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Court strips immigrant’s citizenship after bigamy discoveredSocial affairsNov 26, 2019The Seoul Administrative Court ruled Tuesday that the Ministry of Justice can revoke the South Korean citizenship granted to a foreign immigrant if it finds the person married to more than one spouse... -
Special investigation team secures data records during Sewol sinkingSocial affairsNov 24, 2019On Friday, a special investigation unit of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office tasked with reinvestigating the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster secured communication records of the Coast Guard at the time of th... -
Democratic Party urges Hwang to quit hunger strikePoliticsNov 24, 2019On Sunday, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea urged Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn of the Liberty Korea Party to halt hunger strike he began Wednesday in front of Cheong Wa Dae. Hwang is protesting Presid... -
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[Newsmaker] Hwang at a lossPoliticsNov 21, 2019“Pray for me,” Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn said softly, barely audible to people near him. He was addressing a line of supporters one by one -- who appeared to be in their 50s and beyo... -
Ex-Justice Minister Cho refuses to answer prosecutors’ questionsSocial affairsNov 21, 2019On Thursday morning, ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office for a second round of questioning. He reportedly refused to open up, just as he had the... -
Liberty Korea Party chairman starts hunger strikePoliticsNov 20, 2019Main opposition Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn began a hunger strike Wednesday to protest President Moon Jae-in’s foreign and domestic policies. Hwang demanded Moon extend the military i... -
Gangwon governor calls for resumption of Kumgangsan toursSocial affairsNov 19, 2019The South Korean government should resume tours to North Korea’s Kumgangsan, Gangwon Province Gov. Choi Moon-soon said at a press conference held at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club on Tuesday.... -
Prosecutors indicted ex-Justice Minister Cho’s brotherSocial affairsNov 18, 2019On Monday, prosecutors indicted former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s brother, Cho Kwon, accused of filing fraudulent lawsuits against a school foundation run by his family and of accepting money from jo... -
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[Newsmaker] High Court sides with K-pop singer, orders consulate to reconsider visa denialSocial affairsNov 15, 2019The Seoul High Court on Friday upheld a Supreme Court decision in favor of Korean American Steve Seung Jun Yoo, also known as Yoo Seung-jun, requiring the South Korean Consulate in Los Angeles to rec... -
Ex-Justice Minister Cho refuses to open up during questioningPoliticsNov 15, 2019Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk refused to testify on all charges against him during an eight-hour questioning session by prosecutors Thursday. “I deemed it unnecessary to answer their questions,” C... -
Prosecutors grill ex-Justice Minister Cho KukSocial affairsNov 14, 2019Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk was questioned for eight hours by prosecutors Thursday. Cho appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office for questioning on Thursday morning, a month aft... -
Prosecution requests $6,000-fine for Mongolian judge over sexual abuse chargesSocial affairsNov 13, 2019The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Wednesday that it asked the court to withhold trial and instead fine a Mongolian judge accused of groping a Korean flight attendant roughly $6,000. Pros... -
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[News Focus] Will K-pop singer Steve Yoo be allowed into South Korea?Social affairsNov 13, 2019Once a K-pop icon, Steve Seung Jun Yoo, also known as Yoo Seung-jun, is ever closer to entering South Korea again for the first time in more than 16 years. With the exception of a brief sojourn in 2... -
Man test-parachuting from skyscrapers under investigationSocial affairsNov 12, 2019Police said Tuesday they are questioning one of two men, identified as Russians, who performed a parachute glide from a 155-meter-tall, 42-story hotel in the Haeundae district of Busan on Sunday a we... -
Parliamentary inquiry into N. Korean deportation an optionNorth KoreaNov 12, 2019The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday said the parliament could open an investigation into what really happened when Seoul deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday a week ago. “T...
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