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Day care teacher caught on camera suffocating infant: police

Police investigating the death of an 11-month-old boy have arrested a day care teacher for fatal child abuse in Hwagok-dong, southwestern Seoul, Thursday. According to Gangseo Police Station, the 59...

Jul 19, 2018
Social affairs
Moon swears in new head of Navy

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday swore in Adm. Sim Seung-seob as the new head of the Navy, raising him from the rank of vice admiral. Sim replaces Adm. Um Hyun-seong as chief of naval operations. T...

Jul 19, 2018
Defense
Opposition lawmaker sentenced to 7 years in prison for taking illegal political funds

A Seoul court sentenced an opposition party lawmaker to seven years in prison Thursday for accepting more than 1 million dollars in illegal political funds and bribes. Rep. Lee Woo-hyun of the Liber...

Jul 19, 2018
Politics
Principal found dead after teacher revealed raping disabled students

A principal of a special school for disabled students in Gangwon Province was found dead Thursday morning, days after the revelation that one of the teachers had sexually harassed and raped students ...

Jul 19, 2018
Social affairs
Air Force to recruit 10 female students as pilots

The Air Force said Thursday it is planning to select 10 female college students each year to train as pilots. Two female students with majors related to aviation will be selected from each of the fi...

Jul 19, 2018
Defense
S. Korean doubles team beats unified Korean pair at int'l ping pong tourney

A South Korean mixed doubles team defeated a unified Korean pair at an international table tennis tournament here on Thursday. South Korea's Lee Sang-su and Jeon Ji-hee defeated Choe Il (North Korea...

Jul 19, 2018
North Korea
Court commutes sentence for lawyer in judiciary lobbying scandal

A Seoul appellate court on Thursday commuted the sentence for a judge-turned-lawyer charged with bribery in a high-profile lobbying scandal, acquitting her of some of the tax evasion charges. The Se...

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
‘Hottest days of the year’ as temperatures hover around 35 C

The sweltering heat is forecast to continue nationwide Thursday as temperatures hover from 31 degrees Celsius to 37 C. Heat wave warnings by the Korea Meteorological Administration remain in effect ...

Jul 19, 2018
Social affairs
Moon's approval rating plunges on minimum wage hike woes

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dropped sharply this week, a poll showed Thursday, amid concerns over a planned minimum wage hike that critics say is likely to further slow the local economy....

Jul 19, 2018
Politics
PM to embark on weeklong trip to Africa, Middle East

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon was to leave Thursday for a weeklong trip to Kenya, Tanzania and Oman to bolster economic cooperation and business opportunities with the countries. Lee will travel with 7...

Jul 19, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea, Britain discuss N. Korea, Brexit in ministerial talks

South Korea and Britain had a ministerial meeting in London this week on improving strategic partnerships between the two sides on a broad range of diplomatic and economic issues, Seoul's foreign min...

Jul 19, 2018
Politics
N. Korean defector arrested for suspected espionage

A North Korean defector has been arrested for selling classified intelligence about the South Korean military to a foreign agent, prosecutors said Wednesday. The suspect, only identified by the surn...

Jul 19, 2018
North Korea
N. Korean leader calls in overseas mission chiefs to Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called in his ambassadors and heads of other overseas missions to Pyongyang, sources said Thursday. The heads of the North's embassies and other missions were bro...

Jul 19, 2018
North Korea
FM does not rule out trilateral summit at UN Assembly in September

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha did not rule out the possibility of a trilateral summit among leaders of the two Koreas and the US at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “It is hard to...

Jul 19, 2018
Foreign Policy

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