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Is gold facial worth the money?

/Courtesy of YouTubeBy Rachel LeeGone are the days when gold and diamonds were used to craft fine jewelry. Now it comes in the form of a beauty treatment for the super-rich.Oro Gold beauty clinic in London has put 24k gold and vitamins in a gold facial mask that costs up to £1000 per pot. And Britain’s wealthiest spend up to £29,000 a year on the mask and other treatments that include diamond dust, metals and gems, according to the BBC.A pack of 12 Deep Tissue Rejuvenating Masks, with ingredients including gold and sea algae, £1,398 from the company’s website. It says the masks will “give your skin a boost of vitamins, minerals and long lost vital ingredients to help you look and feel radiant.” Other products include a Cryogenic Diamond Mask, which is also very expensive. The website claims that the product, “infused with gold and diamond dust, adds shine and gently moisturizes while reducing the appearance of wrinkles.”However, experts have debunked claims about the benefits of the products.Dr Adam Friedmann, a consultant de

Jan 11, 2015

Korean consumers hungry for ready-to-eat meals

/Courtesy of Orga Whole FoodBy Rachel LeeQuick and healthy meals and snacks are becoming popular in Korea as the number of single-person households rises. According to Statistics Korea, the proportion of single households reached 23.9 percent last year. The proportion has increased by about 6 percent every year since 2000. This has led to a growing demand for convenience food, which is virtually hassle-free, especially for those who do not have time to cook daily.The food industry is benefitting as consumers living on their own buy these products and more working professionals are eating at their desks. Korea’s food makers have launched some healthy snacks and frozen meals to meet the growing demand. Orga Whole Food’s frozen fried rice is a popular convenience food, available in three flavors and suitable for microwaves.For those on the go, grabbing a cereal bar for breakfast is quick and easy. Organica’s cereal bars, made of almonds, walnuts and cranberries, contain vitamins and proteins that restore energy.Other popular foods include Ildong Greek Yogurt and Dole T

Jan 11, 2015

Korean consumers hungry for ready-to-eat meals

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Jan 11, 2015

Sad graduation

Graduating students from Danwon High School in Ansan, GyeonggiProvince, offer a silent tribute to those who died when the ferry Sewolcapsized, during a graduation ceremony at the school, Friday. The tragedy claimed the lives of 250 students at the school. / Yonhap

Jan 9, 2015

Man paralyzed after diving into hotel pool

/YonhapA court ruled Thursday that a hotel was liable for compensation for damages caused from diving into its swimming pool if proper warning signs were not posted to warn against diving into shallow areas.Seoul Central District Court ordered the hotel to pay 330 million won (US $300,000) in compensation to a man who became a quadriplegic after hitting the bottom of the shallow end of its pool.The man checked into a five-star hotel in Seoul with his girlfriend on August 2011. He later dived into the 1.2m deep swimming pool and hit his head on the floor, severely injuring his spine.“Although there were signs signaling the depth of the pool, users could ― in an excited mood ― have dived without recognizing the danger. The hotel should have prevented the accident with warning signs,” court decided.“But, because the accident happened during daytime where the danger was recognizable with the shallowness of water, the plaintiff is partly responsible,” the court added, limiting the hotel’s liability to 20 percent.

Jan 9, 2015

Man paralyzed after diving into hotel pool

Blue sheep mugs and tumblers hit jackpot among mothers-to-be

Starbucks' blue sheep mugs and tumblers / YonhapWith the arrival of the Year of Sheep, Starbucks Korea’s blue sheep mugs and tumblers have scored a nationwide jackpot, selling out all of its limited products in only two days.According to Starbucks Korea, the products were a smash hit especially among mothers-to-be because there is a popular belief in Korea that drinking from a blue sheep mug is good for pregnant women.Starbucks Korea said Friday that the limited-edition products were sold out in the nation’s 730 stores in just two days after they were released on New Year’s Day.“The blue sheep symbolizes good luck in Korea. For those who are expecting a baby this year, the mugs and tumblers have drawn immense popularity. Some people also bought them as a gift for expectant mothers,” Yonhap News Agency quoted a company official as saying.Given that about 10,000 blue horse mugs and tumblers, released for last year’s New Year’s Day, were sold out in a few hours, the company tripled the supply for the sheep mugs and tumblers this year.At another

Jan 9, 2015

Blue sheep mugs and tumblers hit jackpot among mothers-to-be

Must-see sight for this winter: 'Snow World' at PyeongChang

/ YonhapKorea’s biggest winter festival the “23rd Daegwallyeong Snow Festival” started Jan. 9 and will run to the 18th in PyeongChang, Gangwon-do.Visitors can enjoy various sight-seeing and events such as sleigh rides, spinning tops, bobsleighs, snow rafting, and four wheel bikes with a mountain village theme.Visitors can find 36 snow sculptures including Rubber ducks or Admiral Yi Sun-shin and 5 giant ice sculptures, such as an Igloo or Gwanghwamun made from 500 individual pieces of ice.The International Semi-Nude Marathon where people run 5 or 10km wearing only their pants is held on Jan. 11 and is one of the most popular events of the festival.The festival will tie in with the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics. Tourists can experience winter Olympic sports like Bobsleigh, curling, skating, or biathlon.Admission fee is 3,000 won (US $2.70) for the snow and ice sculpture exhibition. Admission during nighttime is free. Rent fees for sporting activities like sleigh riding and autobiking, ranges from 5,000-10,000 won.“We look forward to promoting the city iden

Jan 9, 2015

Must-see sight for this winter: 'Snow World' at PyeongChang

Actress fears being asexual

Kim Bu-seon / Korea Times fileKBS’s new reality TV show showed actress Kim Bu-seon surprising viewers, Thursday, with a confession that she has long been worried she might be asexual.In “Bonbang Sasu,” aired on Thursday night, the actress’s daughter asked her what female sexual dysfunction meant. Kim, 55, replied that it “may refer to people like me, those who don’t feel sexual desires.”Kim confessed she has been feeling left out for a long time, believing she could be the only person with such a problem. She said she now felt better because she had realized others in Korea had the same problem.“Bonbang Sasu” shows instant reactions from celebrities and others after they watch current TV shows, including news and entertainment.Kim drew public attention last September when she personally investigated a possible heating bill forgery by the managers of her apartment in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. 

Jan 9, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan

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Jan 9, 2015

Seoul-Toyko dialogue

Ahn Chong-ghee, right, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Yasumasa Nagamine before holding the 13th South Korea-Japan high-level economy consultative meeting, at the foreign ministry headquarters in Seoul, Thursday./ Yonhap

Jan 8, 2015

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Is gold facial worth the money?

Korean consumers hungry for ready-to-eat meals

Distance

Sad graduation

Man paralyzed after diving into hotel pool

Blue sheep mugs and tumblers hit jackpot among mothers-to-be

Must-see sight for this winter: 'Snow World' at PyeongChang

Actress fears being asexual

Things gonna be alright

Seoul-Toyko dialogue

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