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Affordable children's hanbok popular this Seollal

A girl tries on a hanbok at a Homeplus store in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Friday. / YonhapInexpensive children’s hanbok (Korean traditional attire) is selling well through retail websites ahead of Korea’s lunar New Year holiday.According to online outlet Gmarket, Wednesday, sales of children’s hanbok jumped by 259 percent from Feb. 6 to Feb. 12, compared to figures for the same period a year earlier. Products purchased range from 10,000 won to 30,000 won.In particular, the sale of hanbok for girls jumped to almost six times last year’s figure (a 486 percent increase), and sales of hanbok for boys and babies both grew by 15 percent.“Many affordable yet nice designs for children’s hanbok have become available, so more parents have been opting to buy them for their children as a gift for Seollal,” a Gmarket official said.The retailer also attributed soaring sales to the warmer weather because the holiday this year is in mid-February.A children’s hanbok set ‘Chocolate star hat hanbok,’ also came in fourth in sales for Seollal gift

Feb 17, 2015By Kim Bo-eun
Affordable children's hanbok popular this Seollal

LG releases video to clear air in washer row

Jo Seong-jin / YonhapLG Electronics has released video footage online to defend itself over a vandalism row with Samsung Electronics.LG Electronics home appliance division president Jo Seong-jin posted the video presentation on Monday to argue that the company did not try to vandalize Samsung washers at stores in Germany before the IFA electronics show last September.Jo said he posted the video for the “sake of his reputation as a washer designer for the past 40 years and his company.”He said his company had analyzed CCTV video footage that showed what appeared to be Jo pressing against the doors of Samsung washers at the stores.   Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office on Sunday indicted Jo and two other LG executives for deliberately damaging Samsung washing machines.

Feb 17, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
LG releases video to clear air in washer row

'Earn a lot and be rich' - and be depressed, too

Koreans share with families and friends well-wishing annual greetings in the New Year holiday. / Korea Times fileThe New Year saying “Earn a lot and be rich” tops the list of annual greetings that people find the most depressing, a survey shows.Online employment agency “Alba Heaven” surveyed 2,200 people on Monday.In second place were “Make it happen and let us eat together voraciously” and “Be more handsome and prettier this year.”The third most depressing remark was “Let’s meet at the year’s end with your significant other.”Other depressing remarks included “You will get a good job” and “Why don’t you get married this year?”

Feb 16, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
'Earn a lot and be rich' - and be depressed, too

'Grandpas over Flowers' visits Greece with actress Choi Ji-woo

Crews of "Grandpas over Flowers" Season 3 / YonhapThe veteran cast of “Grandpas over Flowers” left for Greece on Sunday to film the show’s third season, with actress Choi Ji-woo joining them.The actors are Baek Il-seob, 72, Shin Goo, 80, Lee Soon-jae 81, Park Geun-hyung, 76, and “baby” Lee, 44, Seo-jin, who helps the four veterans.Producers of the cable network tvN show say Choi will add some feminine charm.Filming in Greece will last 10 days.

Feb 16, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
'Grandpas over Flowers' visits Greece with actress Choi Ji-woo

Mother of man who mocked ferry victims makes public apology

The Sewol ferry that sank last April left more than 300 people dead or missing. / Korea Times fileThe mother of a man who mocked Sewol ferry sinking victims made a public apology on Sunday.The man, surnamed Kim, 20, posted a selfie last month in which he wore a Danwon High School uniform while eating a fish snack.More than 300 people, mostly students from the high school, died or went missing after the ferry capsized on their field trip in April 2014.The posting on user-content website Ilbe Storehouse angered the public. Police detained Kim days after he posted the picture.“When I was informed of the news, I was shocked,” the mother said in a letter of apology to Yonhap News Agency. “I was dumbfounded, and didn’t apologize to them immediately.”“I should have apologized right after the incident. “It is my fault because I brought him up in a wrong way. I am so sorry to hurt their feelings.”

Feb 16, 2015
Mother of man who mocked ferry victims makes public apology

Aviation fuel prices continue to fall

/ YonhapAviation fuel prices are falling along with plunging oil prices.An airline industry official said Monday that aviation fuel prices will fall from level 2 to level 1 next month.The aviation fuel price for the U.S.,, Europe and Africa will fall from $15 to $5, while the Middle East and Oceania price will fall from$14 to $4.The southwest Asia and middle Asia will fall from $7 to $2, China and northeast Asia from $5 to $2. For Japan and Shantung Province in China, the price will fall from $3 to $1. For Southeast Asia, the price will fall from $6 to $2.Aviation fuel prices have been falling steadily since last September, when the prices were at level 14. The price could ease to “zero” again if the falls continue.Fuel surcharges are imposed when Singapore aircraft fuel costs above 150 cents a gallon. 

Feb 16, 2015
Aviation fuel prices continue to fall

Many married men have sexual affairs

/ Korea Times fileNearly forty percent of married men in Korea have sexual affairs with other women, a survey shows.The Korean Women’s Development Institute surveyed 2,000 men and women in July 2014 and published the result recently, a newspaper said Monday. A total of 36.9 percent of male respondents said they had sex with other women after getting married.Only 6.5 percent of female respondents said they had sexual affairs with other men after marriage.Of the men who had affairs, 23.6 percent said they faced legal penalties for committing adultery.Married men and single women were the major groups that committed adultery, with the latter targeting married men.

Feb 16, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
Many married men have sexual affairs
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