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Women opt for 'athleisure' look

/ Courtesy of The Lab108 By Rachel Lee“Athleisure” is the buzzword of the fashion industry this year.Formed by combining the words “athlete” and “leisure,” the term means a hybrid of sportswear and the rest of one’s wardrobe. These clothes are sporty but do not need extra accessories, like a yoga mat or a bottle of sparkling water.According to industry sources, designers and retailers are obsessed with this trend, launching a series of athleisure items and suggesting styling tips.Alexander Wang’s collection for high street brand H&M, launched in November, is one example. Much of the collection included gym-ready clothing like hoodies, vests, boxing bags and sports bras.“As more people have taken an interest in health and fitness, the ‘athleisure’ look has become the ‘it’ style of the season,” The Lab108 CEO Kim Yoon-young said.The local multi-brand boutique offers a wide range of athleisure products. Warp printed leggings by H&M and sportswear label Nike, in particular, are one of th

Mar 13, 2015
Women opt for 'athleisure' look

Tourists find Korea less friendly than China

/ YonhapBy Rachel LeeKorea is seen as less friendly to foreign visitors than Japan and China.According to a “kindness” survey by travel site tour.com, Korea ranked 21st with 67 points, behind neighbors Japan and China, which were 12th and 15th with 72 and 69 points respectively.The poll was conducted over three years from 2011, with 15,320 people from 124 nations surveyed.This month, the site unveiled a list of 37 countries that scored more than 50 points. The Philippines took top first place, with 79 points, followed by Ireland, Greece, the Bahamas and Spain.Bangladesh was at the bottom of the list, with 51 points, while Nepal and the Maldives scored 54.

Mar 13, 2015

Opposition meeting

Rep. Moon Jae-in, center, chairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, speaks during a party meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, Friday. He said that a planned three-way meeting with President Park Geun-hye and ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung for Tuesday should help revive the economy and improve the people’s livelihoods. / Yonhap

Mar 13, 2015

FM meeting

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, right, shakes hands with Slovene Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec during his visit to the ministry’s headquarters in Seoul, Friday. They discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation./ Yonhap

Mar 13, 2015

Healing place

Visitors look at images of trees at a public gallery inside Seoul City Hall, Friday. The gallery plays nature sounds and supplies oxygen to provide a resting place for visitors and help them relieve stress. / Yonhap

Mar 13, 2015

Saenuri welcomes rate c

Ruling Saenuri Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung takes questions from reporters over the Bank of Korea’s cut in its interest rate during his visit to Ulsan Museum, Thursday. The Saenuri Party welcomed the BOK’s decision to slash the base rate to a record low of 1.75 percent. / Yonhap

Mar 12, 2015

Rescue training

A diver jumps from a helicopter during a rescue drill conducted near Dongjak Bridge over the Han River in Seoul, Thursday./ Yonhap

Mar 12, 2015

President's prayer

President Park Geun-hye prays during a meeting organized by the Korea National Prayer Breakfast at the COEX in Samseongdong, southern Seoul, Thursday./ Yonhap

Mar 12, 2015

Female Army officers

Female Army officers cheer during a ceremony for new officers at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, Thursday. A total of 6,478 trainees from the Army, Navy and Air Force were commissioned as second-lieutenants./ Yonhap

Mar 12, 2015

Some students out of uniforms, not by choice

/ YonhapBy Lee Ji-hyeThere is a reason why many students are wearing clothing other than school uniforms – it is a case of a reason within a reason.Public schools are required from this year to purchase uniforms in bulk from one provider, instead of allowing students to buy whatever brand they like.The obvious benefit is lower prices. But this sometimes comes at the cost of quality and a delay in delivery of orders that overwhelm suppliers who are smaller in scale than the big brands.For more than 40 schools in Seoul, uniform manufacturers have failed to deliver on time."I chose not to buy my son's uniform with the group purchasing at school, because there was one company that he really liked in particular, but they changed the school badge so the company didn’t have it," said a parent surnamed Kim, 43, from Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province."I called the company (that the school bought uniforms from) because we had no other choice, but they simply didn’t have any in stock, so we couldn't buy it because we hadn't signed up for the group purchase to begin with."Ot

Mar 12, 2015
Some students out of uniforms, not by choice
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