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Jeju murder: How Koh evaded suspicion for 3 days

Police suspect Koh Yu-jeong killed her former husband, surnamed Kang, at a pension (lodging) on Jeju Island on May 25 and discarded his body parts at around 8 p.m., three days later, as she was leavi...

Jeju murder victim’s brother gives account of what happened before, on and since May 25

JEJU CITY -- A 36-year-old man was killed at a pension in Jeju Island. His body was dismembered and disposed of in the sea. Police suspect his ex-wife, Koh Yu-jeong, of the crimes. The man, identifi...

June 18, 2019
Social affairs
Yang quits as YG chief amid growing suspicions of drug offense cover-up

Yang Hyun-suk, quit as the head of YG Entertainment, the agency he founded 23 years ago, as allegations of police collusion grew Friday. In the latest development in a string of scandals swirling ar...

June 14, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Doctors deny covering up cause of newborn’s death

Doctors on trial for attempting to conceal the death of a newborn dropped by the medical team denied all charges in the first hearing Thursday. Prosecutors said the defendants – a gynecologist surna...

June 13, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Thai teen detained for attempting to smuggle meth

An 18-year-old from Thailand has been detained for attempting to smuggle large quantities of methamphetamine and yaba -- a mix of meth and caffeine -- into the country. According to Busan District P...

June 13, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Police investigate death of suspect’s stepson in case of murdered ex-husband

Police are now investigating the death of the stepson of Koh Yu-jeong, a murder suspect of her ex-husband. Koh’s stepson, 4, died March 2 at her and her current husband’s home in Cheongju, North Chu...

June 13, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecution brings additional Samsung bribery charges against Lee Myung-bak

Some 5 billion won ($4.2 million) could be added to the total amount of bribes former President Lee Myung-bak is alleged to have taken from Samsung Group, according to prosecutors Wednesday. The Ant...

June 12, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea’s suicide mortality rate on decline for all age groups, except in 20s

South Korea’s suicide mortality rates across all age groups have been steadily declining since a 2011 peak, except for people in their 20s, data showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare ...

June 12, 2019
Social affairs
Partisanship pauses for Lee Hee-ho’s funeral

Politicians on both sides of the aisle came together Tuesday to mourn the passing of Lee Hee-ho. Lee, a women’s rights and pro-democracy activist, first lady and aide to Kim Dae-jung, died at 11:37 ...

June 11, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] 6 arrested for cultivating 1,306 opium poppies: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is investigating six people on possible charges of cultivating opium poppies in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. According to the Pyeongtaek Coast Guard Station on Tuesday, the suspect...

June 11, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] 3 officers charged with helping brothels in exchange for sex

Three police lieutenants appeared in court for tipping off brothels of police inspections in exchange for sexual services, prosecutors said Tuesday. According to the Seoul Central District Prosecuto...

June 11, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Drug Ministry to provide samples of 21 new types of illicit drugs to authorities

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Monday it has listed certified reference materials for 21 new types of illegal drugs on its inventory. Certified reference materials are drug samples t...

June 10, 2019
Social affairs
Medical associations voice support for WHO classification of gaming addiction as disorder

Medical associations in Korea have voiced support for the World Health Organization’s designation of gaming addiction as a disease. The Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, Association of Neuropsych...

June 10, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Parts of Jeju murder victim likely found in Incheon: Police

Body parts that may belong to a man who was murdered by his ex-wife were found in Incheon, the police said Sunday. According to Jeju Dongbu Police Station, bone parts believed to be those of the sus...

June 9, 2019
Social affairs
Doctors resist bill requiring camera in operating rooms

A bill that requires surveillance cameras at hospital operating rooms, aimed at preventing malpractice, is facing resistance from doctors’ associations around the country. On May 21, lawmaker Ahn Gy...

June 9, 2019
Social affairs

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