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Maria the Korean Bride To Get Married One Last Time In New York City

» by May 21st, 2011 at 5:53 pm » Comments (2)

If you are in New York City on Sunday you have the opportunity to see this Korean-American woman get married for the 50th time: Maria Yoon's wedding invitation details are quite ...more »

Is Marriage Becoming Obsolete?

» by November 25th, 2010 at 3:37 am » Comments (36)

Here is a topic that I thought some of you that red this blog (cough, cough Retired GI) might find of interest: As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one ...more »

A Look At China’s Marriage Culture

» by November 18th, 2010 at 9:06 pm » Comments (3)

Here is an NPR article about the dating and marriage culture in China, which to a smaller extent still exists in Korea as well: The shiny surface of modern China ...more »

Picture of the Day: Marriage House, 1968 Korea

» by August 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

Via Neil Mishalov. more »

Vietnamese Bride Murdered For Looking For Korean Dream

» by July 20th, 2010 at 5:02 pm » Comments (15)

Without a doubt the Korean matchmaking company should be held partly liable for this murder because I doubt this woman would have married this guy if she knew his background: The ...more »

Picture of the Day: Marriage of Cultures

» by April 18th, 2010 at 5:36 pm » Comments (7)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="An Uzbek man and a Mexican woman act out a traditional Korean wedding ceremony yesterday in the courtyard of Insa-dong, Seoul, as tourists look on. The ...more »

Cambodian Banned from Marrying Koreans

» by March 20th, 2010 at 8:40 pm » Comments (19)

The wording in this article seems a little strange to me: Cambodia has temporarily banned its citizens from tying the knot with Korean nationals, officials at the Korean Embassy in ...more »

Picture of the Day: Penguin Marriage

» by February 19th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="447" caption="Korean and Japanese penguins donning traditional Korean attire are "wed" on February 18 at the Busan Aquarium. (Yonhap News)"][/caption] more »

South Korean Actress Lee Young-ae Secretly Marries In the US

» by August 27th, 2009 at 7:32 am » Comments (6)

It took a while but South Korean actress Lee Young-ae who's most famous role was in the TV drama Dae Jang Guem has finally gotten married at age 38: Top actress ...more »

Economy Causes Sharp Decrease in Marriages in Korea

» by February 28th, 2009 at 2:12 am » Comments (2)

It looks like all those flamboyant wedding chapels in South Korea are now feeling the brunt of the economic downturn: The number of marriages in South Korea fell last year as ...more »

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