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![[Newsmaker] Arrest warrant sought for Seungri over procuring prostitutes, illegal gambling](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/01/10/20200110000377_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Arrest warrant sought for Seungri over procuring prostitutes, illegal gamblingJan 10, 2020The prosecution sought an arrest warrant for K-pop star Serungri on Friday over suspected illegal overseas gambling and procuring prostitutes for his investors. The Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office... -
Korean man gets one-year prison term for beating Japanese womanJan 10, 2020A South Korean man was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday for insulting and beating a Japanese woman in Seoul last August. The Seoul Western District Court handed out the jail term to the man... -
![[Weekender] A case for Korean millennials in the workplace](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/01/09/20200109000600_0.jpg)
[Weekender] A case for Korean millennials in the workplaceJan 10, 2020Millennials everywhere get a bad rap, and South Korea is no exception. As more millennials join the workforce, theories and assumptions about the millennial ways abound. Millennial workers have bee... -
Women paid 40% less than men in SeoulJan 9, 2020Three in 10 women working in Seoul belonged to the bracket of “low income” earners as women on average were paid 63 percent of what men were paid, government data showed Thursday. According to stati... -
Civic groups slam US for Iran tensions, oppose troop deployment to HormuzJan 9, 2020Progressive civic groups in South Korea condemned the US on Thursday for killing Iran’s top military commander in a drone strike near Baghdad last week, urging the government not to deploy Korean tro... -
![[Newsmaker] Top court orders review of ex-senior prosecutor's jail term in MeToo case](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/01/09/20200109000358_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Top court orders review of ex-senior prosecutor's jail term in MeToo caseJan 9, 2020South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered a lower court to reconsider its jail sentence for a former senior prosecutor alleged to have sexually abused a junior colleague whose subsequent confession... -
Police begin probe into suspected celebrity phone hackingJan 9, 2020Police have launched an investigation into allegations that several celebrities have had their cell phones hacked and been blackmailed with the threat of leaking personal information obtained through... -
Ex-justice minister's wife seeks bailJan 9, 2020Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife, who was arrested over allegations related to their daughter's college admission and a financial investment, has applied for bail on grounds of failing health a... -
S. Korea reports suspected case of mysterious pneumoniaJan 8, 2020Korea on Wednesday reported a suspected case of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness that has been spreading in China, the public health and safety agency said. According to the Korea Centers for Dis... -
Human rights commission asks government to improve housing quality, affordabilityJan 8, 2020South Korea’s public human rights watchdog asked the government on Wednesday to improve basic residential standards and increase the availability of housing for disadvantaged groups. The National Hu... -
![[Newsmaker] Prosecutors seek 23-year prison term for ex-President Lee](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/01/08/20200108000651_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Prosecutors seek 23-year prison term for ex-President LeeJan 8, 2020Prosecutors have asked an appeal court to increase the jail term for former President Lee Myung-bak to 23 years on charges of bribery and embezzlement, and sought a fine of 32 billion won ($27.3 mill... -
Prosecution steps up probe into 2015 Samsung mergerJan 7, 2020Prosecutors on Tuesday summoned a former CEO of Samsung C&T, as part of its ongoing investigation into the firm’s alleged accounting fraud during its 2015 merger with its sister company Cheil Industr... -
Warm winter continues in KoreaJan 7, 2020Unusually warm weather continued in South Korea on Tuesday, with the country not yet having witnessed the first freezing of the Han River and the record-low snowfall disrupting municipalities’ plans ... -
![[News Brief] Seoul Light draws nearly 1 million people](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/01/07/20200107000580_0.jpg)
[News Brief] Seoul Light draws nearly 1 million peopleJan 7, 2020Nearly 1 million people made their way to “Seoul Light,” a nighttime light show held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza from Dec. 20 to Friday, the city government said Tuesday. The event, which featured a ... -
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[News Focus] Korea sees widening income disparityJan 7, 2020Analysts say nation’s middle income bracket has shrunk
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