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Talks on security steps

Kim Jang-soo, right, chief of the presidential National Security Office, speaks to Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, center, and Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin during a Cabinet meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday./ Korea Times photo by Koh Young-kwon

Apr 9, 2013

Gusty wind

High school girls walk together as a gust of wind blows through their hair on a street in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Strong winds occurred nationwide, and the relatively chilly weather is expected to continue until Thursday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration./ Yonhap

Apr 9, 2013

NK likely to pick eventful April for possible provocation: watchers

North Korea may stage a surprise provocation this month when the communist country marks several key national anniversaries, as it did in the past, observers said Tuesday.Tuesday marks the 1993 selection of Kim Jong-il as North Korea's second leader, succeeding his father and North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, who died in 1994. The Supreme People's Assembly approved the succession of Kim on April 9 that year.The birthday of Kim Il-sung, known as the Day of the Sun, falls on April 15. Last year, the North held a large-scale military parade to mark the centenary of the founder's birth, which is celebrated as one of the most important national holidays in the communist country. The North also celebrates the establishment of the North Korean People's Army on April 25, 1932 by Kim Il-sung. Other April events also include the birthday of Kim Il-sung's mother. North Korea observers in Seoul said Pyongyang will likely find ways to celebrate the first anniversary in April of the current leader's assumption of top state positions. Last year, Kim Jong-un was given the titles of the First Secreta

Apr 9, 2013

NK continues hacking, even personal computers

North Korea is continuing to engage in hacking, including “smishing” which even targets personal computers.On April 7, a businessman in South Gyeongsang Province was startled by a text message on his cell phone.On the site http://goo.gl/H3plC, it said North Korea has bombed Yeonpyeoing Island, killing 62 civilians and that he could access visuals on the site. The message came from 112.Thinking that something is amiss, the 65-year-old Park called the police and discovered that the message was intended to obtain his resident certificate number and other personal information needed to make payments through servers.Owing to his vigilance, Park did not suffer from financial losses but it was the latest evidence of North Korean hackers in action.Numerous similar cases have been reported to the National Police Agency and investigations are underway to determine the sources of the smishing (a term combining SMS and phishing).

Apr 9, 2013
NK continues hacking, even personal computers

Briefing on Gaeseong

Ok Sung-seok, vice president of the Gaeseong Industrial Complex Company Association, speaks during a media interview at the inter-Korean transit office in the South Korean border city of Paju, Monday, amid North Korea’s continued suspension of access by South Korean workers and vehicles since last week.                                                        / Korea Times photo by Park Seo-kang

Apr 8, 2013
Briefing on Gaeseong

Psy promotes Asiana

Psy, second from left, poses with Asiana Airlines CEO Yoon Young-doo, third from left, after signing to work as a goodwill ambassador for the nation’s second-largest carrier at its office in Seoul, Monday. Asiana said it will provide free first-class tickets for the singer for the next year.                                                                                            / Courtesy of Asiana Airlines

Apr 8, 2013
Psy promotes Asiana

Sit-in carries on

A citizen pays tribute to a memorial altar set up for late Ssangyong Motor workers and their families near the front gate of Deoksu Palace in central Seoul, Monday. The Jung-gu Office recently demolished a tent where dismissed Ssangyong workers had held a sleep-in protest for a year, demanding their reinstatement. The protests have, however, resumed.                                                                      / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Apr 8, 2013
Sit-in carries on

'Let's work out' campaign

‘Let’s work out’ campaign: Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, center, poses with Han Chul-ho, second from left,  president of French outdoor brand Millet, after signing an agreement to launch a joint campaign, “Seoul, Let’s Work Out,” at City Hall, Monday. The campaign is designed to help Seoul residents become healthier by taking part in different sports activities. It also calls for creating more sports-related jobs for the young.                                      / Yonhap

Apr 8, 2013
'Let's work out' campaign

Nude while in love, blackmail after separation

The police in Busan has requested an arrest warrant of a man who blackmailed her former girlfriend with threats of distributing her nude pictures taken while they were having their relationship.The 25-year-old Ku took pictures of him having sex with his former girlfriend, an 18-year-old girl, and threatened her with posting the photos on six occasions.Ku actually proceeded to put up the photos on the Internet through a 24-year-old Kim who is a friend who is also sought for arrest.

Apr 8, 2013

Snow at Mt. Seorak

An SUV (sports utility vehicles) drives on a highway beside Mt. Seorak in Gangwon Province which is covered with snow, Sunday. The eastern mountainous region had heavy snow. Yonhap 

Apr 7, 2013
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