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PM practices CPR

Prime Minister Chung Hong-won demonstrates how to give  ardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), during an emergency drill held at the Government Complex in downtown Seoul, Tuesday./ Korea Times photo by Cho Yang-ho

May 7, 2013

3D illusion art

A citizen walks by a. 3D illusion artwork featuring a butterfly during the2013 Seoul Paving Blocks Expo at Seoul Plaza in downtown Seoul, Tuesday.                                                                   / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

May 7, 2013

NK lifts highest combat alert

North Korea appears to have lifted its highest combat alert issued in March and completely withdrawn two mid-range missiles from its east coast, a senior government source here said Tuesday.Escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula with near-daily bellicose rhetoric and actions, Pyongyang on March 26 put its missile and artillery units on the highest alert level, citing the need to protect its sovereignty against threats from South Korea and the United States.The artillery units target the U.S. mainland, Hawaii and Guam and other U.S. military bases in the Pacific as well as South Korea, according to the statement by the (North) Korean People's Army's Supreme Command carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. "North Korea appears to have lifted the highest combat alert around April 30," said the source, requesting anonymity. The complete withdrawal of two mid-range Musudan missiles the communist country placed on its east coast also came in accordance with the lifting of the combat posture, he added."It appears that the two Musudan missiles have been moved to some other pl

May 7, 2013

Seoul publishes English booklet on geography of Dokdo

South Korea has published an English version of its information booklet on Dokdo, the government said Tuesday, in an effort to strengthen the country's control of the islets also claimed by Japan.The book offers basic information about Dokdo, along with geography of the islets in the East Sea, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The book, "The Geography of Dokdo," will soon be distributed to libraries and South Korean diplomatic missions around the world, it said.The islets have traditionally been South Korean territories with the country still effectively controlling them. However, Japan continues to lay claim over Dokdo, citing its brief control over the islets during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of Korea."The English version of the Geography of Dokdo...will become an important source of information for foreigners in understanding current conditions, as well as geographical features of our land Dokdo," the ministry said in a press release.

May 7, 2013

NK says it's poised to strike back against S. Korea-U.S. joint drills

North Korea's military warned Tuesday that it would mercilessly avenge any breach of its territorial sovereignty by South Korea or the United States during their ongoing anti-submarine drills near the Yellow Sea border.The Southwestern Front Command of the North Korea's armed forces said it has directed its troops to immediately strike back in case even a single bombshell is dropped into the North's territory from the exercise, which began on Sunday, according to Pyongyang's official news agency, KCNA.If South Korea or the U.S. respond "recklessly" to the North's possible military move, its rocket forces near the western border of the peninsula will promptly take action, the command was quoted as saying.Shortly after the end of large-scale joint military trainings called Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, the allies kicked off the anti-submarine warfare drills, including live-fire exercises. They involve a nuclear-powered, Los Angeles-class submarine, Aegis destroyers and P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft. The exercises are scheduled to last through Friday.

May 7, 2013

U.N. chief expresses support for Park's 'trustpolitik'

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed support Monday for South Korean President Park Geun-hye's vision for confidence-building with North Korea and promised to play whatever roles possible for peace on the Korean Peninsula, an official said.The South Korean-born U.N. chief made the remarks when he met with Park at U.N. headquarters. Park arrived in New York on Sunday on the first leg of a five-day visit to the United States that will take her to Washington later Monday for a summit with President Barack Obama.During the meeting, Park outlined the "Korean Peninsula trust process," her trademark policy on North Korea that calls for dialogue and exchanges to foster trust with Pyongyang so as to reduce tensions across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders."Secretary-General Ban expressed support for the Korean Peninsula trust process and reaffirmed that he will play every possible role to help maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," presidential spokesman Yoon Chang-jung said.Noting that South Korea has grown from a recipient of U.N. donations into a mid

May 7, 2013

Agreement on cooperation

Democratic Party Chairman Kim Han-gil, left, shakes hands with his Saenuri Party counterpart Hwang Woo-yea during his first visit as head of the main opposition party at Hwang’s office in the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on Monday. They agreed to cooperate on matters of security and other matters of national importance.                                                                            / Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun

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NK says it's poised to strike back against S. Korea-U.S. joint drills

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Agreement on cooperation

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