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Ex-President Lee to reconsider PyeongChang invitation

A close aide to former President Lee Myung-bak strongly denounced the prosecution and the government Tuesday for pointing to Lee as the main culprit in a spy agency fund scandal. The former lawmaker...

February 6, 2018
Social affairs
People’s Party defectors launch new liberal party

Lawmakers who bolted from the minor opposition People’s Party launched a new liberal party Tuesday, ending a monthslong dispute over the leadership’s push to merge with a center-right political facti...

February 6, 2018
Politics
[Breaking] Lee Jae-yong gets suspended sentence, released in appeals trial

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was freed Thursday, as a Seoul appeals court cleared him of major charges and handed down a suspended sentence. The Seoul High Court overturned a lower...

February 5, 2018
Industry
[Weather] Snow Friday night, colder weather over weekend

The temperature will drop back down over the weekend after the slight rise during the week, the weather agency said. On Friday night, it will snow in most regions, including Seoul. The Korea Meteor...

February 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ruling party announces constitutional revision plan

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea came up with a plan for the revision of the Constitution on Friday, which includes changing the current single five-year presidency and naming popular uprisings i...

February 2, 2018
Politics
Justice Ministry launches sexual harassment prevention committee

The Justice Ministry launched a sexual harassment prevention committee Friday, amid public outrage triggered by a female prosecutor’s revelation of sexual misconduct by a former Justice Ministry offi...

February 2, 2018
Social affairs
Chief of sexual harassment investigation team vows to unveil truth

The head of a special probe team looking in to the sexual harassment allegation inside the Prosecution on Thursday vowed to get to the bottom of the case to prevent a repeat of such crimes. “I wish ...

February 1, 2018
Social affairs
Female prosecutor calls for sexual harassment prevention

The female prosecutor who spoke up about sexual harassment within the prosecution has asked the public to shift its attention and efforts to measures to resolve the pervasive mistreatment of women in...

January 31, 2018
Social affairs
Female prosecutor opens up about sexual harassment

After a female prosecutor claimed sexual harassment by a former senior Justice Ministry official, voices of support grew for the prosecutor Tuesday, along with demands for an investigation into the c...

January 30, 2018
Social affairs
[Feature] Korean celebrities find it difficult to break silence on sexual exploitation

American movements against pervasive sexual harassment -- #MeToo and Time’s Up -- have led to a slew of allegations against some of the world’s most powerful men. What started out as a tweet from a ...

January 29, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors seek 8 years in prison for ex-Park aide Woo

The prosecution on Monday demanded eight years in prison for Woo Byung-woo, a key former aide to ousted President Park Geun-hye, for dereliction of duty, abuse of power and perjury. The court is expe...

January 29, 2018
Social affairs
People’s Party dissenters establish preparation committee for new party

About half of People’s Party lawmakers established a preparation committee to create a new party and held a meeting of promoters on Sunday, speeding up the breakup of the center-left opposition party...

January 28, 2018
Politics
Investigators suspect faulty wiring led to Miryang hospital fire

Faulty wiring and flammable ceiling materials are suspected as the major causes of the fire at a hospital in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, which has so far claimed 38 lives and left 151 people ...

January 28, 2018
Social affairs
South Korea launches WTO dispute over US tariffs

(Yonhap) GENEVA (Reuters) -- South Korea has launched a tradedispute at the World Trade Organization to challenge US safeguard tariffs on washing machines, a filing published by the WTO showed on Th...

January 25, 2018
Industry
Korea Skating Union expels coach for beating short tracker Shim

The Korea Skating Union said Thursday that it has decided to permanently expel a coach for beating Olympic short track speed skating champion Shim Suk-hee. The skating authorities convened an indepe...

January 25, 2018
Olympic Games

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