N.Korean Dynasty's Authority Challenged
Major structures built to promote the personality cult of North Korea's Kim dynasty have been damaged as isolated pockets of resistance begin to grow, according to reports. A statue of Kim Jong-suk, former leader Kim Jong-il's mother, in Hoeryong was damaged in October. >> Full Text
Minority Kids More Likely to Drift into Game Addiction
Children of multicultural families and North Korean defectors, who often have trouble finding acceptance in South Korea's homogeneous society, are more likely to become addicted to computer games. A 2010 study by the National Information Society Agency showed that the rate of game addiction among children of multicultural families was 37.6 percent. >> Full Text

What's on Couples' Wish Lists This Valentine's Day?
Men want to receive expensive, practical items for Valentine's Day, which falls on Tuesday, while women prefer cheaper gifts laden with more meaning, according to a straw poll of 820 customers in their 20s to 40s by Shinsegae Department Store. Tablet PCs topped men's wish lists at 31 percent. >> Full Text

Models pose at the Concept Korea fashion show at the Lincoln Center in New York on Saturday.

Staff promote chocolate sets for Valentine's Day at a department store in Busan on Sunday. /Yonhap

Eun-ji and Min-ha of girl group Nine Muses perform at a basketball game between Incheon ET Land Elephants and Ulsan Mobis Phoebus at Samsan Stadium in Incheon on Sunday.

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