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Seoul police book 5 Chinese students

Police said Monday they had booked five Chinese nationals in relation to intensifying clashes between university students over pro-Hong Kong movements. The chief of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency ...

Nov 25, 2019
Police restrict overnight protests in front of Blue House

Police said overnight demonstrations in front of the presidential office building in Seoul will be restricted from 6 p.m. until 9 a.m. the following morning. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has not...

Nov 25, 2019
Blast at Paju military unit leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

An explosion at an engineer battalion in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday left one officer dead and another injured. According to military authorities, the blast occurred around 11:20 a.m. at an e...

Nov 25, 2019
Online storage companies have no duty to prevent illegal uploads: court

Companies that provide online file storage services bear limited responsibility for preventing the distribution of pirated videos, a South Korean court said Monday. The Seoul Central District Court ...

Nov 25, 2019
[ASEAN-Korea summit] Smart City Fair shows glimpse of connected, sustainable future

BUSAN -- South Korea and ASEAN showcased the future of smart and sustainable living at the Smart City Fair being held on the sidelines of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in Busan. Organized by th...

Nov 25, 2019
[Newsmaker] 3 of 14 crew dead, 1 missing, after boat capsizes off Jeju

Three South Korean men have died after being rescued from a capsized boat near Jeju Island. The 24-ton fishing boat with 14 people aboard overturned 87 kilometers southwest of Marado, an island 8 ki...

Nov 25, 2019
Railway workers end strike with deal with management

Unionized railway workers ended their no-time-limit strike Monday following a five-day walkout, as they reached a deal with the management over a pay raise and better working conditions. After marat...

Nov 25, 2019
[Newsmaker] At Korean universities, standoff between pro-HK protesters and Chinese students escalates

About 200 college students gathered Saturday afternoon at Seoul Plaza and marched some 2 kilometers toward the Chinese Embassy in Jung-gu, central Seoul, in a rally opposing police brutality against ...

Nov 24, 2019
[ASEAN-Korea summit] Busan aims to be global hub of shipping and tourism

Ahead of the commemorative summit between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations members that opens Monday, the host city of Busan is seeking to attain its goal of rising as a glo...

Nov 24, 2019
Special investigation team secures data records during Sewol sinking

A special investigation unit of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office tasked with reinvestigating the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster on Friday secured communication records of the Coast Guard at the time of the...

Nov 24, 2019
Police officer sentenced to jail for prostitution cover-up

A police officer was handed a prison sentence for taking tens of millions of won in exchange for covering up crimes by the operator of a prostitution website. Suwon District Court said Sunday the po...

Nov 24, 2019
Railway strike continues for 5th day without major disruptions

Train services across South Korea dwindled to about half of normal levels on Sunday as unionized railway workers continued their labor strike for the fifth consecutive day. KTX bullet trains were ru...

Nov 24, 2019
[Newsmaker] 2019 MAMA takes blow from police probe over Mnet survival show

The upcoming 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards are taking another heavy blow as an ongoing police probe over the music channel's idol survival shows is eating into its lineup. Earlier this week, police t...

Nov 23, 2019
Hideous criminals to be banned from marrying foreign women

The government said Friday that it will ease requirements for marriage migrants to naturalize even after a divorce and those convicted of violent crimes will be banned from marrying foreign women as ...

Nov 22, 2019
[Newsmaker] Ex-vice minister mired in orgy scandal cleared of all charges

Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui, who was indicted for allegedly receiving sexual services and bribes, was cleared of all charges Friday in a court ruling that came six years after he first b...

Nov 22, 2019

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