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Korea-US joint firing drill

A U.S. soldier of the 25th Division fires an M777A2 howitzer during a ROK-U.S. joint firing drill held at a frontline area in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. It was the first time that a M777A2 howitzer has been mobilized in the firing drill on the Korean Peninsula. / Yonhap

Mar 15, 2015

Biking for fresh air

Members of Green Bicycle Volunteers, an environmental group, ride bikes as part of their campaign to “reduce one ton of greenhouse gas per person” in Gwanghwamun Plaza, central Seoul, Sunday. / Yonhap

Mar 15, 2015

Korea-US joint firing drill

U.S. soldiers of the 25th Division take a commemorative photograph on the K-9 self-propelled gun during a ROK-U.S. joint firing drill held at a frontline area in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday./ Yonhap

Mar 15, 2015

Kiwi envoy meets Saenuri Party leader

New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Clare Fearnley shakes hands with Rep. Kim Moo-sung, chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party, at the National Assembly in Seoul on March 13. The new envoy, who officially began her job as ambassador in February, paid a courtesy visit to the ruling party leader.                                   / Yonhap

Mar 15, 2015

Women start applying makeup early, survey shows

/ YonhapSix in 10 Korean middle school and high school girls apply makeup regularly, a study shows.A significant majority started applying makeup in their middle school years to "look pretty," according to Jun Hye-jung's master's thesis at Sookmyung Women’s University, entitled "Middle and high school girls' skin and the psychological effects of applying makeup.”Jun's results came from a survey of 511 female middle and high school students in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province last September. Questions were based on makeup uses and the emotional outcome that they felt by applying makeup.More than half of the respondents ― 61.4 percent (314 students) said they used makeup regularly, while only 7.4 percent (38 students) said they did not wear makeup.Among the students who said they used makeup, 45.5 percent said they did so to “look beautiful,” while 27.4 percent said they wore makeup to cover skin blemishes.A total of 78.4 percent (276 students) said they started wearing makeup in middle school, while 8 percent (28 students) said they started in elementary school

Mar 15, 2015
Women start applying makeup early, survey shows

Foreign ministry unveils 'White Day' for singles

The Korean government had a little treat for those who might be "singled out" for the "second Valentine's day" a month after February 14 ㅡ White Day.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a two-hour special online event on  Facebook, inviting users to introduce a person who might feel lonely on this romantic day ㅡ offering coupons for free meals at a restaurant.Five winners were selected, from stories about a wide variety of people.First prize went to Lee Ho-wan, for "The forty-year-old single man." Kim So-hyun, Lee's friend, wrote, "He's probably just hanging out with his two cats in his house today. I beg you, please, give him a restaurant coupon."Second was Kim Jung-bin, who nominated himself with "Lonely Single.""Do you know the sorrow of engineer majoring students?" Kim wrote. "It's only been two weeks since class started and I'm alone at a cafe for a huge heap of assignments.“He said he had stayed up until 5 a.m. to finish his homework."Our lovely Ministry of Foreign Affairs, would you please save me and heal my soul through a delicious meal with my friend?" he wro

Mar 15, 2015
Foreign ministry unveils 'White Day' for singles

Seoul gets tough on bribes at school

Elementary school students at a school in Seoul leave their classroom for summer break in the file photo. / Korea Times fileBy Kim Bo-eun With the start of the new semester, the city’s education office is stepping up measures to crack down on bribery in schools.The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Sunday that schools must designate staff to deal with the problem. These staff will have to submit detailed plans to eradicate bribery.The crackdowns will take place in March and September when the semesters start as well as around Teachers Day, Sports Day, excursions and traditional holidays.Schools will also send text messages to parents notifying them that bribery is illegal. School websites will also post warnings.The city’s education office will run a report center on its sen.go.kr. Reports can also be filed to 1588-2060 or to clearnedu@sen.go.kr.Officials and citizens who report such practices will receive 10 times the amount reported, up to 10 million won.People found to be involved in bribery will face heavy punishment. The education office will reduce the fol

Mar 15, 2015By Kim Bo-eun
Seoul gets tough on bribes at school

China urges calm as N. Korea fires missiles

China called for the "relevant parties" to exercise calm and restraint on Friday, a day after North Korea fired seven ground-to-air missiles into the East Sea in apparent show of force against annual military drills between South Korea and the United States.The missiles were launched from the east coast on Thursday evening and landed in the East Sea in a drill supervised by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea's defense ministry said.North Korea routinely test-fires missiles, but ballistic missile tests are banned by U.N. resolutions. The latest missile launch comes as South Korea and the U.S. are conducting annual joint military drills.Asked about the North's Thursday missile firing, China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei replied, "We have taken note of the reports."   "Maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula is in the common interest of all parties," Hong said. "We hope that, given the current circumstances, the relevant parties can do more things that can ease tensions and increase peace and stability of the region." (Yonhap)

Mar 14, 2015

Cheong Wa Dae meeting

President Park Geun-hye, receives Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo, right, at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Friday, before holding a briefing on her March 1-9 visit to four Middle Eastern countries. Other figures are, from left, Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae; Constitutional Court President Park Han-chul; National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa; and National Election Commission Chairman Lee In-bok. President Park called on them to cooperate in speeding up an economic recovery./ Yonhap

Mar 13, 2015

1 dead, three missing in helicopter crash

Relatives of crewmembers aboard the ill-fated helicopter B-511 weep at the West Regional Headquarters of the Korea Coast Guard in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Saturday. The helicopter crashed near the waters of Sinan, South Jeolla Province, Friday night, leaving one crewmember dead and three others missing. / Yonhap By Lee Min-hyungA maritime police helicopter carrying four people crashed off the waters of Sinan, South Jeolla Province, Friday night, leaving one dead and three others missing.The B-511 helicopter that belongs to the West Regional Headquarters of the Korea Coast Guard is believed to have crashed at 8:27 p.m. when it was attempting to land near a seawall on Gageo Island.The coastguard said the helicopter was carrying its two pilots, Choi Seung-ho and Baek Dong-heum, mechanic Park Geun-soo and emergency medic Jang Yong-hoon and was on a rescue mission. Park, 29, was found unconscious near the crash scene, but died a few hours later, according to investigators. The other three crewmembers are still missing.A Coast Guard's patrol vessle carrying a dead body

Mar 13, 2015
1 dead, three missing in helicopter crash
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