Police referred to prosecution on Wednesday the murder case involving Koh Yu-jeong, 36, on charges of murdering her ex-husband and dismembering and disposing of his corpse between May 25 and May 31. By Choi Ji-won (jwc@heraldcorp.com)

YouTube has updated its safety guidelines to restrict creators below the age of 13 from livestreaming without adult supervision. YouTube Korea said Friday on its official blog that it is blocking preteen users from livestreaming without being accompanied by an adult. The change had been announced on the company’s global blog on June 3. To prohibit the exploitation of minors, the company also ce...

A man accused of stabbing his brother to death in broad daylight said Sunday that he had no intention of killing him. The 51-year-old suspect, whose name has not been made public, told reporters waiting outside the Incheon Samsan Police Station that he had not planned to kill his older brother at a coffee shop on Friday. The suspect is accused of jabbing his 58-year-old brother in the stomach w...

Shocking images of a teenage mother who drank for days while her baby daughter was allegedly left to die at home are touching off a firestorm of criticism on the internet. Pictures and postings on social media were revealed showing the 18-year-old mother out drinking with friends while her 7-month-old daughter was believed to be starving to death. The mother posted images of herself drinking ev...

Popular talk show host and comedian Kim Je-dong’s high fees for a lecture hosted by a regional government has sparked controversy. Kim, on Wednesday, faced public outcry after it was revealed he would be paid 15.5 million won ($13,100) by the local district government of Daedeok-gu in Daejeon for a 90-minute talk show titled “A Person to Another Person,” targeted at students and their parents. ...

A lawmaker representing South Korea’s main opposition Liberty Korea Party sparked uproar on social media Monday after he insulted reporters at the National Assembly. As he was leaving a party committee meeting, party Secretary-General Han Sun-kyo referred to reporters sitting on the ground as “wiping the floor.” They were sitting on the floor to be closer to party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn, who was...

Golf professional and former coach of Tiger Woods, Hank Haney defended his earlier controversial remark on Korean golfers, saying Lee Jeong-eun’s LPGA victory proved his earlier prediction, which he described as “based on statistics and facts.” In tweets that have drawn wide coverage in Korea, Haney referred to Lee, who captured the US Women’s Open for her maiden LPGA victory Sunday, as proof th...

A video released by the police to refute public criticism of a female police officer’s handling of violence has proved counterproductive, as more criticism has emerged, this time citing the video. Guro Police Station on Friday disclosed a two-minute video footage showing two police officers confronting drunk men on Monday night on the street in Daerim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. (Video releas...

Tons of trash believed to have been dumped more than 30 years ago was found near Hallasan National Park on Jeju Island. Though Hallasan is a popular landmark, drawing more than 1 million hikers every year, the garbage wasn't found for decades, despite being just meters from one of the main trails. By Choi Ji-won ( jwc@heraldcorp.com )

In South Korea on Wednesday, schools around the nation marked Teachers’ Day with events that brought teachers and students together. Students here can only express appreciation to teachers through letters and handmade presents, as giving any other gifts to teachers has been prohibited since September 2016 when the anti-graft law took place. By Choi Ji-won ( jwc@heraldcorp.com )

In March, when Seoul encountered its worst-ever fine dust pollution levels for seven consecutive days, Derek Fichtner, who runs a Facebook community called Clean Air Ideas in Korea, spent a weekend encouraging people to use air purifiers. “At one time, I had three different people chatting with me as they stood in three different department stores, asking me all types of questions about which mo...

A YouTuber with 3.2 million subscribers is bracing for a legal showdown with the parents of a teenager who allegedly pulled off a prank involving the video channel’s parcel-unpacking series. Cable TV station JTBC on Sunday reported that Bokyem has been sued by the parents of the 17-year-old boy for allegedly making false accusations about their son and making public his personal information. In...

Actress Han Hyo-joo filed a criminal defamation complaint on Friday against 33 people she accuses of spreading false rumors about her in connection with the Burning Sun scandal. Han’s agency, BH Entertainment, released an official statement regarding the defamation complaint against online commenters who spread what it called “misleading rumors” suggesting that Han is somehow involved in the dru...

An elementary school teacher who graduated from Seoul National University of Education stands accused of making sexually oriented comments concerning a female student via a mobile messenger chat room. Some of the chat room members are implicated in sharing sexually harassing remarks about fellow female students, even making booklets judging the appearances of female freshmen. According to the co...

A woman in her 30s jumped off a running high-speed train at around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday. She was rescued and moved to a hospital, but now faces a hefty bill to compensate the train company. According to Korail and Gongju Police Station, a 31-year-old female passenger, whose name has not been disclosed, threw herself from a KTX train traveling at around 170 kilometers per hour. The train, which ...