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Foreign Communities | 2017-10-18 20:47

Veteran crooner convicted of art fraud

Singer Jo Young-nam received a 10-month jail sentence with two years of probation at his trial on charges of fraud involving hundreds of paintings, Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Court gave the verdict on the grounds that his hired “assistants” did more than merely assist, but participated as individual artists. Jo was indicted in June for collecting 150 million won ($...

Investigations | 2017-10-18 18:40

'Gwangju prison was secret burial site in 1980'

A team led by a Gwangju-based foundation began a government-approved investigation, Wednesday, of an old prison in the southwestern city based on tips that bodies were secretly buried there during the military junta’s deadly crackdown on a pro-democracy movement in 1980. Based on the investigation, the government will decide whether to excavate the site.

Politics | 2017-10-18 17:09

USFK firing drills raise residents' eyebrows

The sound of multiple gunshots from a supply depot of the U.S. Forces Korea resounded through part of the southeastern city of Busan every evening for three days from June 20 to 22. Residents, petrified by the unexpected noise, made frantic calls to the police to figure out what was going on, but to no avail as the police had no idea either. Only later did the police figure out the USFK had been firing blanks with automatic firearms during a defense drill.

Politics | 2017-10-18 17:06

Government vows to create 810,000 public jobs

The government has pledged to create 810,000 jobs in the public sector as a means to help young people struggling in the tight job market. The Presidential Committee on Job Creation unveiled the plan as part of a five-year road map Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in, who presided over the meeting, said the nation’s top 30 business groups will increase hiring by 5.6 percent this...

Labor & environment | 2017-10-18 17:05

Park's rights violation claim causes stir

Authorities refuted accusations that former President Park Geun-hye has been detained under inhumane conditions Wednesday. The denial came after CNN reported having received a document alleging that the ousted president’s human rights were violated in prison. In the document, Park’s international legal team argued detention authorities were committing “serious human rights violations” against Park, who has been suffering from chronic conditions and maladies including chronic back pain.

Politics | 2017-10-18 17:03

Prosecutors expand investigation into spy agency

Twenty-five prosecutors will be assigned to investigate the National Intelligence Service (NIS), which has now been accused of also conducting illegal actions during the Lee Myung-bak administration. It had previously been accused of the same activities under the Park Geun-hye government. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said Tuesday that eight additional prosecu...

Investigations | 2017-10-18 17:01

QS World MBA & Masters Fair to be held Oct. 31

World University Rankings compiler Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) will hold a World MBA & Masters Fair, Oct. 31, at the Millennium Seoul Hilton. Over 65 universities including Imperial College London, the University of Michigan and the London School of Economics and Political Science will be present at the fair. Top-ranked Asian universities such as Nanyang Technological Universit...

Education | 2017-10-18 16:45

Prosecutors search McDonald's in food-contamination scandal

Prosecutors searched McDonald’s headquarters in Seoul and its supplier companies, Wednesday, as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations it served undercooked burger patties to children. According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, prosecutors searched the Seoul office and three of its supplier companies to confiscate evidence. The probe was launched after a woman filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming her five-year-old daughter came down with an illness after eating a Happy Meal burger containing undercooked meat.

Investigations | 2017-10-18 16:42

South Korea, US, Japan discuss North Korea issues

The No. 2 diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan and their top nuclear envoys met in Seoul, Wednesday, to discuss bolstering their alliance against North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. The three-way dialogue among Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama took place ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia next month.

Foreign Affairs | 2017-10-18 16:41

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