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[Newsmaker] Former Gwangju mayor arrives in Korea for probe over fake first lady scandal

Former Gwangju Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun, who allegedly had engaged in a fake ex-first lady scam, arrived in Korea early Sunday morning for a prosecution investigation. Prosecutors seized Yoon’s mobile ph...

Dec 9, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ex-ranking Army officer under probe jumps to death: police

A retired former Army general under a prosecution investigation on illegal surveillance charges jumped off a building in an apparent suicide, police said Friday. Lee Jae-su, former chief of the Defe...

Dec 7, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Dismissal of warrants for ex-justices in power abuse scandal raises questions

The court’s rejection of warrants for two former Supreme Court justices allegedly involved in a massive power abuse scandal on Friday raised questions on whether the judiciary was seeking to contain ...

Dec 7, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Court rejects arrest warrants for 2 ex-top court justices in power

A Seoul court on Friday denied prosecution requests for warrants to arrest two former Supreme Court justices in connection with a massive power abuse scandal in the judiciary. The Seoul Central Dist...

Dec 7, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Court rules against megachurch pastor in internal dispute

The court ruled in favor of members of a megachurch in Seoul’s Gangnam district who sought to strip the senior pastor of his position in a yearslong internal dispute. According to the Sarang Church,...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Koreas in consultations for joint road inspection

The two Koreas are discussing when and how they will conduct a joint survey on cross-border roads, the Ministry of Unification said Wednesday, with inter-Korean railway inspections already underway. ...

Dec 5, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] IT entrepreneur committed 46 illegal acts: Labor Ministry

A monthlong inspection of companies run by well-known IT entrepreneur Yang Jin-ho revealed numerous violations of the law, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday. The probe also found bi...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] S. Korea ‘Garlic Girls’ curling coaches resign over alleged abuse

SEOUL (AFP) - The coaches of South Korea‘s “Garlic Girls” curling team, who shot to fame by winning Olympic silver in February, resigned Tuesday after the athletes accused them of verbal abuse and ex...

Dec 4, 2018
More sports
[Newsmaker] Finance minister nominee defends ‘income-led growth’ initiative in hearing

Rival parties on Tuesday locked horns over the efficacy of the Moon Jae-in administration’s “income-led growth” paradigm at the parliamentary confirmation hearing of deputy prime minister and finance...

Dec 4, 2018
Economy
[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi governor's wife grilled over slander allegations

The wife of Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung underwent prosecution questioning for a third time Tuesday over allegations she posted slanderous messages about her husband's political rivals. Kim ...

Dec 4, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Moon’s Blue House under fire for discipline

The opposition parties on Monday continued raising pressure on the presidential secretary for civil affairs, as President Moon Jae-in remains silent on the recent series of misconduct by Cheong Wa Da...

Dec 3, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] ‘Feminist, no. You’re a mental illness’: San E causes outrage during concert

Rapper San E has yet again managed to put himself in the headlines after offending the audience with his comments about feminism during a concert over the weekend. While onstage at the concert Brand...

Dec 3, 2018
Music
[Newsmaker] Crash fuels concerns over safety of firefighting helicopters

Following the crash of a firefighting helicopter Saturday, concerns are rising over the safety of the aircraft, which are decades old. After taking off from Gimpo Airport at 10:52 a.m. Saturday, a...

Dec 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Violent clashes engulf Paris in new anti-Macron protests

Anti-government protesters torched dozens of cars and set fire to storefronts during daylong clashes with riot police across central Paris on Saturday, as thousands took part in fresh "yellow vest" p...

Dec 2, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Samsung BioLogics CEO apologizes, pledges to minimize fallout from accounting fraud ruling

Samsung BioLogics CEO Kim Tae-han on Friday apologized to the shareholders for inconveniences caused by the recent accounting fraud ruling issued by South Korea’s Securities and Futures Commission, p...

Nov 30, 2018
Industry

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