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Cho Kuk’s wife at center of controversy

Beleaguered Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk appears to be sinking further into a quagmire as more allegations concerning his wife and daughter continued to emerge Thursday, with prosecutors accelera...

September 5, 2019
Social affairs
Arrest warrant sought for CJ Group scion on drug charges

Prosecutors on Thursday sought an arrest warrant for the eldest son of CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun over drug charges. The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office took into custody Lee Sun-ho, hei...

September 5, 2019
Social affairs
Controversy surrounding Cho Kuk expands

Fresh allegations continued to surface Wednesday surrounding embattled Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk’s daughter as a confirmation hearing for Cho was scheduled for Friday. Local reports said Cho’...

September 4, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Opposition lawmaker under fire for sexist remark

An opposition lawmaker came under fire Tuesday after he asked an unmarried female Fair Trade Commission chair nominee to “contribute to the country’s development” by giving birth. At a confirmation ...

September 3, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecution raids key locations in probe into embattled Cho Kuk

The prosecution on Tuesday raided universities, a medical center and other facilities as part of an investigation into a series of allegations involving Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk and his famil...

August 27, 2019
Social affairs
Police to summon Seungri, ex-YG chief on gambling charges this week

Police are set to summon Big Bang star Seungri and Yang Hyun-suk, former head of K-pop entertainment house YG Entertainment, for questioning on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, on charges of ove...

August 27, 2019
Social affairs
Parties agree to hold hearing on Cho Kuk from Sept. 2-3

The National Assembly judiciary committee agreed Monday to convene a two-day confirmation hearing starting Sept. 2 on Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk, who is plagued by a series of allegations invol...

August 26, 2019
Politics
[Feature] Gwanghwamun Square stands in the way of Seoul Mayor’s path to Blue House

Back in 2017, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon gave up on entering the presidential race, saying he could not “win the hearts of the people.” Having won his third consecutive mayoral term in an overwhel...

August 26, 2019
Social affairs
Cho Kuk apologizes over daughter, vows not to step down

Embattled Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk on Sunday apologized over a series of allegations involving his daughter, but expressed determination to undergo a confirmation hearing and help carry out t...

August 25, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] Students angered by university admission allegations involving Cho Kuk’s daughter

A spiraling series of allegations ranging from his dubious investment in a private equity fund to his involvement in a left-leaning group have cornered Cho Kuk since he was nominated as justice minis...

August 22, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Murder suspect shows no remorse as face revealed

The man who claimed to have murdered and dismembered a motel guest before dumping it in the Han River, said Wednesday he was not sorry to the victim at all, as he appeared for police questioning on t...

August 21, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul to toughen inspections of waste imports from Japan

South Korea will tighten its environmental and safety inspections for recycling waste imported from Japan, the government said Friday, in an apparent attempt to counter Japan’s recent trade restricti...

August 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
[Newsmaker] Public fury grows over Jeju road rage

A video in which a driver assaulted another driver who had been complaining about the former’s aggressive driving, went viral Friday, sparking public outrage and calls for punishment for the violent ...

August 16, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] Anti-Abe rallies dominate central Seoul on Liberation Day

Thousands of citizens from South Korea and Japan on Thursday urged the Shinzo Abe administration to apologize to Korean victims forced to work for Japanese occupiers during a rally in central Seoul, ...

August 15, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-vice minister denies sexual exploitation, bribery charges

Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui denied accusations that he received sexual services or bribes from businessmen as his trial opened Tuesday, six years after he first became mired in an orgy s...

August 13, 2019
Social affairs

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