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Search under way at chopper crash site, gov't vows all-out efforts

Ten days after an ambulance chopper crashed into the East Sea, the authorities continued operations to find four missing persons on Saturday, with Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon vowing to do everything t...

Nov 9, 2019
Former YG chief faces police probe into intimidation charges

Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO of YG Entertainment, was summoned by police on Saturday for questioning into his alleged attempts to cover up drug suspicions surrounding one of the company's singers, offic...

Nov 9, 2019
Solidarity for Hong Kongers spreading fast in Seoul

“Lennon Walls" pop up around the city and civic groups join forces to raise awareness

Nov 8, 2019
Moon stresses education, prosecution and labor reform

President Moon Jae-in on Friday stressed the importance of ridding the nation of corrupt practices, listing education and prosecution reform as two of the most urgent issues. Speaking at a meeting o...

Nov 8, 2019
Jincheon arsonist faces murder charges

Police said Friday they are seeking an arrest warrant for a man who killed one and injured several others during a family rite in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, on charges of murder. The 79-y...

Nov 8, 2019
[Newsmaker] Interpol Red Notice issued for actress Yoon Ji-oh

Actress Yoon Ji-oh, who is under investigation for suspected fraud and defamation, lashed out at police for requesting an Interpol Red Notice for the Korean Canadian, despite her alleged crimes not b...

Nov 8, 2019
Elite high schools to be abolished in 2025

The Ministry of Education on Thursday announced its decision to abolish elite high schools across the country in March 2025, as part of efforts to improve fairness in the education system. “In 2025,...

Nov 7, 2019
[Newsmaker] Travel ban slapped on accused Mongolian Judge

Police said Thursday they have placed a travel ban on Dorj Odbayar, the head of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia who stands accused of groping a Korean flight attendant and verbally abusing a Mon...

Nov 7, 2019
Special investigation begins into Sewol sinking

A special investigation unit tasked with reinvestigating the Sewol ferry disaster in 2014 officially commenced its work Thursday. “I fully understand the gravity of the task that I am leading. I wil...

Nov 7, 2019
Millennials dominate Blue House petition board

Millennials are the most active participants on Cheong Wa Dae’s online petition site. Figures released by Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday showed 689,273 petitions were submitted to its webpage in the fir...

Nov 7, 2019
[Photo News] Bird flu quarantine operations

BIRD FLU QUARANTINE OPERATIONS Officials conduct quarantine operations against the H5 avian influenza virus in the region surrounding Geumho River in Gyeongsan City, North Gyeongsang Province, on Th...

Nov 7, 2019
Obscene animations featuring characters in school uniform constitute child porn: top court

The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned an appellate court’s decision that pornographic animations showing characters in school uniforms could not be considered child porn and ordered a retrial of t...

Nov 7, 2019
Man sets fire to relatives in Jincheon, killing one, hurting 11

A suspected arson attack during a traditional ancestral rite held Thursday in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, has left one person dead and 11 others injured. According to the local police, som...

Nov 7, 2019
Long-term detention of asylum seekers inhumane: human rights body

Keeping asylum seekers in detention centers for a long period of time constitutes human rights violations, South Korea’s human rights watchdog said Wednesday, reiterating its call on the Justice Mini...

Nov 6, 2019
Mongolian judge accused of groping flight attendant

South Korean police on Wednesday again questioned a senior Mongolian official accused of groping a Korean flight attendant during a flight from Ulaanbaatar to Incheon on Oct. 31. The Incheon Metropo...

Nov 6, 2019

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