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Conservative ex-mayor summoned in ‘BH election-meddling’ scandal probe

Former conservative Ulsan Mayor Kim Gi-hyeon, who lost his reelection bid to liberal opponent Song Cheol-ho in 2018, faced questioning by the prosecution for the second consecutive day Monday over su...

Prosecutors reopen 1980s murder case

Prosecutors said Thursday they will investigate the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl from over 30 years ago after a man -- 53-year-old surnamed Yun -- convicted of the crime pleaded his innocenc...

December 12, 2019
Social affairs
Court rebukes prosecutors during trial of ex-justice minister’s wife

The court has turned down prosecutors’ request to make changes to the initial complaint filed against former Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s wife, Chung Kyung-shim, a professor at a private university. C...

December 11, 2019
Politics
Korea to bolster protection for foreigners on ‘entertainment visas’

South Korea will introduce measures to protect foreign workers in the entertainment industry starting next year, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday. The ministry said the new measures will apply t...

December 10, 2019
Social affairs
‘Time is ticking for action on antimicrobial resistance’

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Korea is hosting an international meeting to fight the rising public health threat of drug resistance. The seventh session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission task ...

December 9, 2019
Health
[Newsmaker] Centrist third party on course to split

Minor opposition Bareunmirae Party, formed in February last year to challenge the bipartisan establishment, is on the verge of splitting. The party’s meeting for “nonpartisan initiative” has launche...

December 8, 2019
Politics
Filipino Korean children celebrate 70th anniversary of S. Korea-Philippines ties

Filipino Korean children staged a musical Sunday commemorating the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations between South Korea and the Philippines. Performed bilingually in Korean and Tagalog, the m...

December 8, 2019
Social affairs
Korean Chinese still largest group of foreign residents in S. Korea

Korean Chinese make up the largest group of registered foreign residents in the country, especially in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, the latest official data showed Sunday. Meanwhile, in Daejeon and ...

December 8, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecutors grill whistleblower in election-meddling probe

Prosecutors grilled Vice Mayor of Ulsan Song Byung-gi on Friday over Cheong Wa Dae’s suspected meddling in regional elections last year. Song’s home, office and car were also raided by prosecution a...

December 6, 2019
Politics
Ruling party accuses prosecution of ‘ulterior motives’ in Blue House probes

The Democratic Party went on the offensive against the prosecution Thursday, characterizing the investigations into alleged abuse of power by the Blue House as an attempt to resist prosecutorial refo...

December 5, 2019
Politics
Main opposition shakes up leadership amid flagging ratings

In an apparent push for the upcoming general election, the main opposition party announced on Wednesday a replacement of a key party post. During a supreme council meeting convened Wednesday by Chai...

December 4, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Welfare minister apologizes for controversial comment on child-on-child sexual abuse

The Ministry of Health and Welfare apologized Tuesday for a comment from the minister regarding a child-on-child sexual abuse case that has drawn public outrage. Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo said...

December 3, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Still traumatized’: 1980s murder convict on trying to clear name

CHEONGJU, North Chungcheong Province – He was 22 years old when the police came for him. Now 53, after spending 19 1/2 years in prison for the rape and murder of a child and another 10 years as paro...

December 1, 2019
Social affairs
Opposition lawmakers continue ailing chairman’s hunger strike

Main opposition Liberty Korea Party lawmakers are taking up the outdoor hunger strike started by party chief Hwang Kyo-ahn, after he was hospitalized Wednesday night, on the eighth day of his fasting...

November 28, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Ex-minister faces prospect of third round of questioning, after saying nothing in first two

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, who refused to answer any questions in two rounds of questioning by the prosecution, may be called in for a third round this week. An additional inquiry may be neede...

November 26, 2019
Politics

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