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Tue, September 17, 2019 | 21:25

Prosecution summons justice minister's daughter for probe

The prosecution has summoned the daughter of the justice minister as part of a probe into allegations that she entered prestigious colleges on the back of exaggerated internship experiences or fabricated certificates. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office called in the 28-year-old daughter of Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Monday over its widening investigation into a s...

2019-09-17 10:03

Justice minister's cousin arrested in widening corruption scandal

First African swine fever case confirmed in Korea

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first confirmed case of African swine fever at a farm near the heavily fortified border with North Korea. The animal disease was confirmed earlier in the day at a farm in Paju, just south of the inter-Korean border, the agriculture ministry said. The ministry said a 48-hour lockdown has been in place on all pig farms throughout the nation s...

2019-09-17 09:22

Korea to cull thousands of pigs over African swine fever [PHOTOS]

Justice minister's cousin arrested in widening corruption scandal

Judge Im Min-sung of the Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant, saying the suspect's detention was needed to “prevent him from fleeing or tampering with evidence.”Cho's nephew - the first arrested member of Cho's family - is the centerpiece of allegations about suspicious investments in a private equity fund by Cho's family members. The fund invested most of the mon...

Park Si-soo | 2019-09-17 00:26

Prosecution summons justice minister's daughter for probe

Opposition leader has his head shaved; declares all-out fight against Moon [VIDEO]

The leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) had his head shaved Monday in a show of protest, calling for the resignation of the justice minister, whose family is embroiled in corruption allegations. In South Korea, politicians sometimes have their heads shaved in public to express dissent over political and social issues. LKP chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn got his hea...

2019-09-16 18:46

'Japan doesn't trust South Korea'

South Korea's decision to end a bilateral military information-sharing pact was largely because of Tokyo's deep distrust of Seoul, according to an adviser for foreign and unification affairs to President Moon Jae-in.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-09-16 17:13

Moon vows to fully support Trump-Kim summit

President Moon Jae-in pledged Monday that he would fully support a Trump-Kim summit, before heading to a planned meeting with his U.S. counterpart next week.

Park Ji-won | 2019-09-16 17:11

Kim Jong-un invited Trump to Pyongyang via letter: FM

Kim Jong-un invited Trump to Pyongyang via letter: FM

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Monday that she had been briefed by the United States about a personal letter sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to U.S. President Donald Trump inviting him for a third summit to be held in Pyongyang. “I was recently told in detail from the U.S. about the existence of the letter,” she told lawmakers during a meeting at the National As...

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-09-16 17:10

KTO introduces walking tour in downtown Seoul for foreigners

A walking tour program in downtown Seoul will be available for foreign residents, tourists and multiracial families every Thursday and Friday for five weeks, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Monday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-16 17:03

Greenpeace under probe for defacing Hyundai's billboard

Activists from Greenpeace have allegedly damaged a Hyundai Motor billboard in a campaign against internal-combustion engines, with police saying Monday that they are investigating them activists on suspicion of destruction of property.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-09-16 16:48

Health ministry moves to regulate e-cigarette ads

E-cigarette makers will soon be blocked from exploiting loopholes in existing tobacco regulations to market their products in Korea, after the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced an amendment to the existing laws Monday.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-16 16:18

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