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Poor sleep linked to drinking problem

Lack of sleep during teenage years can lead to alcohol and substance abuse as an adult, according to a recent study.Teenagers aged 14 to 16 who either have a sleep disorder or do not sleep enough were 47 percent more likely than their counterparts to have a drinking problem later in their lives, the study published in the U.S. medical journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research showed.The research team tracked 6,500 teenagers based on a 1994 to 2002 research analyzing the correlation between sleep, and alcohol and substance abuse.Teenagers who had sleep problems once a week or more often were more likely to be involved in heavy drinking or binge drinking in later years, and even fall into substance abuse, results showed.Teenagers with sleeping disorders were 14 percent more likely to drive under the influence the following day.They were also 11 percent more likely to have problems in relationships after a year of continued sleeping disorders, and were 10 percent more likely to drive under the influence after five years.On the other hand, when teenagers slept an extra hour,

Jan 18, 2015By Kim Bo-eun

KBS criticized for translation 'errors' in IKEA report

Scene from "Special Consumer Report" covering price bubble controversy in IKEA / screen capture from YouTubeKBS’s “Special Consumer Report” caught flak after it aired “wrong” translations of an American professor’s statements in a TV report about furniture giant IKEA in Korea.Unearthed by a local online newspaper, the discovery revealed the program contained “two errors” in an interview with Prof. Brent Neiman from the University of Chicago in its covering of a price bubble controversy in the store in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The errors completely changed the meaning of Prof. Neiman’s responses. When he said “it is not rare for there to be differences of 20 to 21 percentage points between countries,” the program showed a Korean translation reading that such cases were “rare.”When the professor also said “it doesn’t surprise me to see a price disparity in Korea from other countries,” the program translated that as if it did “surprise” him.Netizens rushed to the progr

Jan 18, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
KBS criticized for translation 'errors' in IKEA report

Nine out of 10 connecting to illegal websites are men

/ YonhapNine out of 10 people who connect to illegal websites are men, a report said Sunday.An average of 130,000 people access illegal websites everyday at home or from their workplaces, according to the report by the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC).Among them, men accounted for 89 percent ― those in their 20s and 30s took up 86 percent.The KCSC conducted the research by getting information on 60,000 web users aged over six who connected to the Internet via computer more than once a week last February.The number of users connecting to those sites with smartphones far exceeded that of users who connected via PCs. About 440,000 smartphone users connected to the sites everyday during the same period.The sites provided information on prostitution, gambling and illegal drugs.

Jan 18, 2015
Nine out of 10 connecting to illegal websites are men

Made for you: The rise of 'personalized fashion'

/Courtesy of The North FaceBy Rachel Lee     Fashion products with an individual twist are not really new. For example, it has long been easy to get a T-shirt with a specific name or logo printed on it. But sportswear companies have been taking such customizations to a whole new level, and fashion-forward Koreans are taking advantage. NIKEiD, which allows consumers to build their own Nike products, have become a big success here. Sportswear brands including The North Face and Yonex Korea have followed suit, offering customized options amid a boom in the popularity of outdoor activities.Industry observers say the demand for exclusivity and individuality has increased. “More consumers are taking sport activities more seriously. Such products have adjusted to the level of skills and tastes,” a Yonex Korea spokesperson said. Yonex is a Japanese sports equipment maker.Yonex launched last year its personalized badminton racquet Voltric 70 E-Tune, said to be the first racket that allows seven possible configurations, based on weight distribution.“It’s

Jan 17, 2015
Made for you: The rise of 'personalized fashion'

A sky full of stars

A Sky Full Of Stars

Jan 17, 2015
A sky full of stars

Russell Crowe comes to Seoul for the first time

/ Courtesy of Prain GlobalKiwi actor Russell Crowe is coming to Korea on Saturday for the first time.The actor, film producer and musician is visiting Seoul for a four-day trip which will include a press conference for his upcoming movie, “The Water Diviner.”“I’m off to South Korea on Saturday,” Crowe tweeted. “My first time ― who’s got the intel on Seoul?” he wrote.“I wonder if anyone in South Korea knows I’m coming,” he tweeted.Starring and directed by Crow, the film is based on a story of an Australian farmer who travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I in search of his three missing sons.Crowe will be participating in three events on Jan. 19: A press conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel at 11 a.m., and a Red Carpet Event at Lotte Cinema Konkuk at 7 p.m. and a live-chat at CGV Apgujeong at 9:30.The Red Carpet Event is an hour-long session consisting of a photo session in the lobby of the movie theater along with a fan meeting, according to Nam Yoon-jeong of Prain TPC, a celebrity PR group a

Jan 16, 2015
Russell Crowe comes to Seoul for the first time

Nine of 10 smokers vow to quit as New Year's resolution

An anti-smoking poster reads: smokers are three times more likely to have a stroke. / Korea Times file Nine out of 10 smokers decided to stop smoking as part of their New Year’s resolutions, according to a poll.The poll, which online retailer G Market conducted between Dec. 29 and Jan. 11, showed that 91 percent of smokers resolved to quit. Participants in the poll included 1,493 G Market customers who said they were smokers.Seventy percent of them said they made the decision because of the tobacco price hike. As of the New Year, cigarette prices increased from 2,500 won to 4,500 won. Forty-three percent they would quit for health reasons.Asked how they would quit smoking, 36 percent said they would just resist the urge to smoke.Using smoking substitutes ranked second. Twenty-four percent of men said they would use electronic cigarettes as a substitute, while 28 percent of women said they would eat snacks and candy.Only 14 percent of women said they would use electronic cigarettes.

Jan 16, 2015
Nine of 10 smokers vow to quit as New Year's resolution

NK defector gets accepted to SNU

/ YonhapBy Lee Ji-hyeA North Korean defector surnamed Kim has been admitted to the prestigious Seoul National University (SNU) for this year.Kim ran away from North Korea three years ago and started freshman year classes in high school in 2012.Within one school year, Kim's grades had separated himself from his classmates, receiving the highest possible grade in Korean, Chinese, and English.Young North Korean defectors often struggle in school, activists say, because of gaps with their South Korean peers in language and culture.Kim was reported to have a keen interest in robot technology. He has won awards in physics during competitions.He applied through SNU’s “Equal Opportunity Admission Procedures” with his scores from the national College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) that he took last November.Kim was informed by the admissions office that he had been accepted, along with eight other students, who have physical disabilities.

Jan 16, 2015
NK defector gets accepted to SNU

Boy calls cops on father, then apologizes

The Ulsan Dongbu Police Agency / YonhapA 10-year-old boy in Ulsan called police and reported his father for hitting him, authorities said Thursday. But officers left the scene after they learned that the father had given the boy a “noogie” with his knuckle.The Ulsan Dongbu Police Agency said that the boy was being scolded at after playing computer games for too long, and that his father used his knuckles to make a twisting motion on the boy’s head. Soon after, the boy picked up the phone and called the police."We received a call from the boy and when we got to the scene, the boy and the father both admitted what they did wrong," police officials were reported as saying."There are no signs of injuries nor child abuse, so we just gave the father a warning."The police reportedly informed the father of possible punishments for breaking child abuse laws.

Jan 16, 2015
Boy calls cops on father, then apologizes

'Ban tear gas exports'

Activists hold a rally to demand that the government ban exports of tear gas to Turkey in front of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration in Yongsan, Seoul, Friday. A tear gas manufacturer, Daekwang Chemical,recently secured the government’s permission to export tear gas and anti-demonstration gear to Turkey this month. / Yonhap

Jan 16, 2015
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