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Seoul distributes guidelines on spycam crimes

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday distributed guidelines on how to respond to spycam crimes for victims and law enforcement officers, amid a growing epidemic of spycam porn in the country. ...

Mar 19, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecutors to review 2009 suicide of actress Jang Ja-yeon

The suicide of actress Jang Ja-yeon in 2009 is drawing fresh media attention after President Moon Jae-in ordered prosecutors to conduct a thorough fact-finding into the case. Jang, then a 30-year-ol...

Mar 19, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Is Kim Jong-un considering ‘new way’?

Post Hanoi summit failure, speculation grows on what new mode of defense may be

Mar 19, 2019
North Korea
Arrest warrant sought for Jung Joon-young

The prosecution on Tuesday asked a Seoul court to issue an arrest warrant for Jung Joon-young, a singer-songwriter suspected of secretly filming sex videos and sharing them in online group chats, ami...

Mar 19, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] State authority blocks truth, says man who blew open Burning Sun scandal

Kim Sang-kyo, who opened the floodgates of a gamut of allegations, including illegal drug use, sexual assault to police corruption at the Burning Sun club, appeared before the police Tuesday for ques...

Mar 19, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Burning Sun head attends arrest warrant hearing

Lee Moon-ho, the head of nightclub Burning Sun marred by allegations of sexual assault, drug use and corrupt ties with the police, attended a hearing on an arrest warrant against him Tuesday. He is s...

Mar 19, 2019
Social affairs
8 men accused of faking hearing impairment to dodge draft

South Korea's military recruitment agency has accused eight men of having dodged or attempted to evade military service by feigning hearing impairment, its investigators said Tuesday. The Military M...

Mar 19, 2019
Social affairs
Moon says economy still needs a push despite some improvements

President Moon Jae-in urged government efforts to revitalize the country's economy Tuesday, insisting the overall economy is showing signs of improvement but that some sectors still require an additi...

Mar 19, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] 1 in 10 South Koreans aged 70 or above

SEJONG -- South Korea saw its elderly population grow rapidly over the past decade, while at the same time posting some of the world’s lowest fertility rates. Pundits continue to warn that countermea...

Mar 19, 2019
Social affairs
Ruling party lawmaker questions court’s 2015 decisions in former vice justice minister’s sexual abuse

Rep. Baek Hye-ryun of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Monday said a Seoul court and the prosecution had helped cover up allegations surrounding former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui’s sexu...

Mar 19, 2019
Politics
Defector suggests NK pushing for constitutional amendment for leader Kim

A high-profile North Korean defector suggested Monday that North Korea may be pushing for an amendment to its Constitution in a way that will stipulate that its leader Kim Jong-un is the official hea...

Mar 18, 2019
North Korea
Minister: US seeks 'big picture' master plan to handle NK's nuclear, missile programs

South Korea's top diplomat said Monday the United States wants a deal with North Korea on a "big picture" roadmap to get rid of its nuclear and missile programs. On the other hand, in the Hanoi talk...

Mar 18, 2019
North Korea
Prosecution office decides not to directly investigate Burning Sun scandal

The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office assigned the Burning Sun investigation to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Monday amid snowballing allegations over collusive ties between the police ...

Mar 18, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Number of gas stations drops for 4th year in 2018

The number of gas stations in South Korea dropped for the fourth straight year in 2018, amid worsening profitability facing the industry, data have showed. As of end-December, 11,769 gasoline stat...

Mar 18, 2019
Social affairs
Moon names Joo Hyung-chul new economic adviser

President Moon Jae-in on Monday named Joo Hyung-chul as his new economic adviser. The post had been vacant since late January when Kim Hyun-chul resigned over controversy raised by his comments regar...

Mar 18, 2019
Politics

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