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US envoy at book launch

U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Sung Kim, left, listens to speeches during a book launch hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies (AIPS) at the institute’s building in Seoul, Wednesday. The AIPS has published “Korea Matters for America, America Matters for Korea,” which focuses on analyzing the importance of ROK-US relations. / Yonhap

Mar 19, 2014

Late first lady in Germany

Yuk Young-soo, wife of the former President Park Chung-hee and mother of President Park Geun-hye, embraces a baby in an orphanage near Bonn, Germany in 1964 when the late Park visited the European country. The government disclosed pictures of the 1964 visit ahead of President Park’s state visit to Germany next week. / Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Mar 19, 2014

Fire drill

Firefighters participate in a drill to prevent fires at cultural assets atGwhangheemun, one of the main gates in Seoul, Wednesday./ Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Mar 19, 2014

Ondol or Kang? War between Koreans, Chinese over heating floor system

By Jeong Ji-suThe government is pending on whether to apply for the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) status for “ondol,” a traditional floor-heating system.The plan is arousing controversy among the Chinese public, claiming that they use the same technology called “kang,” according to South China Morning Post.“Isn’t their ondol exactly the same as our kang in the northern region?” said one Chinese commentator on Sina Weibo microblog.However, some commentators pointed out that while the two share the same technique in heating rooms beneath the floors, kang differs from ondol in that it refers to a specifically built part of the room, whereas ondol is for the entire floor of the room.“In Korea, no matter which house you go to, there is ondol, but what about in China?” said one Korean blogger on Naver.Meanwhile, the government plans to start the campaign next year, since it will provide enough time for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) to conduct research to decide whether ondol is worth of ICH.

Mar 19, 2014

'Global Lecture' for women

Frances Fitzgerald, Irish minister of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, gives a lecture at a hall in Ewha Womans University, Seoul, March 14. She stressed the importance of women finding a balance between work and child-rearing. The lecture is part of the school’s “Global Lecture” program that started in 2001. / Courtesy of Ewha Womans University

Mar 19, 2014

Mentally handicapped dad sexually abuses daughter

By Jeong Ji-su The court sentenced a man to three years in jail and 80 hours of education for having continuously committed harassment on his daughter, according to Yonhap Tuesday. The Incheon District Criminal Court said the man sexually abused his daughter six times, forcing her undress at his place from March till July last year.He touched her body for the sake of sex education but when she refused, he even used physical force to threaten her.“The defendant committed an inhumane crime and the victim is suffering from a serious mental shock,” said the court.“However, we have to consider the defendant’s mental disorder, his confession and no previous criminal records,” it added, explaining the reason for a relatively light punishment. 

Mar 19, 2014

'4minute's world'

The five-member girl group 4minute perform songs from their latest mini album “4minute World.” The single “Whatcha Doin’ Today?” is posing a challenge to the top spots currently dominated by two other K-pop groups, Girls’ Generation and 2NE1. / Yonhap

Mar 19, 2014

Middle aged hikers seek illicit dates using secret codes

By Ko Dong-hwanMiddle-aged mountrain trekkers have developed "secret codes" to interact with their own kinds to inform who's looking for sexual flings.Middle-aged mountain trekkers looking for sexual flings began to use “secret codes” as surreptitious communicative means to inform other hikers of one’s need of a bed partner, reports said Wednesday.As the codes go, when someone calls fellow hikers by a nickname instead of his real name, hikers understand trekking is that person’s secondary objective.The same goes to the person who folds up one leg of his pants, indicating he has yet to find his date.The illicit affairs shared among middle-aged people are conventionally referred to by doctors as “second puberty.”Kim Suk-ki, chairman of the family culture analysis company NOWME, said that men in their 50s to 60s in general expended their younger days in supporting families.When they got older and families finally settled, they start to look for something enjoyable. In many cases, Kim says, they are encouraged by sexual desire and go overboard.  

Mar 19, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Middle aged hikers seek illicit dates using secret codes

On gender policies

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Cho Yoon-sun, third from right, poses with female ambassadors based in Seoul at the ministry, Tuesday, before holding a meeting to discuss gender policies. From left are Aingeal O’Donoghue from Ireland; Grecia Pichardo from the Dominican Republic; Natallia Zhylevich from Belarus; Alba Florio Legnani from Uruguay; Cho; Elisabeth Bertagnoli from Austria; and Guadalupe Palomeque from Bolivia. / Courtesy of Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

Mar 18, 2014

This is how much men's eyebrows matter

Kim Woo-bin with different eyebrows. Left is a real image of Kim while right is a fabricated one. / Courtesy of Mydaily By Ko Dong-hwan A recent internet photo proved just how much men’s eyebrows matter to their appearance.The photo showed two images of hallyu actor Kim Woo-bin. Only difference between the two is his eyebrows. Ones on left sink down in the middle, giving the actor his signature menacing look.What cracks viewers is the fabricated computer graphic image on right, where Kim wears fake eyebrows. Here, they lie flat as linear to one another, wiping away the actor’s bad boy image and putting in place more gracious look.The bit of change in eyebrows is enough to make viewers lose themselves for seconds trying to make out who the person is.

Mar 18, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
This is how much men's eyebrows matter
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