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November 20, 2024 04:15pm
Japan to hold 1st memorial for Korean forced labor victims at Sado mine
The first official memorial ceremony honoring Korean victims of forced labor at the gold mines on Sado Island during Japan's colonial rule from 1...
November 20, 2024 03:40pm
S. Korea sees second-highest immigration surge in OECD
Immigration of a permanent type to South Korea jumped by 50.9 percent last year, the second biggest surge among the 38 member countries in the Organiz...
November 20, 2024 03:17pm
Illegal gambling franchise busted, over 700 under investigation
South Korean police said Wednesday they are pursuing criminal charges against 715 individuals related to a nationwide illegal gambling operation, whic...
November 20, 2024 03:03pm
Supreme Court hands down maximum prison term for 'jeonse' fraudster
A 50-year-old woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a massive real estate scam that defrauded 229 tenants out of 18 billion won ...
November 20, 2024 02:53pm
North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia, NIS confirms
North Korean troops are mobilized on the Russian front lines fighting Ukraine, according to a South Korean intelligence agency briefing presented to l...
November 20, 2024 02:25pm
Presidential aide calls journalist's question about Yoon's apology 'rude'
A senior secretary to President Yoon Suk Yeol criticized a journalist's question, which had asked the president to elaborate on the specifics rea...
November 20, 2024 02:24pm
Korea to extend paid leave for miscarriage, stillbirth
South Korea will extend paid leave for women who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth before the 11th week of pregnancy, doubling the current allo...
November 20, 2024 01:58pm
Yoon to return without early Trump meeting
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday departed for South Korea after he wrapped up his visit to South America to attend the APEC Economic Leaders' M...
November 20, 2024 01:44pm
10-year jail term finalized for Rolls-Royce hit-and-run
The Supreme Court on Wednesday finalized a 10-year prison term for a hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian by driving his Rolls-Royce onto a si...
November 20, 2024 01:34pm
'Don't fear failure, pursue what you love,' says Faker
South Korean gamer Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok advised youth not to fear failure, noting that the journey is crucial to success. "Success is equated with...
November 20, 2024 01:27pm
Man kills 'violent' grandfather; grandmother asks court for leniency
A man under trial in South Korea for killing his grandfather has claimed that the victim had frequently abused his grandmother, while the grandmother ...
November 20, 2024 01:26pm
Monk jailed for threatening teen with ax
Seoul court said Wednesday that it had sentenced a 10-month prison term for a monk, who threatened to cut off the injured leg of a high school student...
November 20, 2024 01:25pm
Assigning trans boy to girls' room is discrimination: human rights body
A school assigning a female-to-male transgender student to stay in the girls' room on a school trip is discriminatory, the state-run human righ...
November 20, 2024 12:20pm
Criminal ring accused of posing as soldiers, UN officials to swindle W1.4b in romantic scam
An international fraud ring is accused of perpetrating a romantic scam against 14 victims, assuming the fake identities of US soldiers, UN officials...