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Prosecutors raid Samsung Group offices in Samsung BioLogics' accounting fraud probe

Prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Group's affiliates on Thursday as part of an ongoing probe into alleged accounting fraud by its biopharmaceutical unit, Samsung BioLogics Co. The raids come...

March 14, 2019
Industry
9 operators to take part in bidding for arrival duty-free shops

A total of nine duty-free operators are set to take part in the bidding for the country's first arrival duty-free shops at Incheon International Airport, the airport's operator said Thursday. Incheo...

March 14, 2019
Industry
S. Korean president vows increased cooperation with Cambodia

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday vowed efforts to further improve his country's relationship with Cambodia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries, insisting t...

March 14, 2019
Foreign Policy
Subway train derails in northern Seoul, no injuries reported yet

A subway train in northern Seoul derailed upright on Thursday, with no injuries reported yet, rail officials said. The derailment took place at 7:22 p.m. as the train on the subway Line 7 entered a ...

March 14, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korean women's football team to face Iceland, Sweden in World Cup tuneup matches

South Korea will play against Iceland and Sweden to prepare for the FIFA Women's World Cup, the national football governing body said Thursday. The Korea Football Association said the women's footba...

March 14, 2019
Soccer
S. Korea, Japan still differ over wartime forced labor reparations

South Korea and Japan had another round of working-level consultations Thursday only to confirm their contradicting views on the issue of compensation for Tokyo's wartime wrongdoing. It heralds a dr...

March 14, 2019
Foreign Policy
New nat'l training center chief vows to restore pride, trust for athletes

The new chief of the main national athletic training center vowed on Thursday to restore pride and trust for athletes after a series of assault scandals rocked South Korea's sports community. Shin C...

March 14, 2019
More sports
S. Korean president begins state visit to Cambodia

South Korean President Moon Jae-in began his state visit to Cambodia on Thursday with a social dinner hosted by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The friendly dinner was held at Moon's hotel in Cambodia, only...

March 14, 2019
Politics
Yong Jun-hyung leaves K-pop group Highlight over sex video scandal

Yong Jun-hyung of boy group Highlight announced Thursday that he will leave the team over a widening sex video scandal that has rattled the K-pop industry. Reversing his earlier stance, Yong admitte...

March 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Animal shelter chief grilled over alleged euthanizing of stray pets

The head of a South Korean animal shelter underwent police questioning Thursday over allegations she put down some 250 abandoned pets while ostensibly advocating for animal rights and pocketing donat...

March 14, 2019
Social affairs
BTS to world premiere new album on SNL next month

K-pop sensation BTS will premiere its upcoming album "Map of the Soul: Persona" on the famous American live television variety show "Saturday Night Live" next month, its management agency said Thursd...

March 14, 2019
Music
N. Korean media call for phased denuclearization, urge fight against sanctions scheme

A North Korean media outlet urged the United States on Thursday to accept Pyongyang's offer to dismantle its Yongbyon nuclear facilities in exchange for partial sanctions relief, insisting it is the ...

March 14, 2019
North Korea
Singer Jung Joon-young admits to sex video charges

Singer Jung Joon-young on Wednesday admitted to having secretly filmed sex videos of women he slept with and sharing them with fellow entertainers, vowing to halt all activities in show business. Ju...

March 13, 2019
Social affairs
YG ends contract with BIGBANG's Seungri in wake of scandal

The management agency of K-pop band BIGBANG on Wednesday ended its contract with Seungri, a scandal-ridden star who is under probe for allegedly arranging sexual services for potential investors. Th...

March 13, 2019
Music
Japan not drafting UN resolution on N. Korean human rights abuse

The Japanese government announced Wednesday it won't submit a North Korean human rights resolution to a UN panel this month as part of efforts for a quick resolution to the abduction issue. It marks...

March 13, 2019
North Korea

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