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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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Rose's 'Apt.' redefines K-pop's global appeal
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Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
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Yoon calls for measures to protect Koreans amid escalating Iran-Israel conflicts
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Civil servant’s death linked to workplace bullying
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[Weekender] Walk around Korea to really get to know the country
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[Herald Interview] Love for K-drama, food defines 'Secret Ingredient'
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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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[Newsmaker] SMEs Minister nominee Park says Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang knew of ex-vice justice minister’s sex-bribery video
Minister of SMEs and Startups nominee Rep. Park Young-sun on Thursday continued her claims that main opposition Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn knew of ex-Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui’s sex-bribery video before he took office.“Tell the truth. Of course, we didn’t watch the CD together. I clearly remember that afternoon, you left the scene baffled with red face and ears,” Park tweeted. SMEs and Startups Minister nominee Park Young-sun speaks at a confirmation hearing by the National
PoliticsMarch 28, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Human rights advocate among NK embassy attack suspects
One of the suspects behind an attack on the North Korean Embassy in Spain has been revealed to be well-known human rights activist Adrian Hong Chang, according to a news outlet that specializes in North Korea issues. Hong, a Mexican passport holder who lives in the US, is believed to be the leader of a 10-member group that broke into the embassy in Madrid on Feb. 22 and tried to persuade a North Korean commercial attache to defect. The group left him tied up in the basement when he refused and t
North KoreaMarch 27, 2019
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[Newsmaker] KCTU stages protest urging approval of key ILO conventions
Some 10,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions on Wednesday held a protest urging the government to adopt key conventions of the International Labor Organization in continuation of its efforts to allow temporary and dismissed workers to join labor unions. The rally in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, follows a recent statement by the Korea Employers Federation opposing the conventions, rebutting the union’s key arguments.Some 10,000 members of the Korean Confede
Social AffairsMarch 27, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Cooperative threat reduction a creative method to resume US-North Korea denuke talks: unification minister nominee
Unification Minister nominee Kim Yeon-chul said Tuesday that reintroducing the Cooperative Threat Reduction program for the US and North Korea could hasten the resumption of stalled denuclearization talks.“A creative solution is one that the US and North Korea can agree to. During my tenure as the head of the Korea Institute for National Unification, I proposed adopting the Cooperative Threat Reduction program for Yongbyon. Including this, I will look for as many different ways as possible,” sai
PoliticsMarch 26, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Police book Hotel Shilla CEO’s doctor amid propofol abuse allegation
Police investigation of the alleged propofol abuse by Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin gathered steam, with the head of a plastic surgery clinic in Seoul where she is claimed to have taken the injections was booked without detention Friday.The clinic, located in Cheongdam-dong, is suspected of having administered the highly addictive anesthetic injections in 2016 to Lee, daughter of Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee.Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin (Yonhap)The police booked the doctor on charges of vi
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2019
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[Newsmaker] More than 500 drug offenders busted in one-month crackdown
Police said Monday that they have arrested over 500 people, for using or trafficking narcotics, in their latest crackdown on drug crimes. On Feb. 25, police declared a total war against drug crime in the wake of a nation-rocking drug and sex scandal at Burning Sun, a nightclub in southern Seoul.(Yonhap)Police busted a total of 523 people for using or distributing drugs over the past one month, with 216 of them detained. The figures were up 30 percent and 65 percent from a year ago, respectively.
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Bareunmirae Party’s deepening conflict to hold back fast-tracking of key bills
Eyes on whether former party leader Ahn Cheol-soo will return to Korea in summerIntensifying dispute between members of the minor conservative Bareunmirae Party due to differing views on the independent investigative agency has sparked the possibility of former party leader Ahn Cheol-soo’s return to politics. In the midst of Bareunmirae Party members showing no signs of reaching an agreement, some party officials have hinted at the possibility co-party founder Ahn could return home from his stay
PoliticsMarch 24, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Police raid surgeon's office in possible probe against Samsung heiress
The police raided a plastic surgery clinic on Saturday in a possible probe into allegations that Lee Boo-jin, a daughter of Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee, may have abused an addictive substance.Investigators from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency raided the clinic in Seoul's plush Gangnam area.The police earlier said they were simply checking facts regarding the drug abuse allegation brought up by a local news outlet.(Yonhap)Reports suggested Lee, currently the chief executive officer o
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2019
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[Newsmaker] US apologizes to S. Korean figure skater after controversial incident
The US figure skating team at the world championships has apologized to injured South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo following a controversial incident involving her American rival.The Korea Skating Union said the US delegation insisted on Thursday that Mariah Bell didn't intend to hurt Lim when they collided during a warmup before Wednesday's short program at the International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan. In this Associated Press photo, Lim Eun-soo of South Kor
More SportsMarch 22, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Singer Jung Joon-young admits to sex video charges before arrest warrant hearing
Singer Jung Joon-young admitted to the charges against him Thursday, acknowledging he had illegally filmed and distributed sex videos, before heading into the Seoul court for his arrest warrant hearing. Jung was transferred to the Jongno Police Station around noon with his hands bound and will be held there until the court decides whether to issue an arrest warrant. The court’s decision is expected either late Thursday evening or Friday morning. Wearing a black suit and with his hair tied back,
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Seungri postpones military draft amid Burning Sun probe
The enlistment of K-pop star Seungri has been delayed amid the investigation into the Burning Sun scandal, the Military Manpower Administration announced Wednesday.Seungri filed an application Monday to delay his enlistment, requesting that it be postponed while the case is under investigation.The MMA said his original enlistment date of March 25 has been delayed for three months, with the possibility of an additional extension.Seungri (Yonhap)On Tuesday, drug use was added to the still-growing
Social AffairsMarch 20, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Military recruitment agency okays Seungri's request for draft delay
South Korea's military recruitment agency said Wednesday that it has decided to accept a request by Seungri of boy band BIGBANG to delay his military draft amid a probe into sex-for-favors allegations against him.His conscription, originally scheduled for next Monday, will be postponed by three months, the Military Manpower Administration said. "He has submitted a written request to respond to the ongoing probe, while the investigation authorities also called for a delay to carry out a thorough,
Social AffairsMarch 20, 2019
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[Newsmaker] 2017 Pohang earthquake probably caused by geothermal plant
South Korea's second-most destructive earthquake, which struck the southeastern city of Pohang in 2017, was probably triggered by an experimental geothermal power plant, the government said Wednesday.The government-led team of experts, from both South Korea and abroad, concluded that a series of earthquakes, reaching a magnitude of 5.4 on Nov. 15, 2017, could have been brought on by efforts to harness energy from the ground. (Yonhap)The study is the first official government finding that indicat
Social AffairsMarch 20, 2019
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[Newsmaker] State authority blocks truth, says man who blew open Burning Sun scandal
Kim Sang-kyo, who opened the floodgates of a gamut of allegations, including illegal drug use, sexual assault to police corruption at the Burning Sun club, appeared before the police Tuesday for questioning on defamation charges filed against him following his accusations against the club. (Yonhap)“It seems that the state authority is blocking the truth,” he said as he appeared before the Seoul District Police Agency. “I was a victim of assault and reported to the police for help, but I did not
Social AffairsMarch 19, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Burning Sun head attends arrest warrant hearing
Lee Moon-ho, the head of nightclub Burning Sun marred by allegations of sexual assault, drug use and corrupt ties with the police, attended a hearing on an arrest warrant against him Tuesday. He is suspected of illegal drug distribution. (Yonhap)Lee, 29, who ran the club where Big Bang member Seungri was an executive director, did not answer any questions as he entered the Seoul Central District Court. Lee is suspected of distributing drugs at the club, which he denies. Lee was named as a crimin
Social AffairsMarch 19, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Parents of jailed celebrity stock analyst found dead
The parents of Lee Hee-jin, 33, a celebrity stock analyst jailed for illegal stock dealings, were found dead Saturday in an apparent double murder, police said Monday. (Lee Hee-jin' blog)Lee’s father, 62, was found in a storage space in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, and his mother, 58, was found at her home in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, according to Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency. Four suspects are thought to have killed them at their home between Feb. 25 and 26, and to have abandoned
Social AffairsMarch 18, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Police look into golf-betting allegations against Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Joon-ho
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Sunday that it was looking into allegations that TV stars Cha Tae-hyun and Kim Joon-ho had bet on a game of golf.The police agency’s special crime squad has already secured the related text messages and is currently establishing facts, it added. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s announcement came after Cha and Kim said earlier Sunday that they would step down from all shows.Cha Tae-hyun (left) and Kim Joon-ho (right) (Herald DB)In a letter released
TelevisionMarch 17, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Police officer booked for alleged role in snowballing scandal involving K-pop stars
A police officer has been booked for investigation over his alleged involvement in the snowballing sex and corruption scandal centering on a former member of famous K-pop band BIGBANG, police said Sunday.The officer with Gangnam Police Station, which covers Seoul's Gangnam district, where the nightclub partly ran by Seungri of BIGBANG is located, was the first incumbent police officer facing an official charge in connection with the scandal.(Yonhap)The officer, facing a charge of dereliction of
Social AffairsMarch 17, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Prosecutors raid Seoul bourse on Samsung’s accounting probe
Prosecutors raided South Korea’s main bourse on Friday, as part of a probe concerning the accounting fraud by Samsung BioLogics.Officials of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office were sent to search the Korea Exchange in western Seoul, officials said. The raid, which reportedly started late Thursday, was part of a probe into Samsung BioLogics, which allegedly violated accounting rules by deliberately overstating the value of affiliate Samsung Bioepis ahead of its initia
MarketMarch 15, 2019
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[Newsmaker] SK Chemicals executive arrested in humidifier sterilizer scandal
An executive of SK Chemicals Co. has been arrested on the charge of destroying evidence on the toxicity of raw materials for humidifier sterilizers supplied to other local companies, court officials said Friday.The Seoul Central District Court reviewed arrested warrants requested for three executives and one employee of the SK Group affiliate amid prosecutors' expanding investigation into the humidifier sterilizer scandal and approved one, for Park Cheol, senior vice president of SK Chemicals.Ar
IndustryMarch 15, 2019