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[Newsmaker] Probe into top court’s power abuse scandal hits snag

Prosecutors’ investigation into the alleged abuse of judicial power by the Supreme Court under former President Park Geun-hye has hit a snag, as the email accounts of retired judges involved were fou...

August 14, 2018
Social affairs
Deaf repeat offender arrested for stealing fruit

Gwangju Northern District Police Station said Monday they detained a 37-year-old deaf man surnamed Hong suspected of stealing fruits and vegetables from a truck. Hong allegedly stole garlic, tomatoe...

August 13, 2018
Social affairs
Five arrested for beating woman to death, disposing of body

Police arrested five people in their 20s suspected of beating a 23-year-old woman to death and burying her body on a hillside. The Gunsan Police Station in North Jeolla Province said Monday they hav...

August 13, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Opinion rigging scandal feeds partisan bickering

A blogger at the center of an opinion-rigging scandal and his group, who have played up their role in President Moon Jae-in’s presidential campaign, are likely to continue causing political strife, e...

August 10, 2018
Social affairs
Local firm starts making, selling life-size sex dolls

Life-size sex dolls are among prohibited items for import into Korea, as they purportedly “corrupt public morals” under the customs law. Apparently, however, a local firm has begun manufacturing and...

August 9, 2018
Social affairs
Fights in public rise amid hot weather: police

Emergency 112 calls to the police on fights or violence have sharply increased amid recent high temperatures. The number of cases reported through 112 calls to the Gyeonggi Southern District Police ...

August 9, 2018
Social affairs
Robber turns self in 11 hours after bank heist

A man turned himself in 11 hours after breaking into a credit union bank in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, saying he was struggling to make ends meet. The 37-year-old man surrendered himself to ...

August 8, 2018
Social affairs
Woman in 80s dies of heatstroke

A woman in her 80s died of heatstroke that damaged her cranial nerves, according to the doctor who treated her. Police said the 81-year-old woman did not go out much and appeared to have had the fan...

August 7, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul seeks talks with Pyongyang at Asian Games later this month

SINGAPORE -- Seoul seeks to hold senior-level talks with Pyongyang on the sidelines of the Asian Games later this month, after failing to have an official meeting with the North Korean foreign minist...

August 5, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Police widen probe into ‘treasure ship’ scam

Police are widening their investigation into Shinil Group, which claimed to have found a sunken Russian warship carrying gold in an alleged attempt to attract capital. The Seoul Metropolitan Police ...

August 3, 2018
Social affairs
Former girl group idol investigated for fraud

Former girl group member Shoo of S.E.S. is under investigation for failing to pay back hundreds of millions of won in debt which she used to gamble. The criminal division of the Seoul Eastern Distri...

August 3, 2018
Social affairs
Spy-cam footage of teenage girls traded via Tumblr

Hidden-camera clips showing teenagers’ legs and other body parts are being traded on Tumblr, adding to a series of digital sex crime reports to spark public debate and rallies demanding a wider polic...

August 2, 2018
Social affairs
Panel allows recovery of citizenship after faltered marriage

An administrative appeals panel under the nation’s anti-corruption watchdog ruled against the Justice Ministry’s refusal to reinstate the Korean citizenship of a woman whose marriage to an Iranian ma...

August 1, 2018
Social affairs
Photos show NK building new ICBM near Pyongyang: report

US spy agencies have detected signs of North Korea building new intercontinental ballistic missiles at a plant near Pyongyang, the Washington Post reported Monday. Citing unnamed officials familiar ...

July 31, 2018
North Korea
US stresses full enforcement of sanctions on N Korea: report

An official at the US State Department stressed full enforcement of sanctions on North Korea in order to achieve the country’s denuclearization, Voice of America reported Monday. “We remain upbeat a...

July 30, 2018
North Korea

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