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[Newsmaker] ‘Blame system, not men’: San E defends controversial ‘Feminist’

Rapper San E has defended his song “Feminist,” despite facing public criticism the song is “sexist” and “ignorant” of what feminism actually stands for. In a statement posted to Instagram on Monday,...

Nov 19, 2018
Music
[Newsmaker] Police: Gyeonggi governor’s wife owner of Twitter account that attacked rivals

Police concluded on Saturday that the wife of Lee Jae-myung, the controversial governor of Gyeonggi Province, is the owner of an abusive Twitter account that was mobilized to attack Lee’s political r...

Nov 18, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Argentine submarine wreck found one year after disappearance

The crushed wreckage of an Argentine submarine has been located one year after it vanished into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean with 44 crew members, in the country's worst naval disaster in decades...

Nov 18, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Police refer venture firm head accused of porn distribution to prosecution

Police on Friday referred to the prosecution a venture company chief accused of abetting online circulation of obscene videos and cruelly assaulting company employees. Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Poli...

Nov 16, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Bar fight near Isu Station leads to 5 arrests, conflicting accounts

Police are investigating an assault case involving three men and two women who allegedly got into a physical fight at a bar near Isu Station. According to the Dongjak Police Station, a 21-year-old m...

Nov 15, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Counterfeit luxury watch worn by high profile civil servant fuels controversy

A fake high-end watch worn in public by the chairman of the Financial Services Commission is fueling an unexpected discussion on counterfeit goods in South Korea. The controversy was triggered e...

Nov 15, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] US government: 3 Korean firms to pay $236m in bid-rig plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says three South Korean companies have agreed to pay $236 million to settle allegations they were part of a bid-rigging scheme that overcharged the US militar...

Nov 15, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Body of missing college student recovered from Seokchon Lake

The body of a college student surnamed Cho was recovered Wednesday from Seokchon Lake in the Songpa area of Seoul, not far from where he was last seen getting into a taxi on Nov. 8. According to the...

Nov 14, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Samsung to deliver apology on work-related diseases next week

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to deliver an official apology on the long-standing dispute surrounding its former workers suffering from diseases apparently related to the working environments at its ...

Nov 14, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] CNN sues Trump, demanding return of Acosta to White House

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN took its access battle against the Trump administration to court on Tuesday, demanding the reinstatement of correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House credentials because their revoca...

Nov 14, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Heir's big birthday: 70 candles lined up for Prince Charles

Prince Charles turns 70 Wednesday and is still heir to the throne _ a role he has served since he was a young child. He's not lacking in things to do and shows few signs of slowing down _ he is weal...

Nov 13, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Seoul education office demands expulsion of twins for cheating

Seoul’s education office recommended Tuesday the expulsion of twins suspected of having cheating on exams and to take strong disciplinary actions against school officials, after police concluded a te...

Nov 13, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Stan Lee, creator of a galaxy of Marvel superheroes, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, the ...

Nov 13, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Complete dismantlement of 20 guard posts in DMZ underway

With the two Koreas’ militaries completing the withdrawal of troops and firearms from frontline guard posts over the weekend, the work is underway to destroy 20 guard posts in the spirit of continuin...

Nov 12, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Police refer case of exam cheating by father, daughters to prosecution

Police wrapped up their probe Monday into alleged exam cheating by a high school teacher and his twin daughters and sent the case to state prosecutors, recommending indictments against the three susp...

Nov 12, 2018
Social affairs

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