-Yonhap

May 4, 2015

Saenuri leader at royal ritual

Ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung in a traditional outfit, center, oversees King Suro’s family ritual named Chunghyang Daeje at the Royal Tomb of the king, the first ancestor of the family name Gimhae Kim, in the namesake city in South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday./ Yonhap

May 3, 2015

Yo-Kai watches most popular gifts for Children's Day

/ YonhapYo-Kai watches are the most popular gift for Children's Day, according to Lotte Mart.Sales of the Japanese animation toy surpassed those of Tobot and Power Rangers, which have long ruled the market.One model of the Yo-Kai watch topped sales; the other model was second, followed by Hello Carbot Penta Storm and Turning Mecard. 

May 3, 2015

Yo-Kai watches most popular gifts for Children's Day

Keeping secrets drain your energy

  / August McLaughlin blog  The more you think about a secret, the more motivation resources you use, a research has found.According to Columbia Business School, keeping secrets means carrying “physical weight,” which can drain energy and make tasks hard.“Being preoccupied by a secret at work can be demotivating,” the Daily Mail quoted Michael Slepian, an assistant professor at Columbia Business School, as saying“The burden of secrecy can make things around you appear more challenging and if you're less motivated to tackle these challenges, your performance can suffer.”

May 2, 2015

Paul McCartney to perform for the first time in Korea

/ YonhapPaul McCartney, a member of the legendary band the Beatles, will hold his much-anticipated first-ever concert in South Korea on Saturday.The concert will take place at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium at 8 p.m. as part of his "Out There" world tour that began in Brazil in 2013.The event has drawn much anticipation as the 72-year-old canceled his previous concert in Seoul due to health problems a year ago.Upon arriving at Incheon International Airport on Friday night, the star received a warm welcome from some 500 fans and journalists.According to the Seoul event's organizers, he was in good shape after successfully finishing a tour of Japan.During the April 21-28 concerts in Japan, the veteran British musician surprised the audience by singing a total of 39 songs in a three-hour running time despite his old age.They included both Beatles hits and his own: "Magical Mystery Tour," "Can't Buy Me Love," "Save Us," "Let Me Roll It," "Jet," "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five," "The Long and Winding Road," and "We Can Work It Out." He reportedly filled about two-thirds of the list with Beatles

May 2, 2015

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Looking for tiger?

Facebook helps police find missing children

In memory of heroes

Subway library

Park meets EU delegation

Thawing relations

Saenuri leader at royal ritual

Yo-Kai watches most popular gifts for Children's Day

Keeping secrets drain your energy

Paul McCartney to perform for the first time in Korea

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