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US court orders NK to pay $330m over pastor's death

By Lee Min-hyungKim Dong-shikA United States court has ordered North Korea to pay $330 million (359 billion won) to the relatives of a South Korean pastor believed to have been tortured to death in the North in 2001.The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia judged on April 9 that the North should pay $300 million in punitive damages and $15 million each to Kim Dong-shik’s brother and son, according to the Jerusalem Post.Kim, who had permanent resident status in the U.S., had worked as a missionary among North Korean defectors in China before North Korean spies kidnapped him in 2000. He is presumed to have died the next year in a prison camp.The North has denied any involvement.“This is an important human rights decision that will be utilized in all political abduction cases going forward,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, a lawyer representing Kim’s family and a founder of Shurat HaDin, an Israel-based civil rights group.Shurat HaDin is searching for North Korean assets for possible confiscation.“This includes bank accounts, real property and sha

Apr 16, 2015
US court orders NK to pay $330m over pastor's death

Genital-drawing homework riles students

/ Courtesy of TwitterA professor from a university in Seoul has allegedly instructed her students to draw their genitals.During a class titled “Sexuality and Society,” the professor gave the instruction to the class as homework, an online media outlet said Monday.She allegedly told the students that using a mirror and a selfie stick would help them complete the task, the report said.Some of the students reportedly went online to express their confusion and disgust at the homework, blowing the issue wide open. The report said the professor allegedly said “it is fun to watch this kind of homework.”Facing the prospect of charges, the professor said the homework was “only to emphasize the importance of the students’ affection for their own bodies, responsible decision-making on sexual matters and ego.” She also blamed the school for “criminalizing her without hearing details of the matter.”A local media outlet said the homework was “inappropriate in Korea because, opposed to Western culture, the homework’s content goes aga

Apr 16, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan

Video shows how to spot fake Galaxy S6

A YouTube video shows how to tell the difference between an authentic Samsung Galaxy S6 and a fake.A man in the video operates the two devices to show how slowly the fake responds.“Let’s go ahead and open the apps,” he says. “Let’s go ahead and open the phone. You guys will see right away this one on the right is the fake.But the response time was not the only difference.“It (the authentic Galaxy S6) will have glass on its back,” he says. “It (the fake one) is somewhat plastic.” And he knocks on the back of the fake to show how it sounds.It looks easy for smartphone users to spot the differences, but he says it might not be the case for older people.“It takes a few seconds, honestly,” he says. “(But) if you are an old guy and you’re buying this for your son, you may not be able to tell the difference.”

Apr 16, 2015
Video shows how to spot fake Galaxy S6

Charity cookies

Children make cookies during a charity event at a branch of the Korean Red Cross in Incheon, Wednesday. The cookies were sent to a local welfare center. / Courtesy of the Korean Red Cross

Apr 15, 2015

Education award

Hwang Sun-hye, left, president of Sookmyung Women’s University, poses with Lee Sang-yeol, president of the Federation of Korean Journalists, after receiving the grand prize of the 2015 Award for True Korean Educationat the Korea Press Center in Seoul, Friday. Sookmyung University was recognized for promoting international exchange programs and devising its own English aptitude test, “MATE,” which was certified by the government./ Courtesy of Sookmyung Women’s University

Apr 15, 2015

TV bans girl group's 'explicit' music video

Scenes from Dalshabet’s “Joker” / Screen capture from YouTubeTV network KBS has banned the music video of girl group Dalshabet’s new song, “Joker,” because of its explicitness.KBS said on Wednesday choreography in the song’s music video was reminiscent of sexual intercourse. The lyrics contained words that sounded similar to harsh language, while the singers’ costumes in the video were excessively revealing, online media quoted a network official as saying.The group’s agent, happyface Entertainment, said the song from the group’s eighth mini album, “Joker is Alive,” was never intended to offend. The company was considering changing the song’s title or lyrics, the agent said.

Apr 15, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
TV bans girl group's 'explicit' music video

Belly fat in focus for summer dieters

/ Courtesy of GmarketMost people want to lose fat from their bellies ahead of any other part of the body, a survey has found.According to online retailer Gmarket, 79 percent of male respondents wanted to lose belly fat before summer while 48 percent of female respondents also did. The company surveyed 662 customers on diet plans.“Men care more about losing belly fat whereas women want to be in good physical shape,” a company spokesman.For women, thighs came second (12 percent), followed by arms (12 percent), waist (9 percent) and calves (5 percent). For men, the waist was second (6 percent), then arms (4 percent), thighs (3 percent) and the bottom (2 percent).More than 92 percent of respondents said they were dieting for summer. 

Apr 15, 2015
Belly fat in focus for summer dieters

Tax agency targets prostitute's cash boast

An "officetel girl" prostitution advertisement, left, and the ATM receipt posted online showing an officetel girl's bank account balance / Courtesy of TwitterA prostitute who boasted she had almost 100 million won ($91,000) in her bank account has attracted the attention of the nation’s tax agency.The girl, who referred to herself as “officetel girl” ― a prostitute targeting people living in officetels (buildings in which people live and work) ― recently posted online a photo of a receipt from an automatic teller machine that showed her bank balance was more than 98 million won.“Just two million won left to saving 100 million won,” the girl posted. “I start working tomorrow. So excited. Bit worried, though, since I still need to earn an additional 100 million won. I just wanted to get cheers from you guys. My occupation is officetel girl.”But instead of cheers, the post attracted netizens who demanded she be investigated for possible tax evasion.The National Tax Service responded and found possible clues that she committed tax evasion, an onl

Apr 15, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
Tax agency targets prostitute's cash boast

Asiana Airlines plane makes crash landing

By Lee Min-hyungTwenty three people were injured when an Asiana Airlines plane made a crash landing at Hiroshima Airport in Japan, Tuesday night.All the passengers and flight attendants safely escaped from the plane after the accident, Japan's Kyodo News reported.The Airbus 320 departed from Incheon International Airport at 6:50 p.m. and landed in Hiroshima at around 8:00 p.m. when it deviated from the runway.There were 81 people on board. The injured are not in a critical condition.The airport was closed following the accident.

Apr 14, 2015
Asiana Airlines plane makes crash landing

Ruling party in confusion

Saenuri Party Floor Leader Rep. Yoo Seung-min concludes a meeting of the party’s Supreme Council members at the National Assembly, Tuesday./ Yonhap

Apr 14, 2015
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