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Security forum

Defense Minister Han Min-koo salutes the national flag before a security forum at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, Wednesday. During the breakfast meeting, Han vowed to nullify North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program./ Yonhap

Jan 28, 2015

Soldiers eat out

Soldiers from the 8th Army Corps eat lunch at a restaurant near their base in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, Wednesday. The corps designated every fourth Wednesday of the month as “Eating Out Day” in an effort to help boost the local economy. / Yonhap

Jan 28, 2015

Park at movie theater

President Park Geun-hye passes the poster of the box office-hit, “Ode to My Father,” in a movie house, Wednesday. The movie describes modern Korean history from the Korean War to the present day through an ordinary man who experienced an eventful life./ Yonhap

Jan 28, 2015

Jersey signed by Son Heung-min fetches $3,600

/ Yonhap Photo A jersey signed by soccer star Son Heung-min has sold for over 3.9 million won ($3,600) at a charity auction.The shirt was part of a four-day event called “Football Love Auction” that raised money for children from low income families. Online trading site Auction said the event, which ended Monday, raised 15.2 million won.The auction included 23 uniforms signed by national soccer stars.The average bid for each uniform was 661,478 won. The highest bid was for the shirt signed by Son.The second-highest bid was for Ki Sung-yeong’s uniform (1.2 million won) followed by a shirt signed by Kim Jin-hyeon at one million won.The money will be sent to World Vision, an international humanitarian organization, to support low income families through football.A second round of the charity auction began Tuesday and also includes football-related items.“With the South Korea national football team vying for the Asian Cup, items were sold at higher price than expected,” said Lee Hyo-young, a marketing team manager at Auction.

Jan 28, 2015
Jersey signed by Son Heung-min fetches $3,600

Woman admits hacking military website

/ Korea Times fileA woman admitted to hacking an army recruit training center’s website to find out whether her ex-boyfriend was dating another woman, according to Busan police.On the website, people can leave messages for the recruits, who are in basic training. However, they must have a password to fully access the site.The woman, 21, visited the website to find out how her ex was doing. While she was there, she saw that another woman had written him a letter.The first woman, a computer engineering student, attempted to hack the site over fifty times to read the full letter, police said. However, she failed each time.The army’s investigation department noticed her hacking attempt, and requested police investigation.“I could not stand my curiosity about him. I am now reflecting about my behavior,” she said during the police investigation.On Wednesday, she was indicted on charges of violating the protection of information law.

Jan 28, 2015
Woman admits hacking military website

Japanese classic “Love Letter” to get Korean remake

Miho Nakayama in Love Letter (1995) / Courtesy of FacebookPopular Japanese film “Love Letter” (1995) will be adapted into a Korean television drama this fall. HB Entertainment, which was behind the hallyu hit “My Love from the Star” last year, is making the series in cooperation with Japanese entertainment company Amuse, reports said. The cast for the series has not been decided yet, but reports speculated that it would include both Korean and Japanese stars.  Japan is showing high interests in the series, as the film remains the nation’s most beloved romance film. This year marks the film’s 20th anniversary. “As My Love from the Star was hugely popular in China, we hope Love Letter will do the same for the stagnant Japanese broadcasting industry,” the Munhwa Ilbo quoted a Fuji TV insider as saying. Fuji TV partly owns the film’s copyright. Love Letter is about two women who discover new things about a man they knew as they exchange letters. The film screened in Korea in 1999 and was hugely popular. 

Jan 28, 2015By Ko Dong-hwan
Japanese classic “Love Letter” to get Korean remake

Youth exchange program

Douglas Ragan, second from left in the front row, chief of the Urban Economy Branch at the UN-Habitat, poses with Duksung Women’s University staff and students during an event to launch an exchange program at the school’s campus in Seoul on Jan. 23. Sitting with him are Park Sang-im, center, the university’s acting president, and Chung In-jae, second from right, dean of international and external affairs at the school. The Global Urban Youth Exchange Program is the first of its kind devised by UN-Habitat and a local university to help developing countries promotesustainable urban development. Twenty-eight students left for Cambodia on Tuesday to serve in Phnom Penh and Kampong Thom until Feb. 10. Their mission is to do field studies and provide policy suggestions to the Cambodian government./ Courtesy of Duksung Women’s University

Jan 28, 2015

Fashion returns to 1970s retro

/ Courtesy of M PublicBy Rachel LeeStyles from the 1970s will come back into vogue this spring, fashion industry insiders say, so be prepared to stock your closets with buttery silks, suede belts, crochet knits, fringes and flares.Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a 1970s revival; back in 2011, designer Christopher Kane showed head-to-toe crochet looks and Marc Jacob’s offered 70’s-inspired long dresses. “We’ve launched some new designs that have a tapered silhouette as these match well with 70s retro pieces,” said a spokesperson for True Religion, an American demin company, according to a press release from fashion PR agency M Public.  The pieces setting the trend for this spring include a plunge-neck crochet dress by Emilio Pucci, suede coat by Derek Lam and patchwork jacket by Saint Laurent.Denim also made quite a splash on the Spring and Summer 2015 runways. Designers were determined to become more fun and adventurous with denim this season; offering shredded, dark-wash, high-waisted and many other styles.Denim pop

Jan 28, 2015
Fashion returns to 1970s retro

Farewell to reporters

Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, right, shakes hands with a reporter in a farewell event at the press room of his office at the government complex in Sejong City, Chungcheong Province, Tuesday. Chung, who took office on Feb. 26, 2013, will be replaced by Rep. Lee Wan-koo, former floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party. A National Assembly vote to approve the motion to appoint the new prime minister will be held on Feb. 12. / Yonhap

Jan 27, 2015

Ban animal shows

Lim Soon-rye, right, head of the Korea Animal Rights Advocates, calls for measures to prevent animal shows, during a press conference at the Korea Green Foundation building in Seoul, Tuesday. The group said it plans to launch a program which specifically aims to prevent primate shows at zoos. / Yonhap

Jan 27, 2015
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