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Clean up old palace

Baristas of Starbucks Coffee Korea clean up a corridor of Deoksu Palace in Seoul, Thursday. Almost 40 baristas took part in the volunteer program. The Korean unit of the international coffeehouse launched the annual campaign in 2009 as part of its corporate social responsibility efforts. Built at the turn of the 20th century, it is the smallest of the five royal palaces in Seoul. Courtesy of Starbucks Coffee Korea 

Apr 26, 2013

NK's Kim Jong-un believed to have $1 bil. in secret funds overseas

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his family is believed to have at least $1 billion in secret accounts overseas, reliable sources said Friday.And the U.S. government is stepping up efforts to apply financial pressure on North Korea following Pyongyang’s recent bellicose statements threatening nuclear attacks and war.“The United States has been increasing pressure on North Korea through a variety of means in response to its recent destabilizing actions,” a Treasury official tells Inside the Ring.“Treasury has been using tools at its disposal to increase financial pressure on the North Korean regime by targeting individuals and entities responsible for facilitating payments connected to North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program, as well as financial institutions such as the Foreign Trade Bank, which has served as a key node for the regime’s foreign exchange.”The administration is acting under U.N. Security Council Resolution 2094 that expands the power to freeze assets of North Korean entities.“We are working with governments

Apr 26, 2013

'Dogani' conviction upheld

Seo Man-gil, right, head of the alumni association of Gwangju Inhwa School, talks in sign language after the Supreme Court ruled on a verdict in a rape case involving a disabled student, Thursday. The top court upheld a high court conviction which sentenced a 65-year-old former administrator at the school to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old deaf student in April 2005. The case was later made into a film “Dogani.” / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Apr 25, 2013
'Dogani' conviction upheld

Beauties of Incheon, Gyeonggi

Beauties of Incheon, Gyeonggi: Miss Korea beauty pageant candidates from Incheon and Gyeonggi Province pose after their regional preliminaries Thursday night. On the top photo are the Incheon region’s third-place winner Gu Ye-rim, left, first-place winner Han Ji-eun and second-place winner Bang Kyoung-ran. On the bottom photo are Gyeonggi region’s third-place winner Lee Soo-yeon, left, first-place winner Kim Ji-hyung and second-place winner Jin Dal-rae. They each earned spots at the main beauty pageant scheduled for Seoul in July. The Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, hosts the annual Miss Korea event.                 / Korea Times

Apr 25, 2013

DIY pornographers busted

By Lee Kyung-minThe police arrested a Park, 35, and 12 others for pornography, Tuesday. Park masterminded the whole process, according to the police. DIY (do-it-yourself) was what got his content popular, the police said. He received orders through e-mail and gave the payers what they had asked for, they added.He put up internet pop-up ads to fetch a group of 20-40-year-old females to act. Housewives, office workers, nurses, and private institute owners were all among the actors, and they were arrested. A total of 180,000 clips were produced and distributed online, netting them 350 million won ($314,000).He split the money, took 40 percent of the total _ 140 million won ($125,000) _ and gave the women the rest, the police said.

Apr 25, 2013

Samsung chief Lee Kun-hee is South Korea's richest man: Forbes

Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., remains South Korea's richest man for the nine straight year while his only son Lee Jae-yong joined the top three spots, Forbes Korea said Thursday.The senior Lee's net worth jumped to $12.6 billion from $10.8 billion in 2012, according to the Korean language edition of Forbes, as Samsung Electronics' smartphones overtook the iPhone as the world's most popular smartphones last year. He held on to the top post since 2005 when the list was first compiled.Chung Mong-koo, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, maintained the second spot with a net worth of $5.4 billion, though the recall of 1.9 million cars in the United States shaved $1.2 billion off his fortune.Hyundai and smaller sister company Kia Motors Corp. sold a combined 7.1 million units last year, ranking the Hyundai Motor Group fourth in the world in car sales, the magazine said.Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong jumped one spot from 2012 to number three on this year's list with a 4.2 billion net worth.Chung Eui-sun, eldest son of Chung Mong-koo and vice president of

Apr 25, 2013

S. Korea summons Japanese ambassador over Abe's remarks, shrine visits

South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun summoned the Japanese ambassador to Seoul on Thursday to lodge a protest against nationalistic remarks made by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visits to a controversial war shrine, a government official said.The fragile ties between South Korea and Japan came under fresh strain after visits over the weekend by Japanese ministers to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo that glorifies Japan's wartime atrocities. Adding to the tension, Abe apparently raised doubts over Japan's history of "invasion" during a parliamentary session this week. "Japan has a history of inflicting damage on neighboring countries for a long time and such history can't be easily forgotten," said the senior official at Seoul's foreign ministry, criticizing Japanese leaders for "not taking a responsible attitude" toward such history. South Korea expressed "deep concern and regret" over the visits to the shrine, which honors past Japanese aggression that caused huge loss and pain to the people of neighboring countries and enshrines its war criminals. In a diploma

Apr 25, 2013

Yoon Yong-sik, 104, arrives at the polling station to cast ...

Yoon Yong-sik, 104, arrives at the polling station to cast his ballot in the by-election, aided by his 73-year-old son Yoon Gye-deok, in the Buyeo-Cheongyang district in South Chungcheong Province, Wednesday. /Yonhap

Apr 24, 2013
Yoon Yong-sik, 104, arrives at the polling station to cast ...

Minister at parliamentary session

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Yoon Jin-sook listens to lawmakers’ questions at a session of the National Assembly Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee, Wednesday. The main opposition Democratic United Party has demanded Yoon step down, questioning her capability as a minister. She apologized for giving “insincere” answers to lawmakers during her confirmation hearing earlier this month. / Yonhap

Apr 24, 2013
Minister at parliamentary session

Stop animal testing

Models hold an event near Gangnam Station in southern Seoul, Wednesday, hosted by cosmetic brand The Body Shop, to encourage citizens to sign up for a campaign to stop animal testing. The company promised a 20 percent discount on all products for clients who join the campaign.                 / Yonhap

Apr 24, 2013
Stop animal testing
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