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Traffic cops: North Korean traffic police walk in their summer uniforms. To be a traffic police officer is an occupation of envy among women in the North. /Yonhap 07-19-2006 21:17

Food to fight the heat: People queue up in front of a “samgyetang” (chicken stew) restaurant in central Seoul, Thursday, the day of “chobok.” Chobok refers to one of the hottest periods in summer between June and July in the lunar calendar, followed by “chungbok” and “malbok.” On these days, Koreans eat highly nutritious food like samgyetang to stay healthy and fight off the heat. /Korea Times Photo by Lee Ho-jae 07-20-2006 17:25

Beauties in class: Candidates for this year’s Miss Korea Contest join a learning session on manufacturing semiconductors at the Samsung Electronics complex in Kihung, Kyonggi Province, Thursday. A total of 61 participants will compete in beauty and intelligence in the main event at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 3. The contest is being hosted by The Korea Times and The Hankook Ilbo. / Korea Times 07-20-2006 19:29


Miss Germany Natalie Ackermann, front, and Miss Korea Kim Joo-hee take naps backstage while waiting to introduce themselves in their national costumes before the opening number for the 2006 Miss Universe Competition on Thursday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles./AP-Yonhap


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