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Park meets charity leaders

President Park Geun-hye greets child actress Hong Hwa-ri during a luncheon with people who have donated to the community, at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday. Hong was invited to the luncheon as she donated her entire earnings./ Yonhap

Aug 29, 2014

Notorious pervert from Mt. Bukhan caught

A male pervert who terrorized trekkers on Mt. Bukhan has been caught, Eunpyeong police announced Friday.The police nabbed the criminal known by surname as Lee, 36, on charges of public nudity by pulling down his pants and masturbating on the mountain’s trekking routes in front of female trekkers.The police began to receive reports on Lee since early August and dispatched a policeman to the mountain. With help of trekkers who witnessed Lee, the policeman could spot him and arrest at the scene.Lee has been committing the illicit act about five times starting from August 10 until 27.Police investigation found that Lee is a patient diagnosed with level-three mental disorder. He confessed he has been committing the crime because women screaming at him during masturbation excited him to the point of keep doing it.   

Aug 29, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Notorious pervert from Mt. Bukhan caught

Billboard acclaims girl group Sistar's 'I Swear'

American music magazine Billboard paid notable attention Wednesday to popular idol girl group Sistar’s new music video as they performed their new, zesty dance song “I Swear.”The magazine praised the song off their latest album “Sweet & Sour,” saying that it has encapsulated the group’s stylish fortes with members’ smooth vocals, rapping and high-note techniques.The media gave satisfactory marks on the music video as well, pointing out its liveliness and story-like flow of discourse throughout expressed by fluent close-ups on the scantily clad members’ slender, sexy poses that synced with the exotic landscape of Saipan, where the video was shot.The video’s production was joined by Choi Yong-seok, the nation’s renowned visual artist better known as “Lumpens.”    

Aug 29, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Billboard acclaims girl group Sistar's 'I Swear'

Starbucks in Korea costs twice as much as US

If you are a fan of Starbucks in Korea, be prepared to open up your wallet. In fact, be ready to pay twice as much as Americans.According to a recent report from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Hyundai Research Institute, Starbucks stores in Korea have the sixth-highest prices among international branches.The report said Starbucks was most expensive in Poland, followed by Hungary, Turkey, Greece, and the Czech Republic. The U.S. ranked 20th.The researchers applied a “Purchasing Power Party exchange rate,” to take into account the relevant currency values in each country. On this basis, a tall Americano cost $4.85 in Korea, $2.45 in the U.S. and $3.52 in Japan.It also cost less to have Starbucks in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.A Starbucks official told a local vernacular that Korean Starbucks have a higher operating cost because customers tend to stay and sit in the stores longer. 

Aug 29, 2014
Starbucks in Korea costs twice as much as US

Idol singer's drug charge dropped

Son Ho-youngProsecutors suspended the indictment against singer Son Ho-young, a member of the veteran boy band G.O.D., on charges of taking Zolpidem, a sleep-aid drug that requires a doctor’s prescription, the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office announced Friday.The decision was based on the prosecutors’ conclusion that the 34-year-old has no record of past drug offenses, did not use the drug more than once and acknowledged his mistake.In May, Son was caught trying to commit suicide by locking himself inside his vehicle and igniting a coal fire starter.Son left the vehicle as it caught on fire and was taken to a hospital. He reportedly sustained no serious injuries.While trying to kill himself, he allegedly took Zolpidem, which police discovered while investigating the scene after the incident. 

Aug 29, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Idol singer's drug charge dropped

Men and women react differently after sex

Results from a recent survey supported the common believe that men are more likely to grow distant after having sex than females.A joint survey by matchmaking agencies Bien Aller and Only You asked 556 single men and women, “How did your partner change after first sex?”Nearly 70 percent of male respondents said their partners became more intimate. Only 10 percent of the same group responded that females remained the same after sex.On the other hand, less than forty percent of female respondents said their male partners became more intimate.As to another question, “How did you change after first sex?” 48 percent of male respondents said they were not significantly affected by it. Almost 69 percent of female respondents said they became more passionate towards their male partners.A “couples manager” from Only You speculated that females often become more committed to their partners after first sex because many use the act to declare their romantic intentions. 

Aug 29, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Men and women react differently after sex

Empty Assembly

Citizens take pictures of the National Assembly’s plenary chamber, which remained empty as rival parties locked horns over the Sewol bill, paralyzing the extraparliamentary session. / Yonhap

Aug 28, 2014

Talent donation

Volleyball players from Korean Air’s professional team show students from Asian nations how to handle the ball during an Asian youth leadership program at Honam University in Gwangju, Tuesday. Six players and a coach took part in the program and interacted with 35 students from 20 Asian countries. Korean Air is sponsoring the youth leadership campaign, organized by the U.N. office on Sports for Development and Peace, by providing plane tickets and financial contributions. / Courtesy of Korean Air

Aug 28, 2014

Protecting Asiad from terrorists

A police SWAT team conducts an anti-terrorist drill at Incheon InternationalAirport, Thursday. A joint operation consisting of police, airport authorities and government agencies participated in the drill to prepare for a possible terrorist attack during the Incheon Asian Games scheduled from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4. / Yonhap

Aug 28, 2014

Learning how to bow

Children dressed in traditional Korean costumes bow before a memorial service table prepared for ancestors during a learning program at the Nonghyup Hanaro Club in southern Seoul, Thursday. Families here normally prepare a table full of dishes made of newly harvested ingredients during the Chuseok holiday. They bow before the table and eat food together on Chuseok, which falls on Sept. 8 this year./ Yonhap

Aug 28, 2014
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