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[Newsmaker] BMW Korea under siege over continued fires, customers seeking criminal charges

BMW Korea, the local importer and distributor of the German luxury car, on Thursday faced escalating criticism from customers, the government and the political circle, as its vehicles continued to ca...

Aug 9, 2018
Automode
[Newsmaker] Special counsel to grill Kim Kyoung-soo in Druking scandal for second time

South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo is to be grilled by the independent counsel investigating allegations surrounding blogger “Druking” on Thursday. The investigators believe that Kim Kyou...

Aug 8, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Public toilets to be monitored to crack down on spycam porn in South Korea

Public bathrooms in all transportation hubs in South Korea, including airports, bus terminals, metro and train stations, will be regularly monitored as a measure to better deal with secret cameras in...

Aug 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Local consumer protection group, 100 owners to sue BMW

Despite BMW Korea’s measures including a recall, checks and lease services, more owners of a problematic model that appears prone to catching fire are taking legal action against the automaker, this ...

Aug 6, 2018
Automode
[Newsmaker] Powerful quake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok island, 82 dead

MATARAM, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, killing at least 82 people and shaking neighboring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok k...

Aug 6, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Police widen probe into ‘treasure ship’ scam

Police are widening their investigation into Shinil Group, which claimed to have found a sunken Russian warship carrying gold in an alleged attempt to attract capital. The Seoul Metropolitan Police ...

Aug 3, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Gov. Kim denies collusive ties with blogger at center of opinion rigging scandal

CHANGWON -- South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo on Friday rejected allegations that he offered a diplomatic position to a power blogger with expertise in manipulating Internet comments whil...

Aug 3, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Kim Kyoung-soo’s office and home raided in Druking probe

The independent counsel looking into the Druking scandal searched the home and office of South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo on Thursday, as it gears up to summon him for questioning. Kim ...

Aug 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Korea hits setback in UK nuclear power plant project

On Wednesday the South Korean government scurried to calm escalating debate over the latest setback faced by the state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation in acquiring a nuclear power plant construc...

Aug 1, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Seoul vows to improve refugee protection, simplify review process

South Korea will work to better protect international refugees arriving in the country while greatly speeding up its refugee review process to help ease their pains and sort out fake asylum seekers, ...

Aug 1, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Extreme heat wave to peak in coming days

The extreme heat wave gripping the Korean Peninsula is forecast to reach its highest temperature in the coming days, the state weather agency said on Tuesday. While the day time high in Seoul rose t...

Jul 31, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] BMW Korea faces lawsuit by customers over faulty engines

A group of customers has filed a lawsuit against BMW Korea and its dealer Deutsche Motors over faulty engine parts allegedly susceptible to fire, demanding compensation. Ha Jong-sun, a lawyer at the...

Jul 30, 2018
Automode
[Newsmaker] In South Korea, women’s group protests Facebook’s rejection of feminist ad

A South Korean women’s rights group is protesting Facebook’s decision to reject its ad, which criticizes the country’s lookism and social pressures for women to look appealing. An illustration that ...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] California battles raging wildfires

REDDING, California -- The US federal government approved aid Saturday for California as thousands of firefighters battled to contain a series of deadly raging wildfires that have killed six people, ...

Jul 29, 2018
World
[Newsmaker] Vatican's envoy delivers pontiff's donation to support Yemeni refugees on Jeju

The Vatican's top envoy in Korea has delivered Pope Francis's donation of 10,000 euros ($11,626) to a local bishop who has advocated for the rights of Yemeni asylum seekers on the southern resort isl...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs

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