A South Korean millionaire who advertised for a son-in-law has found the perfect man after sifting through 400 responses, a matchmaking agency said Tuesday.
The 78-year-old identified only as Kim began looking for a husband for his 38-year-old only daughter last July, a spokesman for the Sunoo agency said.
Kim, who is worth 40 billion won (35 million dollars), had specified someone aged 37-42 who grew up in a harmonious family, with a good character and a stable job.
Ten of the applicants were selected for interview.
The right man, a 41-year-old surnamed Lee, met the daughter for the first time last October and they will tie the knot this Saturday, the spokesman told AFP.
"Lee showed little interest in my assets. I also like his being cheerful and magnanimous," Kim was quoted as saying by the Hankook Ilbo daily.
However, a wealthy 49-year-old woman who advertised for a soulmate last May through the same agency has not yet found one despite 390 responses, the spokesman said.
The woman, who is reportedly worth 18 million dollars, has interviewed several applicants but found none suitable.
Forget brunch. Sports promoters in a Peruvian city are honoring its mothers by inviting them to slip on gloves and head protectors and try to punch each others’ lights out.
Sunday’s Mothers Day bouts took place in a grassy, makeshift ring in Huancayo, at 10,500 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level.
Ten women took a day off from farm work to spar in three-round bouts while clad in "polleras," the colorful, embroidered skirts typical of the Andean region.
Some were knocked down by powerful blows, but quickly got back up.
Promoters said the success of Peruvian boxer Kina Malpartida, the current world super flyweight champion, is inspiring women in Junin state to take up the sport.
About 200 spectators were on hand.
Police said they suspect they’ve captured the "toilet paper bandit in Lincoln, Nebraska. A man who concealed his face by wrapping his head with toilet paper robbed a Lincoln convenience store last month. Police said the man was armed with a knife, but no one was hurt in the robbery.
He escaped on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
Capt. David Beggs said 29-year-old Joshua Nelson was arrested Saturday night. Beggs said a prescription pill bottle found near the store gave officers a clue to pursue. But he said it took until Saturday for officers to find enough evidence for an arrest.
A jail spokeswoman said Nelson remained in custody on Monday. His attorney did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press.
Malaysian police have recovered a car stolen from a top officer with a note from the thieves inside saying, "Sorry police, wrong target."
Police officer Arjunaidi Mohamed said the car belonging to the police chief of central Selangor state was found Saturday in a parking space on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. On its dashboard was the handwritten note.
Arjunaidi said Sunday that only the door lock on the Proton Perdana was damaged.
The car, which did not have a police logo, was stolen Thursday near a restaurant where the police chief’s driver had stopped to have breakfast. –Agencies
