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Joint river crossing drill

Korean soldiers from the 6th Engineering Brigade and U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division construct a floating bridge during their combined river crossing exercise over the Imjin River in Yeoncheon,  Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Yonhap

May 30, 2013

Stop cruelty to monkeys

An activist from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, body-painted with the national flag of the Philippines, stages a rally holding a sign that reads “Philippine Airlines: Stop cruelty to monkeys” outside the office of the airline in downtown Seoul, Thursday. PETA urged the airline to stop  transporting monkeys for use in science labs, following other major airlines which refuse to do so to protect them./ Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

May 30, 2013

Korea-Uganda summit

President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni before holding a summit at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday./ Korea Times photo by Koh Young-kwon 

May 30, 2013

More working women means higher birthrate

A new study shows that increased participation in the labor force by women actually drives up a nation's birthrate. According to the report by Hyundai Economic Research Institute last week, women's economic activities are often blamed for the decreasing birthrate.But an analysis of OECD cases has revealed that nations with high proportions of economically active women also have high birthrates, as financial stability leads to better conditions for raising children.In contrast, women's unemployment lowers household income, causing them to postpone or avoid having a child. If women's participation rate in the labor force rises 10 percentage points, the total fertility rate increases by 0.12 to 0.19, the institute estimates.As of 2011, women's participation rate in Korea's labor force stood at 54.9 percent, compared to 63 percent for Japan, 66.5 percent for the EU and 67.8 percent for the U.S. 

May 30, 2013

Dangerous double-jaw surgery on the rise

A painful plastic surgery usually only performed for medical reasons is being embraced by South Koreans as the latest way to improve their appearance.   Double-jaw surgery is a radical solution to correct facial deformities and is usually carried out on people who are unable to chew properly due to an excessive over or underbite.The bone-cutting procedure, that involves realigning the upper and lower jaws, takes months to recover from and carries various risks including permanent facial numbness or even paralysis.But South Koreans are now being encouraged to undergo the risky operation in the name of beauty as one result of the surgery is often a slimmer jawline.  A small face with a V-shaped chin and jawline is considered a mark of feminine beauty in much of East Asia, along with a high-bridged nose and big eyes.“This surgery alters your look far more dramatically than, say, Botox or a nose job because it changes your entire facial bone structure,” said Choi Jin-young, a professor in dentistry at Seoul National University.He added, “But it'

May 30, 2013

Diet soda's effect on teeth similar to that of meth, cocaine

From left is mouth of a methamphethamine user, and that of a soda drinkerDiet soda deterioirates tooth enamel as methamphetamine or cocaine do, a study showed. Dr. Mohamed Bassiouny compared the teeth of a diet soda drinker and two drug addicts, and found similar dental erosion among all three. He wrote the details in the March/April 2013 issue of the journal General Dentistry. "You look at it side-to-side with 'meth mouth' or 'coke mouth,' it is startling to see the intensity and extent of damage more or less the same," Bassiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry, reported HealthDay. The three participants included a woman in her thirties who drank two liters of diet soda daily for three to five years, a methamphetamine addict, 29, and habitual crack cocaine addict, 51, according to the case study. All three came from similar socioeconomic backgrounds and lived in urban areas with fluoridated public water.

May 30, 2013
Diet soda's effect on teeth similar to that of meth, cocaine

Samsung Lee Jae-yong's son quits school voluntarily

The 13-year-old son of Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong voluntarily signed out of Yonghoon International School, news reports said Wednesday.The boy did not turn up at school on the day and company officials speaking on behalf of Lee Jae-yong said he will not be attending the school any further.His admission into the international school drew attention because he was selected on the basis of the fact that he was the child of a single parent family, a basis on which those who are not qualified on general standards are admitted.The boy, who reportedly has been going through emotional trauma, is expected to head overseas for his studies.The incident has triggered a major investigation into the illegal admission of students at international schools.

May 30, 2013

Mexican ambassador's visit

Mexican Ambassador Martha Ortiz de Rosas, left, poses with Park Moo-jong, president and publisher of The Korea Times, after receiving a commemoration plaque bearing her interview article published in 2012, during a visit to Park’s office in Seoul, Wednesday. The plaque was presented before Oritz, who has completed her term, leaves for her country./ Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

May 29, 2013

Ugandan President in Korea

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks with Korean officials during his visit to the Rural Development Administration in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. He is interested in benchmarking Korea’s developed agricultural technologies./ Yonhap

May 29, 2013

Protest against nuclear power plant

A Greenpeace member holds a placard to protest the construction of nuclear power plants at Shingori Nuclear Power Plant in Busan, Wednesday. The placard reads: “Certified threat.” One of two nuclear reactors that were taken offline recently after irregularities were found in their assessment sheets on control cables is housed at the plant./ Courtesy of Green Peace

May 29, 2013
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