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[Newsmaker] [Feature] Debunking Saxenda myth

In recent months, an unusual buzzword has spread among trendsetters, social media influencers and the general public. Injectable medicine “Saxenda” is being touted across various circles as one of th...

Apr 28, 2019
Industry
[Newsmaker] Singer-actor Park Yoo-chun arrested over suspected meth use

K-pop singer-actor Park Yoo-chun was arrested Friday (early Saturday) on suspicion of purchasing and using methamphetamine. (Yonhap) Park, 33, is suspected of buying 1.5 grams of methamphetamine on...

Apr 26, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Singer Park Yoo-chun appears for arrest warrant hearing

K-pop singer and actor Park Yoo-chun appeared before a local court for a hearing on his arrest Friday, over suspected use of an illegal drug after he recently tested positive for methamphetamine. The...

Apr 26, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Prosecution rejects ex-president’s stay of execution request

The prosecution concluded Thursday that former President Park Geun-hye, who was jailed for corruption, should not be allowed a stay of execution of her prison sentence as her state of her health does...

Apr 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ex-environment minister indicted on power abuse charge

Prosecutors on Thursday indicted a former environment minister and presidential secretary for alleged abuse of authority, obstruction of business and coercion in replacing an auditor of an agency und...

Apr 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Speaker okays change of judiciary reform panel member amid political turmoil

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang on Thursday approved a minor opposition party's plan to replace its member on the special parliamentary committee on judiciary reform, a crucial move in effort...

Apr 25, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Singer Park Yoo-chun to retire from showbiz over suspected meth use

K-pop singer and actor Park Yoo-chun was expelled from his agency on Wednesday, after results revealed that he had tested positive for methamphetamine. A hearing on whether to arrest him is scheduled...

Apr 24, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Parliament to fast-track election reform, investigation unit bills this week

The National Assembly is expected to fast-track bills on electoral reform and establishing a unit to investigate high-ranking government officials over corruption this week, party officials said Tues...

Apr 23, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Police seek arrest warrant for singer Park Yoo-chun over drug allegations

Police on Tuesday sought an arrest warrant for Park Yoo-chun, an actor and member of boy band JYJ, over allegations that he took drugs together with the granddaughter of the founder of a dairy produc...

Apr 23, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Jinju arson-murder attack reveals shortcomings of Korea’s mental health care

Wednesday’s brutal arson and murders in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, which left five people dead and 15 others injured, put the spotlight on the glaring shortcomings in the country’s mental heal...

Apr 22, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Hyundai scion arrested over drug-use allegations

A grandson of the late Hyundai Group founder Chung Ju-yung was apprehended Sunday at the Incheon Airport on suspicions of using liquid marijuana, even as another SK Group family member is under probe...

Apr 21, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Hyundai family member arrested at Incheon airport over drug allegations

A grandson of the late Hyundai Group founder Chung Ju-yung was taken into custody Sunday on charges of using illegal drugs. The 28-year-old, who is the eldest son of Chung Mong-il, the eighth son of...

Apr 21, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Court says no need to release documents on 2015 deal over sex slavery

An appeals court said Thursday the government does not have to disclose documents on the negotiations that led to a controversial 2015 deal between South Korea and Japan on Tokyo’s wartime sex slaver...

Apr 18, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Lawmaker, ex-lawmaker rapped for remarks on families of Sewol victims

The main opposition party is taking steps to discuss disciplinary action against a lawmaker and a former legislator over their remarks concerning those who lost family members in the sinking of the S...

Apr 17, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ex-football coach banned for life over alleged sexual harassment

The former head coach of a women's football club received a lifetime ban from the sport's national governing body on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing his former players. The Korea Football...

Apr 17, 2019
Social affairs

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