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New iPhones tipped for September

  / Screen shot from YouTubeApple might release three new iPhones in September.According to Digitimes reports, an iPhone 6s, 6s Plus and a four-inch device, which was referred to as iPhone 6C, could be unveiled.The display panels for the three devices would come from LG Display and Japan Display, with the Plus and "C" models made at Sharp, the report said.

Mar 27, 2015
New iPhones tipped for September

North arrests South Korean 'spies'

Choe Chun-gil, one of the two South Korean detainees being held in North Korea, speaks in a news conference in Pyongyang, Thursday. / Yonhap.By Lee Min-hyungNorth Korea has detained two South Koreans on charges of spying, the regime’s media has reported.The North released photos of the pair, identified as Kim Kuk-gi and Choe Chun-gil, speaking at a news conference in Pyongyang on Thursday. Both said they had contacted North Korean peddlers, ethnic Chinese or Chinese Koreans to gather the regime's secret information.Kim revealed that he had leaked nuclear-related data to the South and counterfeited North Korean money.The pair said officials from the South's National Intelligence Service had bribed them."I apologize for committing serious crimes," Kim said. "I was informed that the North's high-ranking officials might visit China by train in 2010. And I told all the related information to the South Korean officials."It has not been revealed how Kim was detained, but Choe said he was arrested soon after illegally entering the country."The vicious terrorists attempted to overturn t

Mar 27, 2015
North arrests South Korean 'spies'

Korean envoy to US

Ahn Ho-Young, Korean ambassador to the United States, speaks about the Korea-U.S. alliance during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thursday. Ahn is in Seoul to take part in an annual gathering of heads of missions abroad./ Yonhap

Mar 26, 2015

Wine tasting

Participants in a sommelier contest sniff wine during a blind tasting test at the Imperial Palace Seoul Hotel, southern Seoul, Thursday./ Yonhap

Mar 26, 2015

Sewol disaster: Woman sues Internet critics

By Lee Ji-hyeA woman who was accused of giving false information during an interview about the Sewol ferry disaster rescue operation last April has sued her online critics, the Donga Ilbo reports.Hong Ga-hye, 27, sued 839 online critics between October and December l last year, and is working with a lawyer demanding two to five million won, according to the prosecution."I felt humiliated after the terrible comments that were made about me online, so I sued them," Hong was quoted as saying. She said she had never asked them for a specific amount, but it was the critics who had pleaded to settle.Hong was found not guilty on January 9 after the Coast Guard sued her for defamation for stating on air that "coast guards are blocking civilian divers carrying out rescue operations by telling them to simply kill time near the site."Hong was interviewed on the Maeil Broadcasting Network (MBN) and said that personnel and equipment support that was to be given to civilian divers never came.

Mar 26, 2015
Sewol disaster: Woman sues Internet critics

Seoul cancels taxi license over fare rejection

By Lee Ji-hyeSeoul city has canceled a taxi driver’s license because of his long record of rejecting rides. It is the first time the city has canceled a license.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, charging a customer without using the taxi meter or refusing to take short-distance fare can result in a large fine or a license confiscation.The city confirmed that the driver had been reported nine times for allegedly overcharging customers and had 10 warnings for rejecting rides.Total charges include cancelling his license, worth 70 million won ($63,553), along with the vehicle confiscation, worth an additional 90 million won ($81,711).The city plans to confiscate the driver's license plate and file an official report to affiliated organizations, such as taxi companies.The city also announced further plans to decrease cab fares as well as introduce education and training programs for drivers.

Mar 26, 2015
Seoul cancels taxi license over fare rejection

Songpa District best in children's nourishment state

By Lee Ji-hyeSongpa District is leading the way among big-city areas for children’s nourishment, recording 78.95 points out of 100.Among smaller towns, Taebaek in Gangwon Province scored 75.95. Among rural regions, Cheorwon County in Gangwon Province achieved 77.41.The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety released the survey results Thursday. The assessment looked at diet safety and nutrition as the key points for evaluation, along with food safety awareness and education among various regions. The national average was 67.54. Big cities such as Seoul averaged 67.65, mid-sized cities 67.87, while in agricultural areas it was 67.34.The government has designated district offices nationwide to increase the level of food safety and awareness."Many areas that scored low on this evaluation were places that had not installed children’s cafeteria managing centers, or regions that had incidences of food poisoning," an official at the ministry said.Regions with better scores also had comparatively higher levels of awareness and food safety education programs.This food safety e

Mar 26, 2015
Songpa District best in children's nourishment state

What would married couples hate most about each other?

 A recent survey on singles show they fear their lovers would change after marriage. / Korea Times fileMarried couples often complain of how their spouses completely changed into different people after marriage, and this appears to be something that singles fear.In a survey by matchmaking firm Duo on 425 singles in their 20s and 30s, 43.3 percent said they expected their lovers to change after marriage.Men feared that their wives would gain weight and stop taking care of their appearance (39.3 percent), not care to shave (31.6 percent), and increasingly nag them (21.4 percent).Women, however, had different worries. Their greatest concern would be that their spouse would become careless toward them (50 percent), followed by increased nagging (29.2 percent) and gaining weight and not taking care of their appearance (11.9 percent).As for what they wished about their spouses after marriage, men responded that their wives keep in shape (33.5 percent), keep clean (25.2 percent) and remain enthusiastic in bed. Women, on the other hand, wanted their husbands to engage in sincere convers

Mar 26, 2015By Kim Bo-eun
What would married couples hate most about each other?

Singer in pilgrimage for cancer-fighting partner

Kim Jong-jin / Korea Times fileJeon Tae-kwanSinger Kim Jong-jin is on a 33-day pilgrimage in Spain in a desperate bid to aid the recovery of his musical partner, Jeon Tae-kwan, who has cancer.Entertainment agency Spring Summer Fall Winter, named after the duo’s stage name and established by the pair in 2004, said Wednesday Kim had embarked on the cross-country journey with his son.Kim and his son, who recently was discharged from Korea’s mandatory military service, are walking about 800 kilometers to Santiago de Compostela. It is the capital of the autonomous region of Galicia in northwestern Spain. Part of the city, Old Town, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Kim, a vocalist of the folk-style duo formed in 1988, and his son will walk for about a month to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral and touch pillars at the site, praying for Jeon’s recovery. The cathedral has been a popular destination for pilgrims since the early Middle Ages. It is reputedly the burial place of St. James the Great, one of Jesus’ apostles.Jeon was diagnos

Mar 26, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
Singer in pilgrimage for cancer-fighting partner

Isis tattoo shocks workers

A tattoo of his ex-girlfriend’s name has caused big trouble for New Yorker Kirk Soccorso four years after the ink dried.Her name, Isis, was inked onto his lower lip. The letters are the abbreviation for the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).He showed the tattoo to some work colleagues and later lost his job as a tool demonstrator.But a spokesperson for the company told News 12 that the sacking was due to a "personal issue."

Mar 26, 2015
Isis tattoo shocks workers
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