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June 29, 2018 Social affairs

Fewer fire accidents amid rising sales of HNB tobacco: data

The number of fire accidents caused by discarded cigarettes in May 2018 decreased on-year possibly due to the growing adoption of heat-not-burn cigarettes. The National Fire Agency cited the growing...

Chung Hyeon first seeded Korean tennis player at Grand Slam

South Korea’s highest ranked tennis player Chung Hyeon has been seeded 26th at Wimbledon, the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. The All England Club announced seeds for 201...

June 28, 2018
More sports
[World Cup] Can Son Heung-min earn pass on military service?

Online soccer platform Onefootball said Tuesday that there had been hopes for South Korean soccer players to be exempted from military service should they advance to the quarterfinals or further at t...

June 27, 2018
Soccer
Woman falls from apartment, crashes into passer-by

A woman who fell from her studio apartment hit a passer-by and died in Busan. Police said Tuesday that the woman in her 20s fell from a 15-floor studio apartment building in Busan around 7 p.m. on M...

June 26, 2018
Social affairs
Part-time worker at bungee jumping site drowns: police

A part-time worker at a bungee jumping facility in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, drowned on Monday. Gapyeong Police Station said Tuesday that the 20-year-old employee was found unconscious in the wat...

June 26, 2018
Social affairs
University student council combats spycams on campus

A South Korean college is running a program to combat hidden cameras, following a string of incidents at several universities. The student council of Hanyang University’s College of Social Sciences ...

June 25, 2018
Social affairs
Cement block falls from apartment building

An 8-year-old has been injured by fragments of a cement block that fell from an apartment building. Uijeongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said Friday that the block fell into a playground in...

June 22, 2018
Social affairs
Boy band sues entertainment agency for ‘poor’ treatment

A five-piece Korean boy band debuted during the summer of 2016 after signing a contract with an agency in December 2015. However, the group’s hopes of becoming part of the next generation of Hallyu w...

June 22, 2018
Music
Man caught again for disorderly behavior after drinking

Gwangju Dongu Police Station said Thursday that it has requested an arrest warrant for a 52-year-old surnamed Hwang on the charge of obstruction of business at a restaurant. Hwang was allegedly drun...

June 21, 2018
Social affairs
Man assaulted by gang member for trying to stop fight

Gwangju Seobu Police Station said Thursday that it has booked a gang member surnamed Kim without detention on the charge of assault. (123RF) Kim is accused of using physical violence against a man ...

June 21, 2018
Social affairs
Teens booked for running onto baseball field

Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station said Wednesday that it has booked two teenagers on the charge of obstruction of business. The two 18-year-olds are accused of running around on the baseball field d...

June 20, 2018
Social affairs
BTS MV site enjoys popularity

An aerodrome shot in a BTS music video has become a popular tourist site with fans from around the globe. The city of Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, posted a YouTube link for “EPILOGUE : Young...

June 20, 2018
Music
Man dies from bee stings

Sacheon Police Station said Wednesday that a 57-year-old man died from bee stings on his shoulder and elbow around 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday while removing weeds in a cypress forest in Sacheon, South Gyeo...

June 20, 2018
Social affairs
Man arrested for stealing credit cards from sauna lockers

Daegu Nambu Police Station said Wednesday that it has arrested a 55-year-old man on the charge of burglary. He is accused of stealing credit cards from sauna lockers with cloned keys around 10 a.m. ...

June 20, 2018
Social affairs
Thief arrested for stealing from churches

A man has been arrested for habitually stealing from churches. Jeonju Deokjin Police Station in North Jeolla Province said Wednesday that it has arrested a 27-year-old man on the charge of burglary....

June 20, 2018
Social affairs

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