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April 19, 2019 Social affairs

Jung Joon-young, Choi Jong-hoon accused of taking part in gang rape: report

K-pop singers Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon became the target of fresh allegations Thursday when a woman accused them of raping her in 2016 in a hotel room along with three other men. According...

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits East Sea

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was detected in the East Sea, 54 kilometers off the coast of Donghae, Gangwon Province, at 11:16 a.m. on Friday, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The KMA said...

April 19, 2019
Social affairs
Korean adults less accepting of multiculturalism: survey

The level of acceptance toward immigrants among Korean adults has decreased slightly compared with 2015, although the reverse is true for middle and high school students, a government survey showed T...

April 18, 2019
Social affairs
Jung Joon-young indicted on spycam charge

K-pop singer Jung Joon-young, who allegedly filmed sex videos in secret and shared them in social media chat rooms, has been indicted, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday. Ju...

April 17, 2019
Social affairs
Man fatally stabs 5, injures 13 after setting fire to apartment in Jinju

A man in his 40s set his apartment on fire on Wednesday and stabbed residents of the building as they tried to escape the blaze, killing five people and injuring 13 others. Police said they are look...

April 17, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] 'Underage sex trafficking getting worse’

In March 2015, a 14-year-old girl was found dead lying on a bed in a motel in Gwanak-gu, southwestern Seoul. The victim was identified as a runaway teenager. Not long after leaving home in November ...

April 16, 2019
Social affairs
Arrest warrants sought for protesters who occupied lawmaker’s National Assembly office

Police on Saturday requested arrest warrants for two members of a progressive collegiate association for trespassing. The two had occupied Liberty Korea Party Floor Leader Na Kyung-won’s office as p...

April 14, 2019
Social affairs
Court acquits man accused of eating fried chicken to dodge conscription

A man accused of putting on weight by eating fried chicken to avoid mandatory military service was acquitted of breaking the law on conscription, Incheon District Court said Sunday. The 22-year-old ...

April 14, 2019
Social affairs
Woman dies after Tosa dog attack

A woman in her 60s died after being attacked by a dog Wednesday. According to the Anseong Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, the 62-year-old victim, who was walking near her nursing home in Anseon...

April 11, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] JYJ member Park Yu-chun denies drug rumors

K-pop singer-turned-actor Park Yu-chun held a press conference Wednesday and denied rumors that he had supplied drugs to ex-fiancee Hwang Ha-na, who is under investigation for alleged drug use. Park...

April 10, 2019
Social affairs
Court rejects warrant request for Robert Holley on drug charge

A lower court on Wednesday turned down the arrest warrant sought by police against TV personality Robert Holley over his alleged drug use. The Suwon District Court claimed that the police already ha...

April 10, 2019
Social affairs
Fair to revoke license of taxi driver who ripped off foreigners: court

A court on Tuesday ruled that revoking the license of a taxi driver who had overcharged foreigners was justified. The taxi driver therefore lost a suit against the Seoul City government, which had t...

April 9, 2019
Social affairs
Police summon attendees of ‘Seungri’s Palawan Party’ for investigation

Amid the ongoing investigation of K-pop singer Seungri over sex bribery allegations, police summoned for questioning female guests who attended a party the singer threw in 2017. According to local m...

April 8, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] ‘I lost everything’: Locals despair after Goseong fire

SOKCHO, Gangwon Province – The scent of smoke hung over Goseong, Gangwon Province, Friday afternoon. Firefighting helicopters could be seen in the sky and fire trucks sped by on their way to put out ...

April 5, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Roy Kim booked for distribution of obscene photo

K-pop singer Roy Kim was booked by police Thursday, charged with sharing an obscene photo in a group chat. According to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Thursday, police told Kim to appear for a ...

April 4, 2019
Social affairs

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