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Good contents Needed for Korean Wave 4.0

The continued development of high quality contents and diversification in the means of using them are the key to continued success of the so-called Hallyu or the Korean Wave, said the participants in the panel session of the Asian Leadership Conference. The session, held Wednesday (Mar. 7) at Hotel Shilla, was attended by…

Many women think men have it better

About 44 percent of female college students would prefer to be a man if they had the choice, while 23 percent of male students answered that they would rather be a woman, a survey showed Wednesday. Albamon, an Internet-based employment agency, surveyed 573 university students and found more women would…

Society

Gangnam’s non-smoking plan ignores foreigners

Banners to publicize a non-smoking policy hang on Gangnam Street in Seocho District, southern Seoul, Tuesday. The district started a public notification campaign on March 1 before introducing the policy, which imposes fines on smokers, from June 1. Gangnam and Seocho district offices in southern Seoul, which will start to…

East Asia

So Many Ladies, So Many Make-up

Flight attendant candidates put on makeups before entering a job interview held by Hainan Airlines in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, March 8, 2012. The company, China’s fourth largest airlines, plans to enroll 1,000 would-be flight attendants from twenty cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Changchun, Shenyang and Harbin. <Photo:…

Column

Are sharks endangered by fin soup?

HOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SHARK AND EAT IT – FIN & ALL A guessing game for guests at a Chinese wedding dinner play, while waiting for the second dish to be served, is : Will it be shark fin soup? The quiz is also about tradition and change. If the…

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