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[News brief] Teens booked in beating, extortion case

Three runaway teenagers are accused of extorting money from a man after luring him with the promise of sex for money. The Incheon Samsan Police Station said Tuesday that it had booked three teenager...

Oct 15, 2019
Social affairs
Police officially book suspect in Hwaseong serial killings

SUWON -- Police have officially booked Lee Chun-jae, a 56-year-old man already in jail for a separate crime, as a suspect in a series of infamous murders that took place in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, ...

Oct 14, 2019
Social affairs
Sulli confirmed dead on the scene: police

Sulli was already dead when authorities arrived at the scene, according to police. Police said a report was filed by a staff member at her agency at around 3:20 p.m. The agency staffer, who visited...

Oct 14, 2019
Social affairs
Liberal, conservative fronts divided over Cho Kuk resignation

News of embattled Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s resignation on Monday did little to close the stark gap between liberals and conservatives still unwilling to conciliate their opposing views on the forme...

Oct 14, 2019
Social affairs
[News brief] Kazakh man suspected of hit-and-run extradited to Korea

A Kazakhstan national who fled the country after allegedly hitting a 7-year-old boy in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, with the vehicle he was driving was extradited to South Korea on Monday and...

Oct 14, 2019
Social affairs
Justice Minister Cho Kuk steps down

Scandal-stricken Justice Minister Cho Kuk stepped down from his post Monday amid an ongoing investigation into corruption allegations involving his family, 35 days after he was appointed despite stro...

Oct 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Seoul subway workers to go on strike Wednesday

The labor union of Seoul Metro, which operates eight subway lines, announced a three-day walkout starting Wednesday if their demands are not met by the government. The union urged the Seoul Metro, M...

Oct 14, 2019
Social affairs
With no additional ASF case for 5th day, S. Korea in battle to stem possible spread via wild boars

South Korea's quarantine authorities on Monday vowed to prevent the potential spread of African swine fever via wild boars, as some of them were discovered dead with traces of the virus north of Seou...

Oct 14, 2019
Social affairs
Railway services disrupted for 3rd day as strike continues

South Korea's rail services were partially disrupted or delayed Sunday as unionized workers continued their 72-hour strike demanding better working conditions. Around 75.2 percent of the country's r...

Oct 13, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea on alert over potential spread of swine fever via wild boars

South Korea's quarantine authorities remained alert on Sunday over the potential nationwide spread of African swine fever after wild boars were found dead with traces of the disease north of Seoul. ...

Oct 13, 2019
Social affairs
Justice minister's wife summoned on corruption allegations

Prosecutors on Sunday ended the overnight questioning of Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife as part of a widening investigation into corruption allegations surrounding the minister's family. The questi...

Oct 13, 2019
Social affairs
Supporters of justice minister to hold rally, demand reform of prosecution

Supporters of Justice Minister Cho Kuk plan to hold another rally on Saturday to express their support for his drive to reform the prosecution amid a probe into corruption allegations involving his f...

Oct 12, 2019
Social affairs
2 Chinese boats seized for alleged illegal fishing

South Korea has seized two Chinese fishing boats on charges of illegal fishing in its exclusive economic zone in the West Sea, the coast guard said Saturday. The 30-ton fishing boats are facing char...

Oct 12, 2019
Social affairs
Railway services disrupted for 2nd day amid strike

South Korea's rail services were partially disrupted or delayed Saturday, the second day of a 72-hour strike, as workers demanded better working conditions. As of 11:00 a.m., around 76.5 percent of ...

Oct 12, 2019
Social affairs
2 wild boars found dead with traces of African swine fever

South Korea's quarantine authorities on Saturday found two wild boars dead with traces of African swine fever (ASF) north of Seoul, raising concerns over the spread of the deadly animal disease throu...

Oct 12, 2019
Social affairs

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