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September 20, 2018 North Korea

[Photo News] Kim grants Moon’s wish to climb Paektusan

On the final day of President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Pyongyang, he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a surprise trip to Paektusan on Thursday. Moon had originally planned to return to the Sou...

[Weekender] Central Asians celebrate Chuseok at ‘home away from home’

During the Chuseok holiday, many Koreans gather to honor ancestors, reconnect with family members and eat festive meals together. But for non-Koreans, the holiday is different: Many family members l...

September 20, 2018
Culture
[Photo News] First ladies define elegance on the red carpet

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook received the red carpet treatment upon arriving at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on Tuesday morning. Dressed in a navy blue tw...

September 18, 2018
North Korea
Hwaseong city councilman accused of assaulting woman

Police have launched an investigation into an alleged assault case involving a city councilman and a woman in her 40s, authorities said Monday. According to Bundang Police Station, the Hwaseong city...

September 17, 2018
Social affairs
Death penalty sought for man accused of killing two ex-girlfriends

Prosecutors on Friday sought a death sentence for a 30-year-old man accused of killing two of his former girlfriends. According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the defendant surna...

September 14, 2018
Social affairs
Tyra Banks, BTS ‘smize’ for cameras backstage at ‘America’s Got Talent’

American supermodel Tyra Banks unleashed her “inner Army” as she shared Thursday a photo with the K-pop megastar group BTS on social media following the group’s appearance on “America’s Got Talent.” ...

September 14, 2018
Music
Cambodian worker dies after being hit by excavator

A foreign worker from Cambodia died at a railway construction site in Gangseo-gu, Busan, on Thursday after being hit by an excavator, police said Friday. According to Busan Gangseo Police Station, a...

September 14, 2018
Social affairs
4.5-ton cargo truck driver causes collision, killing one

A 4.5-ton cargo truck collided into two vehicles on the side of the Gyeongbu Express Highway en route to Seoul from Daejeon, killing one person. The fatal crash occurred around 12:05 a.m. Thursday n...

September 13, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] 12 men allegedly gain weight to dodge military service

Twelve graduates of a college in Seoul allegedly tried to dodge South Korea’s mandatory military service by intentionally gaining too much weight to pass the physical exam, the Military Manpower Admi...

September 12, 2018
Social affairs
Students cry out #MeToo, accuse teachers

A teacher at a middle school in Gwangjin, Seoul, has come under fire after a handful of students alleged that he made lewd, sexist comments during class, education authorities said Tuesday. Students...

September 11, 2018
Social affairs
[Photo News] Homemakers advised to consult AI voice

“Okay, Google. How much time left on the laundry?” Google Korea on Tuesday presented its Google Home and Google Home Mini smart speakers at a company event in Hannam-dong, Seoul ahead of its officia...

September 11, 2018
Technology
SWAT team restrains violent, intoxicated man after 5-hour confrontation

An intoxicated man driving a trailer truck was restrained by authorities five hours after ramming his vehicle into a police car and the guard rail near the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link, police said Tuesday...

September 11, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Young CEO pushes the envelope in smart health care market

In the digital health care industry, a host of startups such as Astera, Humanscape and MediBloc are introducing new health care services and platforms based on blockchain technology. But South Korea...

September 11, 2018
Technology
Middle school boys accused of rape, blackmail

Police are investigating an allegation that three male students at a middle school in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, raped another student. A 14-year-old male student and his two friends from school...

September 10, 2018
Social affairs
Man gets 10 years for killing ex-roommate over unpaid rent

A Seoul court sentenced a man to 10 years in prison, Monday, for stabbing his former roommate to death earlier this year following a row over unpaid rent. The Seoul Central District Court handed the...

September 10, 2018
Social affairs

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