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Thai worker in Korea tries to kill coworker

Gijang Police Station in Busan said Thursday that it plans to request an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old Thai worker on the charge of attempted murder. The suspect is accused of brandishing a weapo...

Jun 7, 2018
Social affairs
Man kills girlfriend after breakup

A man in his 30s has admitted to killing his girlfriend when the victim demanded to end the relationship. According to Seoul Jungbu Police Station, the man, identified by his last name Kang, killed ...

Jun 7, 2018
Social affairs
Man arrested for taking upskirt photos of teen

A man in his 20s surnamed Kim has been arrested for taking upskirt pictures of a female high-school student. Seongnam Jungwon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said Thursday it had booked the susp...

Jun 7, 2018
Social affairs
[Weather] Daytime high to reach 33 C

With the nationwide temperatures expected to surge to 33 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the weather agency is urging people to keep out of the sun. Ultraviolet rays and ozone saturation were both fore...

Jun 7, 2018
Social affairs
Kid stuck in the air from zip-line failure in Gyeonggi

A zip line suddenly stopped during operation at an adventure facility in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 3:25 p.m. on Wednesday. A 9-year-old boy was left hanging, attached to the wire 10 mete...

Jun 7, 2018
Social affairs
Police looking into allegations opposition party involved in election opinion rigging

Seoul police are looking into suspicions that the main opposition party engaged in massive online opinion rigging during elections, including the 2007 presidential vote. A newspaper reported Wednesd...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
Man arrested for killing coworker

A 42-year-old man has been arrested for killing his coworker. Incheon Nambu Police Station said Wednesday that it arrested the man without a warrant to investigate him on the charges of murder and a...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Judiciary split on prosecutorial probe of own power abuse scandal

The judiciary is divided over whether the prosecution should investigate it after Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su expressed the firm determination to investigate his predecessor‘s alleged a...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
French ‘Spiderman’ arrested for scaling Korea’s tallest tower

Famed French rock climber Alain Robert was arrested by Korean police on Wednesday for scaling Korea’s tallest tower without permission. Robert, 55, was intercepted on the 75th floor and taken to the...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
‘Daegu assault’ video goes viral, touching off disputes

A video that seemingly shows three men assaulting a couple in their 50s has recently gone viral online after the couples’ daughter started a petition Monday on the presidential Blue House website. T...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
Dog-owner fined W2 mil. for failing to stop animal from attacking passerby

A dog with a record of killing two other canines on the street has attacked a third target, this time resulting in the intercepting dog owner’s two-week hospitalization. The Suwon District Court rul...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
Teacher investigated for allegedly having sex with students

Police are investigating a female teacher at a private educational institute following a report that she had sex with two of her elementary school students. Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency s...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
Moon to push for recovery of remains of war dead in DMZ

President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that he will push for the recovery of the remains of fallen soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in line with the improvement of ties with N...

Jun 6, 2018
Social affairs
Blast at tank shell casing recycling plant leaves worker dead in southeastern S. Korea

YANGSAN -- An explosion occurred on Tuesday at a plant that collects and recycles tank shell casings in southeastern South Korea, leaving a 20-year-old Russian worker dead, police said. The explosio...

Jun 5, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Koreans’ average level of life satisfaction scores 6.4 out of 10

Koreans gave an average score of 6.4 on a scale of zero to 10 for the level of satisfaction with their quality of life, a government survey showed. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism comm...

Jun 5, 2018
Social affairs

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