Articles by Kim Yon-se
Kim Yon-se
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[Ferry Disaster] JYP Entertainment probed over Sewol
While some TV celebrities are suspected of having cozy relations with fugitive Yoo Byung-eun, owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, a major entertainment company has also come under the spotlight in the wake of the prosecution taking into custody his younger brother, Byung-ho.Following the detainment of the runaway’s older brother Byung-il, investigators arrested Yoo Byung-ho late Sunday. He is the father-in-law of singer-songwriter Park Jin-young, CEO of JYP Entertainment.The capture of Park’s fathe
Social Affairs June 23, 2014
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[Graphic News] Gaeseong industrial park to mark 10th anniversary
The joint Gaeseong industrial complex between the two Koreas will mark the 10th anniversary of its establishment on June 30.As of March 2014, 123 companies from the South were operating businesses at the complex, located in the North’s border city of Gaeseong, and the number of employees came to 52,289 from the North and 765 from the South.Textile and apparel firms topped the list with 72, followed by mechanical and metallic manufacturers with 23, electro-mechanics and electronics firms with 13,
Social Affairs June 22, 2014
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Warrant sought for Sewol owner’s wife
The prosecution is set to ask the Incheon District Court to issue an arrest warrant for the wife of the Sewol ferry owner to keep her in custody. She was seized on Saturday.Investigators captured runaway Yoo Byung-eun’s wife, Kwon Yoon-ja, at an apartment in Bundang, south of Seoul, while her husband and oldest son Dae-gyun are still on the nation’s most wanted list.Kwon, who was staying at the apartment with her two aides early Saturday, was handed over to the Incheon District Prosecutors’ Offi
Social Affairs June 22, 2014
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Sunken ferry owner’s wife placed on wanted list
Investigators have alleged that the wife of fugitive Yoo Byung-eun, the owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, is hiding out with her oldest son in the southern part of the nation, according to prosecutors on Thursday.The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said it has recently put Kwon Yoon-ja on the nation’s most wanted list, which already contains Yoo and their son, Dae-kyun.Kwon is a daughter of the late pastor Kwon Shin-chan, who reportedly created the Salvation Sect with Yoo Byung-eun, his son-
Social Affairs June 19, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Wider use of electronic tags
In the six years since Korea started fitting electronic tags on convicted sex offenders, the rate at which criminals reoffend has dropped, the Justice Ministry says.According to the ministry, around 15 percent of sex offenders committed similar crimes again between 2006 and 2008, but the rate sharply dropped to below 2 percent after the use of tracking devices was adopted in September 2008.Child kidnappers and murderers were added to the list of criminals subject to the measure in 2009 and 2010,
Social Affairs June 18, 2014
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Former follower alleges ferry owner’s successful getaway
A former follower of fugitive Yoo Byung-eun alleged on Tuesday that the owner of the sunken ferry Sewol has already been smuggled abroad.Chung Dong-seob, who identified himself as an ex-devotee of the Salvation Sect that is reportedly led by Yoo, said in an interview with a TV news channel that he assumes the wanted business tycoon is not in the nation.“Yoo Byung-eun appears to be staying in a foreign country via his (low-key) contacts with foreign brokers,” he said, downplaying the possibility
Social Affairs June 17, 2014
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Lawyers slam prosecution for ‘rigging’ spy scandal
A conservative lobby for lawyers claimed Tuesday that the prosecution abused its investigative authority by submitting what it described as fabricated documents to judges during the trial of a former Seoul City public servant.“Prosecutors used forged documents (to indict ex-Seoul city official Yu Wu-seong) though they might have been aware of the fact that the documents were forged by the National Intelligence Service,” the Korean Bar Association said during a news briefing.The association also
Social Affairs June 17, 2014
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Ferry firm unit chiefs admit payments to Yoo
Confidants of fugitive Yoo Byung-eun have partly admitted the allegation that subsidiaries of Chonghaejin Marine Co. were exploited as funding tools of the de facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol.While the prosecution is striving to arrest Yoo and reveal his misconduct, the Incheon District Court on Monday held the first trial hearing on eight heads of the Chonghaejin units, who have been indicted for pocketing company funds that were reportedly offered to their parent group or the 73-year-old
Social Affairs June 16, 2014
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks on OPCON transfer
South Korea and the United States will hold high-level talks this week in Seoul to discuss when and under what conditions to transfer wartime control of South Korean troops from Washington to Seoul, Defense Ministry officials here said Sunday.The assistant secretary-level meeting between the allies “will begin on Monday for a two-day run in Seoul for in-depth discussions to set the timing of and conditions for the South’s regaining of the wartime operational control,” a ministry official said, r
North Korea June 15, 2014
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Prosecution speeds up probe into Yoo’s relatives, aides
Investigators are pinning their hopes on their upcoming interrogation of a female confidante of Yoo Byung-eun, the owner of the ill-fated ferry Sewol, in terms of locating the fugitive’s hideout if the court issues the arrest warrant requested by the prosecution to place her in custody.The prosecution on Sunday asked the Incheon District Court to issue the warrant for Shin Myung-hee, 64, who gave herself up to the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office on Friday.Shin’s turning herself in, however, h
Social Affairs June 15, 2014
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Five N. Koreans rescued in S. Korean waters
Five North Koreans were rescued from a sinking fishing boat in waters off South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo last week, a Seoul official said Sunday.South Korea’s Coast Guard discovered the fishing boat about 60 kilometers northeast of Dokdo on Friday morning and rescued all five crew members on board, an official of South Korea‘s Unification Ministry said, speaking on condition of anonymity.The crew members, all men in their 20s to 40s, expressed their wish to return home and will be sen
North Korea June 15, 2014
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Yoo’s daughter could appeal to EU
The eldest daughter of fugitive Yoo Byung-eun, owner of the ill-fated ferry Sewol, is expected to appeal to the highest court in France as a Paris-based appellate court recently turned down her application for bail, pundits predicted on Thursday.A prosecutor-turned-lawyer predicted on a TV program that Yoo’s daughter Seom-na will continue to lodge appeals over issues involving her rejected bail and Korean investigators’ efforts to garner French judges’ approval for her repatriation. Police conti
Social Affairs June 12, 2014
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Two opposition lawmakers lose seats
Two opposition lawmakers lost their parliamentary seats as the top court on Thursday confirmed their suspended jail terms in criminal cases.Rep. Bae Ki-woon of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy was sentenced to six months in prison with a two-year stay by the Supreme Court for violating the Public Official Election Act.Bae was convicted of bribing his accountant, identified only by his surname Kim, in February 2012 in exchange for spending election expenses that exceeded th
Politics June 12, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Sewol owner’s retreat raided
A group of investigators again forced their way into Geumsuwon, a religious compound in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday in a bid to arrest key aides of Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol.Police arrested several people suspected of helping Yoo evade police and providing him places to hide. The compound is owned by the Salvation Sect, which is led by the 73-year-old fugitive.As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, five devotees in the sect were captured for allegedly colluding wi
Social Affairs June 11, 2014
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Sewol owner’s retreat raided again
A group of investigators again forced their way into Geumsuwon, a religious compound in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday in a bid to arrest key aides of Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol.Police arrested several people suspected of helping Yoo evade police and providing him places to hide. The compound is owned by the Salvation Sect, which is led by the 73-year-old fugitive.Some 4,000 police officers, armed with court-issued warrants, were dispatched around 8:10
Social Affairs June 11, 2014
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