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Mon, October 21, 2019 | 07:03

Parties wrangle over Moon's push for investigative unit

After the departure of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, the National Assembly is engulfed in a row over some of the details of the prosecutorial reforms that await legislative proceedings.

Do Je-hae | 2019-10-17 17:18

Moon vows for stronger corporate investment

President Moon Jae-in sought to dispel concerns about the worsening economy Thursday, following the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) recent lowering of its growth forecast for the Korean economy to 2 percent for 2019, down from a previous estimate of 2.6 percent. The figure is the lowest forecast since 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Alarmed by the ne...

Do Je-hae | 2019-10-17 17:16

Moon's approval rating rises as Cho Kuk saga ends

Pledging fair investigation

Prosecutor-General Yoon Seok-youl speaks about the prosecution's investigation into corruption allegations involving former Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his family, during a National Assembly audit of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Thursday. He said prosecutors have been conducting and will continue to conduct the probe according to the law and principles, without any polit...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-10-17 17:09

Eradicate poverty!

Civic groups and people in need call on the government to expand the social security net for the poor and the disabled, during a press conference near Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Thursday, the U.N.-designated International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-10-17 17:07

Moon's approval rating rises as Cho Kuk saga ends

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has risen sharply after he accepted the resignation of Justice Minister Cho Kuk following a heated controversy that brought weeks of massive protests against his appointment. A regular tracking survey from Realmeter released Thursday showed Moon's approval rating at 45.5 percent during the third week of October, up from 41.4 percent a w...

Park Ji-won | 2019-10-17 17:06

Moon vows for stronger corporate investment

Top court upholds suspended jail term for Lotte chief

The nation's top court upheld a suspended prison sentence for Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin, Thursday, over a massive bribery scandal that influenced the decision to remove former President Park Geun-hye from office.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-10-17 17:06

Huneed Technologies participates in Seoul ADEX

Aerospace and defense firm Huneed Technologies, headquartered in Incheon is showcasing its cutting edge communications technology at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Industry Exhibition (Seoul ADEX 2019) at Seoul Airport being held through Sunday.

Park Ji-won | 2019-10-17 17:06

Top court upholds suspended jail term for Lotte chief

South Korea's top court on Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling that gave a suspended jail sentence to Lotte chief Shin Dong-bin in a massive graft scandal that rocked the country and led to the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye. Shin, who heads the country's fifth-largest conglomerate, was indicted for giving 7 billion won (US$6 million) in bribes to the former pres...

2019-10-17 15:41

Korea-based dark web child porn bust leads to 338 arrests worldwide

Law enforcement officials said on Wednesday they had arrested hundreds of people worldwide after knocking out a South Korea-based dark web child pornography site that sold gruesome videos for digital cash. Officials from the United States, Britain and South Korea described the network as one of the largest child pornography operations they had encountered to date. Called Welc...

2019-10-17 09:19

Taiwan cannot be absent from the global fight against transnational crime

The World Drug Report 2018 published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) pointed out that North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia are key regions in the production and consumption of amphetamine.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-17 05:48

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