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New face from JYP

GOT7, a seven-member boy group formed by JYP Entertainment, perform during a media showcase in Seoul, Wednesday. This is the first all-male band from the country's third biggest incubator of K-pop musicians in sixyears, after 2PM. The band officially debuted on cable music channel Mnet's concert show "M Countdown," aired on Thursday. Its debut album, ledby hip-hip song "Girls Girls Girls," will be released on Monday. To appeal to overseas fans, the band's members have learned how to speak in English,Chinese, Japanese and Thai. / Courtesy of JYP Entertainment

Jan 16, 2014
New face from JYP

Union leader in custody

Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) labor union leader Kim Myong-hwan walks out of the Seoul Western District Court, Thursday. The court questioned him after prosecutors sought a detention warrant against him for allegedly instigating a 22-day strike by the union. He was taken to Yongsan Police Station in central Seoul after the court appearance./ Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Jan 16, 2014

Anti-piracy mission

Sailors aboard ROKS Kang Gam-chan of the Cheonghae Unit salute their families as the 4,400-ton destroyer leaves Busan Thursday for the Gulf of Aden to continue its part in a worldwide effort to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. The unit will conduct anti-piracy missions for six months starting in February./ Yonhap

Jan 16, 2014

MMA fighter Yoon exposes bruise-ridden face

The "bruised" Yoon Hyung-bin posted his photos online. / Courtesy of DailianBy Ko Dong-hwan Mixed martial arts rookie Yoon Hyung-bin posted his “bruised” face online, sources said Thursday.The comedian-turned MMA fighter smiles in the photo as if he feels not so shabby with the dark-smudged spots.“I’ve never had this size of bruise in my life,” said the rookie.The photo confirms that Yoon’s training in preparation for his upcoming February fight against Japanese contender Tsukuda Takaya is becoming fiercer.Yoon’s coach Seo Doo-won already announced there’ll be no room for mercy in galvanizing the former funnyman. And the recipe is cooking as planned as the training course for each day has been tougher than the day before, the sources said.Associates from the team said Yoon even requested his teammates to train him even harder. The sources added they praised his efforts in not just transforming into a better fighter but also not losing his smiles in the training atmosphere.Yoon’s fight is scheduled to take place on Feb. 9.

Jan 16, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
MMA fighter Yoon exposes bruise-ridden face

R&D cooperation

Choe Kang-il, third from left, president of the Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers (AKCSE), poses with Lee Ki-sub, second from right, chairman of the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology, at the Canada-Korea Conference on Science and Technology held in Toronto, Canada, Monday. Choe and Lee signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the expansion of cooperative research and development. / Yonhap

Aug 6, 2013

Want a job? Get rid of your smartphone!

By Isaac KimRather than upgrading, some choose to downgrade their phones.New information technologies (IT) attract most people in their 20s. Yet, phones such as feature phones prior to this era’s hype of smartphones still maintain decent sales.Those in their mid-to-late 20s preparing for job interviews and exams seek out these older models to focus on the work before them, rather than distracting themselves with games and social media.People with smartphones are often distracted with capabilities such as surfing portal sites and online news and instant messengers.Kim Ga-yeon, 25, is preparing for her Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. She disposed of her Galaxy S3 smartphone two months ago because she “couldn’t focus on studying.”“I spent 10 hours studying, but three to four hours were wasted on Kakaotalk or Facebook,” she said. “After switching my phone to a feature phone, I could focus better.”To redirect their attention on work and studies, many young adults in their mid-to-late twenties are purchasing feature phones. Thus, even

Aug 6, 2013
Want a job? Get rid of your smartphone!

Military experience

Female college students participate in a program to experience life at the Armed Forces Nursing Academy (AFNA) in Daejeon, Monday. The AFNA offers the program to 48 female students from 22 universities across the nation through Wednesday./ Yonhap

Aug 5, 2013

Cooperation for sports

Na Kyung-won, left, chairwoman of the Special Olympics World Winter Games Organizing Committee Pyeongchang2013, poses with Kim Sung-il, president of the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games Organizing Committee, at Kim’s office in Incheon, Sunday. Na, a former lawmaker of the Saenuri Party, wasappointed as an advisor to Kim’s committee after having led the organizing committee of the Jan.29-Feb. 5 winter games. She will advise the committee on preparation, cooperation with relatedorganizations and public relations. / Yonhap

Aug 5, 2013

K-pop festival in Kazakhstan

Members of a Kazakhstan girl group practice dance moves on Sunday to take part in the first K-pop festival to be held on Aug. 24 in Almaty. There will be a similar event in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Aug. 25. These events are co-hosted by the Korean Association of Kazakhstan, Korea’s KPM Entertainment and MGGL Entertainment. / Yonhap

Aug 5, 2013

Gyeonggi population surpasses Seoul

By Isaac KimThe influx of people in the Gyeonggi Province raised its population to 12 million people, 200,000 more than Seoul.Gyeonggi Province residents outnumber those registered in Seoul by two million.The total number of residents in the province increased by 116,000 this year, according to the Ministry of Security and Public Administration (MSPA) on Aug. It said that residents in the province increased by 88,254 from the end of last year, accumulating to 12.18 million in late July. However, the population in Seoul shrunk by 23,316, leaving a total of 10.17 million residents.The difference between the two provinces stood at two million residents, which is the first time the difference between the two regions has been this large.“Gyeonggi Province has two million more than Seoul, and the land is 17 times greater, but the ratio of police is three to two, and the ratio of public officials is four to one, which means Gyeonggi can’t keep up with Seoul in terms of public order and other administrative burdens,” said one Gyeonggi official.Gyeonggi Province first broke

Aug 5, 2013
Gyeonggi population surpasses Seoul
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