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Under sanctions, N. Korea’s cyber activities shifting toward financial gain: report

North Korea’s cyber operations against South Korea are increasingly carried out for financial gain, whereas its espionage attacks have become more subtle and sophisticated, a report said Wednesday.“The Evolution of North Korean Cyber Threats” by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies said the North’s illegal cyber activities had shifted toward theft in the past decade. (Yonhap)Describing the trends from 2009 to 2018, the report said Pyongyang had focused on Distributed Denial of Services attacks

‘No rush’ on NK denuclearization, Trump says

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had no strict timeline for North Korea’s ultimate denuclearization as negotiators from the two countries head to Vietnam for last-minute talks ahead of a second summit next week. “I’m in no rush. There’s no testing. As long as there is no testing, I’m in no rush,” Trump told reporters at the White House after a phone conversation with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. In this June 12, 2018, file photo, US President Donald Trump, right, meets wi

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North Korea
NK leader to travel to Vietnam by train: report

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un is expected to travel to Vietnam by train for his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, slated for next week, a news report said Wednesday.(Yonhap)Kim is expected to leave Pyongyang later this week for his planned arrival in the Southeast Asian nation on Monday, as it could take him at least two and a half days to travel through China, Reuters reported, citing sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning.Trump and Kim are set to hold t

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North Korea
Cheong Wa Dae dismisses reports of own 'blacklist'

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae strongly dismissed media reports of a suspected blacklist aimed at ruling out certain government officials from future appointment Wednesday, apparently a sensitive issue to the administration that took office after its conservative predecessor was ousted partly for devising such a list."The term blacklist is being used too easily," Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said in a released statement dismissing the reports.The statement came in response to ear

Today
Politics
North Korea ranks 2nd in cyberattack speed: report

North Korean hackers ranked second in cyberattack capabilities in terms of the speed in breaking into targeted networks, a report by a US cybersecurity firm said Wednesday.According to the Global Threat Report by CrowdStrike, North Korea was second in “breakout time” at 2 hours and 20 minutes, coming behind Russia, which recorded 18 minutes and 47 seconds. (123rf)Breakout time refers to the window of time from when the attacker first compromises the endpoint machine -- any device that has the ca

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North Korea
[Feature] Inside dog farm in Korea

Humane Society International rescues 200 dogs in South Chungcheong Province

Today
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] 182 cases of hiring irregularities found across public organizations

Some 182 cases of hiring irregularities were found through a three-month survey of hundreds of public institutions, the government said Wednesday. In response, the government said it would require public institutions to disclose the number of new hires with family ties to existing staff members and would also take steps to introduce legislation to address conflicts of interests, which would limit public officials’ ability to influence their relatives’ careers.The survey took place Nov. 6 through

Today
Social affairs
Paroled murderer charged with larceny

A 60-year-old murderer who was paroled in October is now charged with larceny after being accused of stealing a wallet in a Gwangju internet cafe in January. As a result, his parole may be revoked. The man was originally sentenced to 11 years in jail in 2009 for murdering a Gwangju-based karaoke owner with whom he was having an affair. When he was originally questioned by police in connection with the murder, he unsuccessfully argued that the victim’s death was an accident and that a refrigerato

Today
Social affairs
NK leader could visit China next month after summit with Trump: source

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could visit China next month after his second summit with US President Donald Trump, a source said Wednesday. A week after the first summit with Trump, in June last year, Kim visited Beijing to brief Chinese President Xi Jinping on the results of the talks with Trump in Singapore. Kim also visited China in May before the first summit.The same pattern could repeat this time, the source said. Kim visited Beijing last month and could travel to the neighboring ally ag

Today
North Korea
US envoy en route to Vietnam ahead of N. Korea summit

The US special envoy for North Korea is traveling to Hanoi on Tuesday to prepare for next week's summit between the two countries' leaders, the State Department said.Special Representative Stephen Biegun is en route to the Vietnamese capital, the host of the second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un planned for Feb. 27 and 28, the department's deputy spokesperson, Robert Palladino, said. (Yonhap)"He'll be continuing the United States' preparations for t

Today
North Korea
Moon offers to ease US burden in talks with NK

Moon says Seoul could take burden of 'corresponding measures'

Feb 19, 2019
North Korea
FM Kang holds talks with top UAE official ahead of crown prince's visit

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held talks with a top United Arab Emirates (UAE) official on Tuesday and discussed the planned visit of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said.During the talks with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, in Seoul, Kang welcomed the crown prince's upcoming visit and expressed hope for the expansion of cooperation between the two countries. (Yonhap)The de fa

Feb 19, 2019
Foreign Policy
S. Korea to expand application period of flexible work hours system

Representatives from labor and management in South Korea agreed on Tuesday to revise the flexible work hours system to expand its application period, a presidential advisory council said.The Economic, Social and Labor Council said the two sides agreed to expand the application period for the flexible work hours system, which allows companies to adjust working hours of employees in a lump-sum manner, to six months from the current three months. (Yonhap)The council consists of representatives from

Feb 19, 2019
Social affairs
Moon reiterates vision for ‘inclusive state’

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday reiterated his vision of building an “inclusive state” with stronger support across all dimensions of society, from child care and education to employment. “South Korea becoming an innovative, inclusive state means growing together through innovation, and everyone sharing in the benefits of growth through inclusion,” Moon said, speaking at an event to announce the government’s welfare measures and policy goals. President Moon Jae-in speaks at the event highlight

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Social affairs
Koreas slow in enforcing military accord amid focus on Hanoi summit

South and North Korea appear to have struggled to move forward their 2018 military accord aimed at reducing tensions and building trust amid a lack of progress in denuclearization and a focus on a second summit between Washington and Pyongyang, observers said Tuesday.Since the beginning of this year, the two Koreas have held few talks over the implementation of the accord, in stark contrast to fast progress in the first three months after their defense chiefs signed it in September.Pyongyang has

Feb 19, 2019
North Korea

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