Updated Nov.1,2006 07:44 KST

Front - Nov. 1, 2006

A man holds a picket saying 'Free Hugs' in Myeongdong, downtown Seoul on Tuesday. The 'free hugs' campaign originally launched in Australia by Juan Mann in 2004 aims at cheering up strangers with a cuddle on the street./Yonhap

Students hold pickets saying 'Free Hugs' in Myeongdong, downtown Seoul on Tuesday. The 'free hugs' campaign originally launched in Australia by Juan Mann in 2004 aims at cheering up strangers with a cuddle on the street./Yonhap