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[Newsmaker] Lee still faces court fight in two separate cases

TechnologyAug 9, 2021

Now granted parole, Samsung Group’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong will be released from the Seoul Detention Center at 10 a.m. Friday. His freedom, however, could be short-lived, as he is fighting two...
[Newsmaker] Is sun setting on Hanhwa heir’s solar dream?

IndustryAug 9, 2021

Kim Dong-kwan, the eldest son and apparent heir of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn, has proved his mettle by taking the helm of the group’s money-bleeding solar business in 2011 and turning it i...
[Newsmaker] Half of S. Koreans opposed to delaying allied military drills with US: Realmeter

DefenseAug 9, 2021

Slightly more than half of all South Koreans do not support the idea of postponing the regular joint summertime military drills between Seoul and Washington, a poll showed Monday. In the poll of 500...
[Newsmaker] Samsung chief’s parole to be decided

TechnologyAug 8, 2021

Every summer around this time, South Korea releases hundreds of prisoners either on parole or pardons, in celebration of Liberation Day on Aug. 15. This year, the traditional practice of clemency ha...
[Newsmaker] [Tokyo Olympics] Moon applauds women's volleyball team for 'touching' Olympic match

Olympic GamesAug 8, 2021

President Moon Jae-in applauded the South Korean women's volleyball team Sunday, praising its unsuccessful but "extraordinarily touching" bid to win a medal at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. "The team e...
[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi Gov. Lee outstrips ex-top prosecutor to claim lead in poll on presidential hopefuls

PoliticsAug 6, 2021

Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung outstripped ex-Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl to seize the lead among presidential hopefuls, an opinion poll showed Friday. Lee garnered 25 percent of support...
[Newsmaker] Air Force noncommissioned officer denies wrongdoing in sexual abuse hearing

DefenseAug 6, 2021

An Air Force warrant officer on Friday denied allegations he pressured the victim of a sexual abuse case not to pursue punishment of the perpetrator in the infliction of "secondary harm" blamed for h...
[Newsmaker] Jackpot or bubble? KakaoBank IPO sizzles

MarketsAug 5, 2021

South Korea’s largest mobile-only bank, KakaoBank, will have its much-anticipated initial public offering Friday, seeking to raise 2.55 trillion won ($2.23 billion) on the country’s main bourse. Its ...
[Newsmaker] Seoul logs 20th tropical night this summer: KMA

Social affairsAug 5, 2021

Seoul's temperature again remained above 25 C overnight, bringing the total number of tropical nights the city experienced this summer to 20, the state weather agency said Thursday. The capital logg...
[Newsmaker] Lee Jun-seok says 'salute the rank, not the man'

PoliticsAug 4, 2021

Main opposition People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok warned the minor opposition People’s Party to not treat him like a kid as the two parties blamed each other for failing to discuss a merger. “I...
[Newsmaker] Funeral begins for world's 1st disabled climber to conquer 14 eight-thousanders

PoliticsAug 4, 2021

GWANGJU -- A five-day funeral process began here on Wednesday for South Korean mountaineer Kim Hong-bin, who went missing in mid-July soon after becoming the world's first person with a disability to...
[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi’s push for relief funds fuels infighting

PoliticsAug 3, 2021

The clash among the ruling Democratic Party’s presidential contenders is gaining renewed steam, despite the candidates’ vow to work as “one team.” The infighting resurged over Gyeonggi Province Gov....
[Newsmaker] Wall paintings in central Seoul whitewashed amid criticism of misogyny targeting wife of presidential contender

PoliticsAug 3, 2021

A pair of paintings disgracing the wife of leading conservative presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl have been whitewashed from the walls of a bookstore in central Seoul after they drew criticism of m...
[Newsmaker] Police to summon KCTU head for holding mass rally in violation of Level 4 virus rules

Social affairsAug 2, 2021

Police in the coming days will summon the head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions as they investigate the umbrella labor group’s rally last month for violating COVID-19 rules. Yang Kyung-so...
[Newsmaker] Ex-Prosecutor General Yoon hustles to bolster support from main opposition after party entry

PoliticsAug 2, 2021

Ex-Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, a leading opposition presidential contender, is moving toward strengthening connections and support within the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) after bec...