PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Friday that it had foiled an attempt by US and South Korean spy agencies to assassinate the country's top leader Kim Jong Un, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. According to the report, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States and South Korea's Intelligence Service (IS) attempted to murder DPRK's Kim last month with bio-chemical and radio-active substances. The Ministry of State Security of the DPRK said in a statement that CIA recruited a DPRK citizen in Russia's Far East in 2014 and trained him to stage the assassination against Kim when he was making public appearances on April 15 during celebrations of the 105th birthday of DPRK founding leader Kim Il Sung. The KCNA said the spy, surnamed Kim and a resident of Pyongyang, was given equipment, money and instruction to carry out the plot. how to take off festival wristband1 inch wide rubber bandswristbands onlinewristband keychain
Online voting for contests is nothing new. However, Wechat-based voting has become a money-making venture in China. Because WeChat is widely used across China, various contests are hosted on Tencent's social media platform. WeChat vote buying is becoming a money-making venture in China. [File Photo from zj.zjol.com.cn] Often times participants will share a voting link with their contacts or chat groups for various contests in China which require online votes, begging for a precious vote for someone they know. This has spawned a cottage industry in China, with people now offering to supply individuals or companies with votes. Prices are said to cost around 100 yuan for 300 votes for companies taking part in consumer-based contests, such as best restaurant. Others are offering rates for individual rankings. These prices can run as high as 8,000 yuan to ensure that a person will earn the top prize in these types of competitions. The report in the Beijing News suggests concerns are being raised about the vote-buying schemes. Some argue that the costly voting is promoting negative values, especially for children. Others note that voting contests which require real-name registration can drive up the potential risk of identity theft by groups hoping to sell votes. Education authorities in China have issued a notice, calling for limits in online campus voting. Authorities are also warning would-be vote buyers that the rankings are ultimately decided by the organizations putting on the vote, meaning a massive payout for the top prize can't be guaranteed.
