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Sept 18, 2019 Social affairs

[Newsmaker] B.I admits drug use, ex-YG chief to be summoned over alleged cover-up

The ex-chief of YG Entertainment, the label that represents the K-pop band iKON, will soon be summoned after the band’s former leader admitted to some of the drug allegations against him, police said...

[Newsmaker] National Cancer Center strike ends after 11 days

An 11-day health workers’ strike at the National Cancer Center ended Monday morning after the labor union and the hospital management reached an agreement on pay and working conditions. The hospital’...

Sept 16, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Main opposition leader to have head shaved to demand dismissal of justice minister

The chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party will have his head shaved Monday to call for the dismissal of the justice minister, whose family is embroiled in corruption allegations, party off...

Sept 16, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Moon issues 'grave warning' against public agencies for wrong naming of East Sea

President Moon Jae-in ordered disciplinary action against three government-affiliated agencies Monday for their description of the waters between Korea and Japan as the Sea of Japan, not the East Sea...

Sept 16, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Police to summon K-pop band iKON's ex-leader over drugs allegation

Police plan to summon B.I, former leader of K-pop band iKON, next week to question him about an allegation of drug use, officials said Saturday. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency is accele...

Sept 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Working-level nuclear talks aimed at drafting summit agreement: pro-Pyongyang paper

Working-level talks expected to take place between the United States and North Korea late this month are part of a process to draft an agreement to be signed at the next summit of the two countries, ...

Sept 12, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] NK’s test-firing of new rocket launcher likely failed

North Korea said Wednesday it test-fired its “super-large multiple rocket launcher” the previous day, however there is speculation in Seoul that one of the projectiles failed to reach its target in t...

Sept 11, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Bolton’s exit may add flexibility to NK talks but could hinder full denuke efforts

Hawkish US national security adviser John Bolton’s departure may bring flexibility to the upcoming nuclear talks with North Korea but could undercut efforts to achieve the regime’s complete denuclear...

Sept 11, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] N. Korea’s short-range projectiles possibly ‘super-large MRLS’ or ATACMS: experts

North Korea on Tuesday fired two short-range projectiles from its northwestern area toward the East Sea, its 10th launch this year, South Korea’s military said. According to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of ...

Sept 10, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Patients check out of strike-hit National Cancer Center

With a labor union strike continuing at the National Cancer Center, more patients are deciding to leave the state-run hospital. Workers at the hospital went on strike over pay conditions on Sept. 6,...

Sept 10, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Prison term confirmed for ex-governor found guilty of rape

The top court on Monday confirmed the 3 1/2-year prison sentence for former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung for raping his female aide, in the country’s highest-profile #MeToo movement ca...

Sept 9, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Cho Kuk’s controversial phone calls take center stage at Assembly hearing

The parliamentary confirmation hearing of Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk Friday focused on the number of times he communicated with the president of Dongyang University. There are speculations tha...

Sept 6, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Main opposition floor leader's leadership shaky

Liberty Korea Party Floor Leader Na Kyung-won’s compromise with the ruling Democratic Party on a parliamentary confirmation hearing for Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk has stoked discontent among so...

Sept 5, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Hong Kong leader shelves loathed extradition law

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday bowed to a key demand of pro-democracy protesters following three months of unrest, announcing the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill, but acti...

Sept 4, 2019
World News
[Newsmaker] Opposition lawmaker under fire for sexist remark

An opposition lawmaker came under fire Tuesday after he asked an unmarried female Fair Trade Commission chair nominee to “contribute to the country’s development” by giving birth. At a confirmation ...

Sept 3, 2019
Social affairs

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