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Korean Bar Association approves licensing of ex-judge convicted of sex offense

Spycam convict, son of opposition lawmaker, to regain license to practice law

Jan 9, 2019
Politics
Japanese firm asset seizure over forced labor ruling takes effect

The seizure of Korean assets of Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal over Japan’s wartime use of South Korean forced labor went into effect Wednesday, prompting the Japanese government t...

Jan 9, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea to consider various elements before permitting businesspeople's trip to Kaesong park: official

The government will consider various factors before making a decision to permit a visit by businesspeople to the now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex, a unification ministry official said We...

Jan 9, 2019
North Korea
[News Focus] Complaints grow over housing benefit for newlyweds

SEJONG -- The Moon Jae-in administration has introduced a housing benefit for married couples in an effort to promote marriage and raise the nation’s fertility rate, which is among the lowest in the ...

Jan 9, 2019
Social affairs
NK leader visits industrial facilities in China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited industrial facilities in Beijing on Wednesday, a day after he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a show of close ties ahead of a possible second summit w...

Jan 9, 2019
North Korea
S. Korea, Sweden discuss N. Korea issue

South Korea's special representative for regional peace and security met Wednesday with the Swedish government's envoy to the peninsula, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Lee Do-hoon, special represent...

Jan 9, 2019
Foreign Policy
Man gets 30-month jail term in YouTuber sex abuse case

A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 2 1/2 years in jail for molesting a YouTube celebrity and leaking semi-nude photos of her on the Internet. The Seoul Western District Court found the 46...

Jan 9, 2019
Social affairs
Soranet co-founder sentenced to four years in prison

A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a woman who co-founded South Korea’s largest pornography website, Soranet, to four years in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of obscene material. T...

Jan 9, 2019
Social affairs
Minister expects new Army command to play key role in allied combat readiness

South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that the country's new hub Army command will have to play a key role in the future alliance with the United States. Speaking at the ribb...

Jan 9, 2019
Defense
Lawmaker pushes for BTS to hold concert in North Korea

Rep. Ahn Min-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said Wednesday he has requested K-pop sensation BTS hold a concert in North Korea in September in celebration of the first anniversary of las...

Jan 9, 2019
Politics
President Moon to answer critical questions in new year press conference

President Moon Jae-in was set to face many critical questions, including how he plans to finally rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons and revitalize the possibly slowing economy, in his first press...

Jan 9, 2019
Politics
Police conclude suspect killed psychiatrist out of delusion

Police have concluded that the suspect in the recent murder of a psychiatrist killed his own shrink due to a delusion that he had a bomb inside his head and the doctor refused to make it go away, off...

Jan 9, 2019
Social affairs
US, N. Korea in back-channel talks over 2nd summit: ambassador

The United States and North Korea continue to have "back-channel" talks to arrange a second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Seoul's top envoy in Washingt...

Jan 9, 2019
North Korea
Korea's jobless rate rises in December

South Korea's jobless rate rose slightly in December from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, as the finance minister vowed to create 150,000 jobs this year. The unemployment rate stoo...

Jan 9, 2019
Social affairs
Court approves seizure of Japanese steelmaker's assets over forced labor ruling

A local court said Tuesday that it has approved a request by South Korean plaintiffs to seize Korean assets of Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. over Tokyo's wartime forced labo...

Jan 8, 2019
Social affairs

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