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Bon appetit

Sparrows eat rice in a paddy in Seocheon, South Chungcheong Province,Friday, after the crop ripened. / Yonhap

Oct 17, 2014

Korean men worried about partner's 'sordid past'

A large percentage of Korean men are concerned that the women they date could have been involved in the sex industry, a recent survey revealed.The poll by marriage agencies Bien-Aller and Only-U asked 534 single Korean men and women what they feared and hoped for when it came to potential life partners.A whopping 34.5 percent of Korean men are concerned that potential mates may have been involved in the sex trade, the survey found.Meanwhile, 36.3 percent of the women said their husband’s previous relationships were the source of the most anxiety.Asked about the best life experience for a potential husband to have had, most women chose studying abroad.   “Living abroad can hint at a brighter (economic) future for men…so those who lived abroad are thought of as husband material,” Bien-Aller consultant Cho Mi-hyun said.

Oct 17, 2014

University's 'art competition' draws thousands

/ Yonhap A special admissions test administered by Hanyang University’s arts department drew thousands of applicants to COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in southern Seoul this month.Over 3,200 students flooded to the convention center for a chance to be selected for 15 spots in program’s incoming freshman class.The school said it adopted the unconventional admissions procedure because it wanted to open the program to everyone, regardless of their previous academic record or awards.The tests, held earlier this month over two days, required the students to create pieces on the spot. Some said the sight of so many students competing for only a few spots was indicative of Korea’s overheated education environment."This makes me want to vomit," a netizen posted on Facebook. "I am preparing for the arts department myself and this is terrible."

Oct 17, 2014

University's 'art competition' draws thousands

Cups

Oct 17, 2014

Lithuanian Speaker visiting

Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, right, shakes hands with Loreta Grauziniene, speaker of the Lithuanian parliament, at his office in Seoul, Thursday./ Yonhap

Oct 16, 2014

Fire drill in river

Anti-disaster training is under way near Wonhyo Bridge over the Han River in Seoul, Thursday. The military, police, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and 17 private ferry operators participated in the drill for joint operations in the event of a fire on a ferry./ Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Oct 16, 2014

1st human rights council meeting

Lim Cheon-young, background, an official handling legal affairs at the Ministry of National Defense, delivers a keynote speech at a council meeting on human rights in the military. It was the first meeting after the defense ministry adopted a set of human rights measures following several abuse cases./ Yonhap

Oct 16, 2014

Help for tourists

Members of the Korea Tourist Police greet foreigners in Myeong-dong, Seoul, Thursday. The special police unit has helped 46,067 foreigners and handled 1,693 cases of taxi fare overcharging and other tourists’ grievances since it was launched last year./ Yonhap

Oct 16, 2014

Minah, footballer Son 'time to separate'

Minah, left, and Son Heung-minMinah from idol group Girl’s Day and football star Son Heung-min have ended their short love affair.The group’s management company DreamT Entertainment official said Thursday the 21-year-old singer “hasn’t been exchanging calls with Son since the news about their love affair made headlines (in late July).” The couple has decided to end their relationship, due to busy schedules and the public’s obsessive interests, the official added.Another media outlet said on the same day that the couple “couldn’t overcome the geographical distance, as the 22-year-old footballer is now playing for German club Bayer Leverkusen and Minah is busy performing in Seoul.

Oct 16, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan