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[Newsmaker] Prosecutors seek 5-year jail term for chef Lee Chan-oh over drug use

Prosecutors on Friday sought a five-year jail sentence for celebrity chef Lee Chan-oh on trial for the possession and use of drugs, according to the Seoul Central District Court. During the trial, t...

Jul 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Police: Missing girl was likely murdered by her father's friend

GANGJIN, Jeolla Province -- Police said Friday the teenage girl found on a mountain days after she went missing was probably killed by her father's friend, whom she was going to meet for a job on the...

Jul 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Basketball kicks off inter-Korean sports exchange

The inter-Korean basketball event held in Pyongyang is fueling hopes for further sports exchanges between the two Koreas. Basketball was chosen as the first inter-Korean sporting event since the Apr...

Jul 5, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Kumho chairman under siege over ‘no-meal’ fiasco, alleged profiteering

The chairman of Kumho Asiana Group, which owns the nation’s second-largest air carrier, apologized Wednesday for causing public concern amid escalating controversy over operating passenger flights wi...

Jul 4, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] 9 in 10 public firms adopt flexible hours before new workweek system

Nearly 9 in 10 public institutions in Korea have already introduced flexible working hours well before the country's introduction of a new workweek system, government data showed Wednesday. The new ...

Jul 4, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] US forces in S. Korea given breathing space to explore future roles

More than six decades ago when its headquarters was ensconced in central Seoul, the US Forces Korea faced the grim reality of a war-ravaged South Korea gripped by fears of communist expansion at the ...

Jul 3, 2018
Defense
[Newsmaker] Constitutional Court’s ruling on alternative service prompts debates over homosexuality in military

With the Constitutional Court for the first time urging the military to allow alternative service for conscientious objectors, the focus is now on whether the court would overturn its previous rulin...

Jul 2, 2018
Defense
[Newsmaker] Moon stresses importance of cutting working hours

President Moon Jae-in on Monday stressed the need to reduce working hours, saying it is a means to improve the quality of life and create jobs. Revised regulations limiting working hours to 52 hours...

Jul 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Yemeni asylum seekers taken into custody after fight over washing dishes

Two Yemeni asylum seekers have been taken into custody on the southern island of Jeju for using violence against each other in a fight over washing dishes, police said Monday. The two, who are aged ...

Jul 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] South Korea officially drops its maximum workweek to 52 hours

South Korea officially dropped its maximum workweek to 52 hours on Sunday, in an effort to improve the quality of life among its citizens by tackling the country’s notoriously long work hours. The n...

Jul 1, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] LG taps Koo Kwang-mo as new CEO

Koo Kwang-mo, the son of LG Group's late Chairman Koo Bon-moo, became a board member of the holding firm and its CEO on Friday, effectively becoming the fourth-generation leader of the family-control...

Jun 29, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho feels the heat

Sullen and quiet, Korean Air and Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Thursday stood on what has now become a familiar spot for his family: a marker on the ground in front of the prosecution’s office...

Jun 28, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, ‘Man of the Match’ against Germany

In South Korea’s surprise 2:0 win against Germany in the World Cup match on Wednesday, the most notable player was Korea’s goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, who was made the Man of the Match by FIFA. Jo save...

Jun 28, 2018
Soccer
[Newsmaker] South Korea’s ‘refugee crisis’ reveals its gendered Islamophobia

With some 500 Yemeni nationals seeking asylum on Jeju Island, many in South Korea say the country is facing its first “refugee crisis.” Indeed, the influx of the refugees from Yemen has triggered a...

Jun 27, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Mystery shrouds Gangjin girl case despite DNA confirmation

A 16-year-old girl that had gone missing on June 16 was found on Sunday, dead and decomposing, near the peak of Maebongsan in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province. Police on Monday confirmed the victim’s ...

Jun 26, 2018
Social affairs

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