Articles by Lim Jeong-yeo
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Celebrity sex brokers admit all chargesSocial affairsApr 20, 2016The stakeholders of an entertainment management agency admitted to taking part in celebrities’ overseas prostitution at a public hearing held on Wednesday. The Seoul central court said the three acc... -
105 potential sinkholes in SeoulSocial affairsApr 20, 2016Seoul City has discovered 105 underground cavities after four months of high-tech ground inspection. According to the city government Wednesday, during its inspection of 48-kilometer section of arte... -
Japan's quake could affect Korea in upcoming years: geologistSocial affairsApr 20, 2016The possibility of an earthquake with a magnitude of up to 5.5 occurring on the Korean Peninsula in the next several years cannot be ruled out in the wake of Japan's latest quakes, a geologist here s...
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Mountain-path killer had mental disorderSocial affairsApr 19, 2016The 49-year-old man who murdered a trekker on a well-beaten mountain path in Gwangju had a serious case of megalomania, according to the police on Tuesday. The killer, surnamed Kim, had wandered aro... -
Seoul to reduce cabsIndustryApr 19, 2016Seoul city announced Tuesday that it will be reducing the number of cabs here by 74 to help ease the overcrowded taxi market. Research recently showed that the city currently has an oversupply of 11... -
Free coffee if you watch commercialIndustryApr 18, 2016Franchise coffee house Coffee Banhada will launch a new mobile application that rewards customers with free drinks and desserts when they watch commercials, the company said Friday. Customers can sa... -
Woman found dead in Jejudo may be ChineseSocial affairsApr 15, 2016Jejudo police are looking into the possibility that the woman found dead on the island may be Chinese. The woman was wearing a skirt with a Chinese lettered tag, and her fingerprints did not lead to... -
Arsonist gets 2 yrs for burning down ex-companySocial affairsApr 13, 2016A man was sentenced to two years in jail on Wednesday for setting his workplace ablaze in the belief that his boss was intentionally avoiding him to not pay him. According to the Seoul High Court, t... -
Busan’s latest hit street foodFood&BeverageApr 12, 2016The saturated fishcake market in port city Busan has embraced creativity for its next-generation street snack. (@seung_ryeoll Instagram) Brainchild of tried-and-tested chef Lee Seung-ryeoll, 53, th... -
Japanese boycott McDonald's for Korean-style bow in commercialSocial affairsApr 12, 2016Some Japanese consumers are boycotting McDonald’s for a commercial that depicts a Korean-style bow, a Japan-based English-language online publication said Friday. (YouTube capture) The commercial i... -
A sibling fight leads to murderSocial affairsApr 12, 2016A middle-aged woman was taken into police custody Tuesday on suspicion of murdering her younger brother. Gyeonggi Suwon Nambu police said that the 52-year-old is suspected of stabbing her brother ag... -
Fruit not fruity enough? Get your money backFood&BeverageApr 12, 2016Lotte Super, a major local retailer, will refund all fruit that customers found unsatisfactory in celebration of the 16th anniversary of its foundation. CEO Choi Choon-seok on Tuesday said, “Neither... -
Man sentenced for exposing wife's naked buttockSocial affairsApr 11, 2016A man was sentenced to four months in prison with one year of probation, Monday, for invading the sexual freedom of his wife. He was additionally given 40 hours of education on recovery from sexual ... -
Abortion not violation of dignity: Seoul courtSocial affairsApr 7, 2016A firefighter’s appeal for nullification of his suspension was upheld by the Seoul Administrative Court, Thursday. The man had been given a month’s suspension by his fire station after it was made k... -
Soldier found guilty of molesting fellow soldierSocial affairsApr 7, 2016A senior soldier was handed down a sentence of eight months in prison for assaulting and molesting a junior soldier of the same sex. The 23-year-old soldier surnamed Kwon was initially given a suspe...
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