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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...
November 20, 2024 08:01am
[Graphic News] 70% of S. Koreans believe couples can live together without tying the knot: survey
Nearly 7 in 10 South Koreans believe that couples can live together without getting married, and almost 40 percent support having children without g...
November 19, 2024 03:44pm
[Campus Now] Women's colleges in crisis: Blasted for gender bias, coed transition proposals
Confronting their biggest challenge in a century, South Korea's women’s universities are embroiled in controversies that have led some to questio...
November 19, 2024 03:43pm
Arrest warrant sought for new mother who killed infant twins
Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a woman in her 40s accused of killing her recently born 7-month-old twins, citing the stress of caring for th...
November 19, 2024 03:30pm
Police to push for licenses for personal mobility devices
Police are pushing to introduce driver’s licenses dedicated specifically for personal mobility devices, such as electric scooters or motorized bicycle...
November 19, 2024 03:09pm
‘Hangang River,’ not 'Han River': Seoul city
The Seoul Metropolitan Government stated on Tuesday that the correct English name for the river running through the capital city, commonly referred to...
November 19, 2024 02:55pm
Seoul Metro union to strike on Dec. 6
The main labor union of Seoul Metro, which operates subway Line Nos. 1 through 8 said Tuesday that it will launch a full-scale strike on Dec. 6 if a d...
November 19, 2024 02:21pm
[Out of the Shadows] Drug addiction is illness, not moral failing, experts say
Drug addiction is a thorny public health issue in South Korea that should be seen as an illness rather than a moral failing, according to experts, c...
November 19, 2024 02:20pm
Model claims she was forced to take drugs; police say she hasn't told them
South Korean model who has confessed drug use recently claimed that she was forced to take drugs by an unidentified businessperson, but police said sh...