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Ahn Cheol-soo's political career at crossroads

Ahn Cheol-soo, right, an independent candidate running in Seoul’s Nowon district in the April 24 legislative by-election, and his wife wave to supporters.                                                                                                            / YonhapBy Kim Tae-gyuJudgment day is approaching fast for independent politician Ahn Cheol-soo, who was initially a contender in the presidential election last December but is now running for a National Assembly seat representing Seoul’s Nowon district in an April 24 by-election.Despite his early struggle in the race, the former software mogul currently enjoys a comfortable lead against his main competitor, Huh Joon-young of the governing Saenuri Party.With the election a few days away, opinion polls show that Ahn is the runaway leader as more

Apr 22, 2013
Ahn Cheol-soo's political career at crossroads

Super Junior, KOTRA donate clothing in Brazil

Members of the popular K-pop group Super Junior hold up the T-shirt they gave away at the Korea Fashion Plus, a fashion show held in Sao Paolo, Saturday, to mark the 50th anniversary of Korean immigration to Brazil.                                                                                                                                  / YonhapBy Kim Ji-sooK-pop group Super Junior is currently touring four South American countries and in partnership with the Korea-Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has donated clothes to the underprivileged in Brazil.The state-run trade promotion body on Saturday held a seminar and a fashion show to mark the 50th anniversary of Korean immigration to Brazil, held in Sao Paolo, Saturday. The donation was part

Apr 21, 2013By Kim Ji-soo
Super Junior, KOTRA donate clothing in Brazil

NK accuses S. Korea of having hands behind cyber attacks by 'Anonymous' hackers

North Korea accused South Korea on Saturday of having hands behind cyber attacks on its propaganda Web sites by an international hacking group, denouncing the attacks as part of an organized smear campaign against the communist nation.The Anonymous hacktivist group has conducted a series of attacks on several North Korean-run Web sites, including Uriminzokkiri, and stole lists of tens of thousands of their subscribers and made them public. The latest attacks came last week on the 101st birthday of the communist regime's founder Kim Il-sung."This is intolerable as it is a wanton violation of the DPRK's legitimate internet activities recognized by international law," the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency."Matter is that the Intelligence Service and other forces of South Korea have their tentacles stretched deep into such provocative acts against the DPRK," it said. DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.South Korean authorities have launched an inve

Apr 20, 2013By Lee Jong-eun

Canola flowers

People enjoy canola flowers at a riverside park in Busan, Friday. The southeastern port city is hosting a canola flower festival that features a wide range of events from cultural performances to exhibitions through Sunday.                                                                                                                               / Yonhap

Apr 19, 2013

Japanese envoy

Koro Bessho, Japanese ambassador to South Korea, answers reporters’ questions after meeting with Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-Jae at the government complex in downtown Seoul, Friday. The Japanese envoy and Ryoo discussed ways of coping with North Korea’s military threat as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington seek to boost trilateral cooperation.                                                                                                                                              /  Yonhap

Apr 19, 2013
Japanese envoy

Early voting

Independent candidate Ahn Cheol-soo, running for a parliamentary seat inSeoul’s Nowon C District, poses before casting his ballot during early votingfor the April 24 by-election, Friday. It is the first use of the new voting provision after it was introduced under a revised law in February 2012. Early voting differs from absentee voting in that it allows voters who expect to be busy or away on an election day to cast their ballots during a designated period.                                                                                    / Korea Times

Apr 19, 2013
Early voting

8 parents indicted in foreign-school admission fraud case

Eight parents, including a TV celebrity, have been charged with securing admission for their children to foreigner-only schools in South Korea with the use of fraudulent documents, prosecutors said Friday.The indictment comes after nearly 50 parents, mostly from the upper tier of society, were indicted last year on suspicion of illegally securing admission for their children to foreigner-only schools in Seoul despite failing to meet enrollment requirements. Noticeably, TV actress Park Sang-ah, who is married to the second son of former President Chun Doo-hwan, is suspected of transferring her two children to a foreigner-only school based on forged proof of enrollment of an English immersion kindergarten with the help of an American employee at the school.Under South Korean law, local students can be enrolled at international schools here only if one of their parents is a foreign national. Admission is also allowed if a parent and their child have resided overseas for at least three years, but this demographic should not exceed 30 percent of the school's total enrollment.Prosecut

Apr 19, 2013
8 parents indicted in foreign-school admission fraud case
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