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Flight attendants on Jeju Air can now wear glasses, nail art

Flight attendants on Jeju Air are officially permitted to wear glasses and nail art, the South Korean low cost carrier said Tuesday. Jeju Air said it recently revised the rules for its cabin crew so...

April 24, 2018
Industry
Seoul to remove plastic umbrella sleeves from metro, state offices

Seoul Metropolitan Government will stop providing plastic umbrella sleeves at subway stations and government offices, starting next month. Seoul said Monday that starting on May 1, plastic umbrella ...

April 23, 2018
Social affairs
Korean Air passenger probed for shouting, throwing food

A man has been questioned by police for causing a disturbance on a flight bound for Incheon. The man, who is from Russia and in his 50s, is accused of shouting and throwing the tray of an in-flight ...

April 19, 2018
Social affairs
97% of Korean workers have witnessed ‘gapjil’: poll

An overwhelming majority of workers in Korea were found to have experienced abuse of power by someone in a superior position, a recent survey showed Wednesday. According to a poll conducted by job s...

April 18, 2018
Social affairs
Soldier arrested for taking photos of woman in ladies’ room

A soldier on vacation was arrested for taking photos of a woman in a public restroom, Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station said Tuesday. According to the police, a soldier was caught after he secretly ...

April 17, 2018
Social affairs
Hyolyn to drop new single next week

Hyolyn of disbanded girl group Sistar will drop a new single in a week. The singer’s agency Bridge said Tuesday that “Dally” will be released next Monday as part of Hyolyn’s solo project, “Set up Ti...

April 17, 2018
Music
Man given suspended jail term for hitting ‘noisy’ neighbor

A man in his 40s has been sentenced to eight months of imprisonment suspended for two years for threatening and hitting his neighbor over a noise dispute, Incheon District Court said Sunday. The man...

April 15, 2018
Social affairs
Scream detection devices fraught with false alarms: police

Scream detection systems installed in public bathrooms have given off more false alarms than actual emergency reports, according to local police. North Chungcheong Provincial Police said Sunday that...

April 15, 2018
Social affairs
[Weekender] ‘Gramming’ your way to fitness

In the age of social media, workout routines and diet plans are easily coupled with the desire to share these efforts with friends and followers online. At the last count, more than 1 million posts ...

April 13, 2018
Health
Korean anchorwoman with glasses sparks sensation

A female news presenter of one of the three major TV networks here appeared wearing glasses on air, sparking interest online. Lim Hyeon-ju, who delivers the news on MBC’s morning news program “MBC N...

April 12, 2018
Culture
96 girls from Korea, Japan to vie for ‘Produce 48’ in June

Mnet’s new audition program “Produce 48” will start airing in June, the TV network said Wednesday. “Produce 48” will broadcast competitions among 96 trainees from both South Korea and Japan, contest...

April 11, 2018
Music
All of Black Pink’s music videos top 100m views each

All five of the K-pop group Black Pink’s music videos have each exceeded the 100-million-view mark on YouTube, as of Monday afternoon. According to the group’s agency YG Entertainment, the official ...

April 2, 2018
Music
A case against ‘creative’ translation of ‘The Vegetarian’

Literary translator and professor Kim Wook-dong asserted in his recently published article that the English version of the novel “The Vegetarian” has a significant number of mistranslations. In his ...

April 2, 2018
Book Review
E-Mart to sell cereals made of edible insects

Korean discount store chain E-Mart will be the first in the country to provide cereals made of edible insects. The superstore chain said Sunday that it will sell three varieties of “Futureal” starti...

April 1, 2018
Industry
Soju consumption rises in 2017

The consumption of soju in South Korea rose slightly in 2017, data showed Sunday. According to Statistics Korea, domestic consumption of soju, the traditional Korean distilled liquor, increased by 0...

April 1, 2018
Industry

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