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Gold sales soar with interest rates low

 / Courtesy of YouTubeGold bars have long been an alternative type of investment for accruing assets. As low interest rates on bank deposits are expected to prolong this year, more people in the country are buying gold for investment and also as gift for anniversaries. According to Gmarket, the country’s leading e-commerce company, sales of gold bars and products made of pure gold have jumped by 98 percent this month from the same period last year. “Gold-investment has become widely popular in the country especially smaller pieces, which are also ideal for gift,” a Gmarket spokesperson said. More affordable options include 24-karat pure gold bullions, which cost 194,000 won ($180) per 3.75 grams, and 24K pure gold rings priced at 196,000 won for 3.75 grams. A 24K gold ring is a traditional gift for a Korean baby’s first birthday.The company also said that sales of silver bullion have also increased this month by 38 percent from last month. Other popular items include an “Herb Flower 24K Gold Rose” and “Pure Gold Carnation Brooch,”

Jan 25, 2015
Gold sales soar with interest rates low

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Jan 25, 2015
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Jan 24, 2015
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Spicy foods stimulate appetite in winter

/ Courtesy of Dahyang Duck & Chicken Butcher’s Do you feel the chill this winter and need something to warm you up? If you’re in Korea, you may want to try something with a kick.According to people in the food industry, more people are opting for fiery-hot dishes to stimulate the appetite after a long day in the cold. “People crave spicy meals due to their warming powers so this type of dish has become widely popular in restaurants,” said a spokesperson for Dahyang Duck & Chicken Butcher’s, which located in Sinsa-dong, southern Seoul.The restaurant’s Double Pepper Chicken and Duck is one of the customers’ favorite choices on the menu. It’s a pan-fried chicken and duck dish cooked with chili peppers. According to the restaurant, a compound in chili peppers known capsaicin causes blood vessels to relax. Chiilis are also said to be rich in vitamin C. Other popular dishes include the Bulgogi Brothers’ “Seoul Style Bulgogi” (Korean barbequed beef) and the spicy “Snow Crab Shabu Shabu” by Chaesundang

Jan 24, 2015
Spicy foods stimulate appetite in winter

Grading art work

Professors of the College of Art and Design at Konkuk University grade admission applicants’ work after the art performance test at an auditorium on the school’s campus in eastern Seoul, Friday. / Yonhap

Jan 23, 2015

Future soldiers

Female cadets receive basic military training at the Korea Army Academy in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, Friday. This year, the academy selected 20 female cadets for the first time since its establishment in 1968. The official admission of cadets, including them, is on Feb. 16. / Yonhap

Jan 23, 2015

'Korea Night' at Davos Forum

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, center, talks with Klaus Schwab, right, founder and president of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Huh Chang-soo, chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries, during a “Korea Night” event held on the sidelines of this year’s WEF in Davos, Switzerland, Friday. / Yonhap

Jan 23, 2015

Former Starcraft pro names his child Marine

Lim Yo-hwan, left, and Marine from Blizzard's StarCraft / Korea Times fileKim Ga-yeonFamous StarCraft player Lim Yo-hwan announced he will name his child Marine after the infantry unit in the game’s Terran species.In an interview with a local news outlet Wednesday, the 36-year-old eSport legend said he couldn’t think of other names aside from the popular unit from the real-time strategic computer video game. His wife, actress Kim Ga-yeon, 44, agreed to the name, he added.Lim confirmed his wife is six-weeks pregnant.Kim mentioned on her Facebook page on the same day her deceased father gave her a gift, referring to the baby.“I am worried because of my old age but I’m grateful for everyone’s care,” Kim said. She said in the post that Lim, now director of Korea-based online social casino games and mobile RPG developer ME2ON, played a part in launching a poker commission.Lim debuted in 1999 as an eSport player and won many StarCraft championships until 2006. He was in the cast of tvN’s entertainment TV show, “The Genius: Rule Breaker”

Jan 23, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
Former Starcraft pro names his child Marine

Easy recipe cooking shows grow in popularity

Two hosts, Shin Dong-yeop and Sung Si-kyung, on 'Today's Meal' on Olive TV. / Screen Capture from YouTubeThe popularity of cooking shows is on the rise with hosts introducing easy recipes people can try without much difficulty.While restaurant review shows such as Olive TV’s “Tasty Road” or Y-STAR’s “Gourmet Road” used to be the major food show trend, cooking shows introducing easy recipes are gaining popularity with viewers.Lifestyle cable channel Olive TV’s “Today's Menu” with hosts Shin Dong-Yeop and Sung Si-kyung introduces easy food recipes that encourage anyone to try. The menus vary from home-cooked meals such as doenjang stew or kimbap, to cooking know-how presented by famous chefs.Another popular show, “Three Meals a Day,” on cable channel TVN gained attention for its unique theme ― two men from the city going into rural areas looking for ingredients from nature. Without any fancy or mouth-watering recipes, the show gained popularity by focusing on the pleasure of enjoying meals with loved ones.The r

Jan 23, 2015
Easy recipe cooking shows grow in popularity

Siberian Tiger eats its own baby cub

/ YonhapA 10-year-old Siberian tiger, a globally endangered species, has eaten its baby at a zoo in Busan, South Gyeongsang Province.At The Park, the only zoo in the Busan area, the Siberian tiger gave birth to a cub which disappeared after 20 days, on Dec. 10. Zoo personnel did not find the carcass of the cub, but instead discovered a blood stain around the mother tiger’s mouth and presumed that she had eaten her own baby.Some argued that the zoo failed to manage the tigers properly. While incidents of big cats biting and killing their own babies do happen, cases of them actually eating their young are extremely rare, animal activist groups said in blaming the management of the zoo.Artificial rearing is customary for baby cubs, as the mother tiger can be under extreme stress after giving birth. Yet, the zoo put the mother tiger and the cub in the same cage.The manager at The Park said, “On the day of the accident, the mother tiger tried to jump to its male tiger in the next cage but failed, which might have brought stress.”

Jan 23, 2015
Siberian Tiger eats its own baby cub
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