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April 25, 2018 Fashion

[Photo News] Graffiti on fashion

Fashion laden with a youthful culture of graffiti was showcased at the second Seoul 365 Fashion Show on Wednesday at Seoullo 7017, Jung-gu. The Seoul 365 Fashion Show links Korean fashion with Seoul...

[팟캐스트] (243) 대한항공 조현민 ‘물세례 갑질’, 홍대입구역 ‘몰카’ 심각

진행자: 임정요, Anita McKay 1. 대한항공 조현민 ‘물세례’ 스캔들 기사요약: 한진그룹의 둘째 딸 조현민 (35) 대한항공 전무가 기업 임직원을 대상으로 ‘갑질’을 일삼았던 정황이 포착되며 검찰이 수사에 착수했다. 18일 경찰은 조 전무를 출국정지시켰고, 조만간 소환해 조사할 예정임을 밝혔다. 논란이 불거지며 한진그룹 상장사 시가총액이 3,...

April 18, 2018
Podcast
[Photo News] Coming inter-Korean summit draws foreign interest

A crowd of foreign visitors were spotted Wednesday at the historical site of Imjingak in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, ahead of the two Koreas’ summit scheduled for April 27. Imjingak is the 20,000-squar...

April 18, 2018
Social affairs
Prank calls...or are they? Police respond to ‘noodle delivery order’

Prank calls to the police are no novelty. But what if a delivery order made to 112 is really a distress call in disguise? Gyeonggi Nambu Police on Thursday shared recorded clips of actual emergency ...

April 17, 2018
Social affairs
Daejeon to equip schools with air purifiers

Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education will help equip all schools in its city with air purifiers, in order to improve air quality within school facilities in the face of worsening fine dust concen...

April 16, 2018
Education
Lee Hyo-ri’s husband records voiceover for MBC’s Sewol commemoration

Singer Lee Sang-soon, perhaps more known now for being diva Lee Hyo-ri’s husband, became the voice for MBC’s special current events program commemorating the fourth anniversary of the tragic sinking ...

April 16, 2018
Television
Seoul City privatizes struggling International Taxi service

Seoul Metropolitan Government said Sunday it would privatize its International Taxi service for foreign tourists, and withdraw financial support for it. Seoul City will no longer subsidize the spe...

April 15, 2018
Social affairs
Korean department stores break off contracts with Korean actresses

Lotte Department Store did not extend its contract with actress Shin Min-a, effectively putting an end to the practice of hiring celebrities as exclusive models for department stores here. Korean de...

April 12, 2018
Industry
McDonald’s Sinchon outlet bids adieu

The McDonald’s outlet near Sinchon Station Exit No. 3 has closed for good after serving its last customers on its final day of business Wednesday. The restaurant was a landmark in the district, sell...

April 12, 2018
Industry
Fine dust levels in Seoul shoot up over 300 micrograms per cubic meter

High levels of fine dust were observed in South Korea on Friday, with yellow dust coming from China. As of 2 p.m. on the day, the concentration of fine dust was over 300 micrograms per cubic meter i...

April 6, 2018
Social affairs
Chicken franchise Kyochon to charge separate delivery fee

Kyochon Chicken, the biggest fried chicken franchise in South Korea, will begin charging a fee of 2,000 won ($1.80) per delivery, starting May 1. Kyochon said it is currently in talks with all franc...

April 6, 2018
Industry
[Video] 77 student models strut down catwalk ‘cherry blossom way’

Since 2014, student models of Daeduk University have hosted an unusual catwalk under cherry blossom trees in full bloom. Daeduk University is located in the center of South Korea in Daejeon and runs...

April 5, 2018
Fashion
[Video] Tour service to link Korean ‘oppa’ with foreign visitors

A South Korean software company has launched a specialty tour service targeting foreign visitors hoping for their own “oppa,” as depicted in Korean TV dramas. Korean women use the term “oppa” to add...

March 30, 2018
Travel
CGV to give discounts on April Fools’ Day to anyone who speaks ‘foreign language’

CGV is offering discounts to anyone who speaks a foreign language or dresses in a cultural costume on April 1 while purchasing tickets in person at the counter. “It’s a one-day event where we’re say...

March 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Video] ‘Switch’ to show swindler serving justice to ‘corrupt’ society

The new SBS series “Switch: Change the World” depicts a petty conman serving justice to the corrupt rich by faking the role of a prosecutor. The aim of the program is to deal a cathartic blow to the...

March 28, 2018
Television

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