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[Newsmaker] Samsung, victims agree to accept upcoming mediation on work-related illness

Samsung Electronics Co. and the advocacy group representing victims of work-related diseases Tuesday inked an agreement to accept upcoming mediation on the long-standing dispute surrounding compensat...

Jul 24, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Liberal politicians embroiled in organized crime scandal

Angry online petitions are being filed to the presidential office after a TV program accused Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, as well as Seongnam Mayor Eun Soo-mi, of maintaining an illicit rela...

Jul 23, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Soldier victims of chopper crash honored in funeral service

A funeral service was held in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on Monday for the five Marines who died in a Marine Corps helicopter crash on July 17. Around 1,000 bereaved family members, close fr...

Jul 23, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Soaring land prices could prevent possible troop withdrawal from DMZ

The two Koreas’ efforts to ease military tension along the border may be hampered by unexpected obstacles – including the vicissitudes of the real estate market. At the April 27 inter-Korean summit,...

Jul 22, 2018
Defense
[Newsmaker] Two Koreas form panel to bring home remains of colonial-era forced laborers from Japan

Civic groups from South and North Korea have formed a committee to bring home the remains of Koreans forced into hard labor in Japan during the 1910-45 colonial era, a leading organizer of the projec...

Jul 22, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] YouTube, Facebook dominate Korea’s video ad market: report

YouTube and Facebook grabbed a combined 73.1 percent share of South Korea’s video advertising market in the first half of this year, according to a report by Mezzomedia, a digital marketing firm. Da...

Jul 20, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Court reviews arrest warrant for fatal child abuse case

A day care worker accused of fatal child abuse entered the Seoul Southern District Court Friday morning for a hearing to review the warrant for her arrest. Accompanied by Gangseo police officers, th...

Jul 20, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Korean figure skaters mourn death of Kazakh star Denis Ten

South Korean figure skaters on Friday mourned the death of Denis Ten, a Kazakh star of Korean descent, taking to social media to express their condolences. Ten, the 2014 Olympic men's singles bronze...

Jul 20, 2018
More sports
[Newsmaker] Kazakh-Korean figure skater Denis Ten stabbed to death: report

Denis Ten, a Kazakh figure skater of Korean descent, has been stabbed to death at 25, a Kazakhstan news agency reported Thursday. Kazinform reported that Ten was stabbed by two unidentified men in ...

Jul 19, 2018
Sports
[Newsmaker] Korea plans to criminalize workplace harassment

The government announced a plan to criminalize workplace harassment on Wednesday, saying that some 70 percent of all Korean employees have been bullied by their work superiors and colleagues at least...

Jul 19, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Court orders compensation for Sewol victims' families

A Seoul court on Thursday ordered the state and a shipping firm to compensate families of victims from a 2014 ferry sinking that killed over 300 passengers aboard, finding they are responsible for th...

Jul 19, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Conscientious objector sentenced to prison in South Korea

A South Korean conscientious objector was sentenced to a jail term Tuesday, despite the recent Constitutional Court order for the government to introduce civilian forms of service for them. Seoul We...

Jul 18, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Surion Army choppers grounded after Tuesday crash

South Korea's Army has grounded more than 90 Surion helicopters in service, an official said Wednesday, as safety concern has grown since the deadly crash of a Surion chopper a day earlier. The MUH-...

Jul 18, 2018
Defense
[Newsmaker] Marine Corps helicopter crash in Pohang leaves 5 dead, 1 injured

A Marine Corps helicopter crashed in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, on Tuesday, leaving five dead and one injured, according to the authorities. Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters said the Suri...

Jul 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Human rights watchdog to get first female head

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday named a women’s rights expert to head the National Human Rights Commission, amid growing calls to better protect the rights of women and minorities. Choi Young-ae...

Jul 17, 2018
Politics

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