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Police probe alleged bribery of police by club ‘Burning Sun’

Police are tracking transactions between a Gangnam club called Burning Sun and police officers upon finding that the club, reportedly a hotbed of drugs and sexual violence, offered money to the polic...

February 22, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-defense minister gets 2.5 years in jail for political meddling

A court on Thursday sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin to 2 1/2 years in prison for ordering the military cyberwarfare command to engage in political activities. The Seoul Central Distri...

February 21, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] 182 cases of hiring irregularities found across public organizations

Some 182 cases of hiring irregularities were found through a three-month survey of hundreds of public institutions, the government said Wednesday. In response, the government said it would require p...

February 20, 2019
Social affairs
Imports of medical cannabis to be allowed next month

A revised narcotics bill that goes into effect March 12 will give the green light to imports of medical cannabis for self-treatment under strict conditions. Under the revised law, cannabis derivativ...

February 19, 2019
Health
[Newsmaker] Lawmaker’s aide says man who set himself on fire was ‘barbecued’

An aide to a ruling party lawmaker said on social media that a man who set himself on fire in front of the National Assembly building was “barbecued.” A man in his 60s suffered third-degree burns a...

February 15, 2019
Social affairs
Govt takes steps to have 36 percent of police under local governments

The ruling party, the government and the presidential office on Thursday agreed on a bill to introduce a local autonomous police system, in which governors and mayors appoint the heads of police forc...

February 14, 2019
Social affairs
Flurry of diplomatic moves take place ahead of US-NK summit

With two weeks left till the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi on Feb. 27-28, the four governments involved -- Seoul, Pyongyang, Washington and Hanoi -- have started moving toward their own diplo...

February 12, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Details of cost-sharing for US troops in Korea

Korea will spend some 1.04 trillion won ($925 million) this year to help pay for the stationing of US troops here, under an agreement that was preliminarily signed Sunday. Seoul has shared the finan...

February 11, 2019
Defense
[Newsmaker] JTBC chief Sohn countersued

Sohn Suk-hee, a popular news anchor and president of cable TV network JTBC, has been countersued by a freelance journalist who threatened to go public about a car accident involving Sohn. Kim Woong,...

February 8, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] IT entrepreneur under probe for attempted contract killing

An IT entrepreneur recently indicted for abusing his employees is now under investigation for allegedly attempting contract killing. In September 2015, Yang Jin-ho, chief of several local online sto...

February 7, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] New twists and turns in case against JTBC chief

Sohn Suk-hee, the president of cable channel JTBC and a popular news anchor, offered company money to keep a freelance journalist from going public about an assault Sohn allegedly committed, a vernac...

January 28, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul City projects hit snag

Large-scale projects by Seoul City, such as the expansion of the Gwanghwamun Plaza and the redevelopment of Euljiro, have hit a snag, as the city government appears to have failed to sufficiently dis...

January 24, 2019
Social affairs
Measles breaks out; at least 31 cases confirmed so far

A measles outbreak has struck at least 31 people in South Korea in the past month, and is likely to continue. The latest confirmed cases were in Ansan in Gyeonggi Province, Seoul and South Jeolla Pr...

January 22, 2019
Social affairs
Ruling party lawmaker under fire for alleged real-estate speculation threatens lawsuit

A ruling party lawmaker who sits on the National Assembly’s culture, sports and tourism committee is under fire for allegedly having her relatives and aides invest in properties in Mokpo before the a...

January 18, 2019
Social affairs
Blue House inspection team gets new manual to prevent mishaps

Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs Cho Kuk said Thursday his office has come up with a manual on digital forensics data after a spat with an investigator under his supervision who leaked...

January 17, 2019
Politics

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