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Thu, April 26, 2018 | 16:46

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Supreme Court finalizes 18-month prison term for aide to ex-President Park

The Supreme Court finalized a 1 1/2 year prison term for a close aide of ousted former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday for leaking presidential documents to a friend of Park accused of meddling in state affairs and extorting money from conglomerates.

Investigations | 2018-04-26 11:56

Man sucked into mammoth vacuum cleaner-style garbage collector

An engineer died after being sucked into a vacuum cleaner-style automatic garbage collection machine in an apartment complex in Namyang, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. The man, 38, identified by his surname Cho, was checking the machine, commercially known as the “Automatic Cleannet,” while doing repairs.

Investigations | 2018-04-25 17:38

Appeals court retains 2-year jail term for student bomber

A Seoul appellate court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's two-year prison term for a graduate student charged with trying to hurt his professor with a homemade bomb in a plastic drink tumbler.

Investigations | 2018-04-25 15:15

Police apprehend Yonsei University explosion suspect

Police raid Hyundai Engineering's main office in graft probe

Police said Wednesday they raided the headquarters of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. in an investigation into allegations that the company offered bribes to owners of properties for which it had bid to gain the sole rights for housing reconstruction. The white collar unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency sent 37 officers to the company's main office in Jongno, ...

Investigations | 2018-04-25 11:54

Man arrested for allegedly selling child porn

A young man has been arrested on charges of selling child pornography, police said Tuesday. The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency said the man, 20, whose identity is being withheld, was arrested for allegedly selling child porn to 46 people online between January and March.

Investigations | 2018-04-24 16:28

Corporate watchdog probing unfair biz practices at Korean Air

South Korea's corporate watchdog said Tuesday that it is investigating unfair business practices at Korean Air Lines Co. and its affiliates, whose founding family members are under fire for abusing employees and contractors. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said since Friday, it has conducted an on-site probe into the airline's in-flight duty free business to look into whether relatives of the company's chief reaped unfair profits. A total of 30 staff have been mobilized for the investigation, the FTC said.

Investigations | 2018-04-24 16:16

Former President Park boycotts hearing

Former President Park Geun-hye failed to appear at the first hearing of her second trial, this time on charges of accepting bribes, embezzlement, and causing government losses, Tuesday. Park is accused of taking 3.6 billion won ($3.35 million) from National Intelligence Service chiefs, while serving in the nation's top office.

Investigations | 2018-04-24 16:14

Korean Air chief's wife allegedly harassing employees [VIDEO]

A video clip showing a woman presumed to be Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho's wife harassing workers was revealed Monday in yet another setback to the company's “owner” family that has been in trouble after Cho's second daughter's abuse of power inside the company ignited a nationwide uproar.

Investigations | 2018-04-23 21:13

Man 'hit one-year-old son and locked him barefooted on balcony'

The incident took place at 9 p.m. on April 8. When the boy became upset at bedtime, the father struck him on the head several times and locked him barefooted on the balcony for several minutes. The child was wearing only thin pajamas, according to police.

Investigations | 2018-04-23 16:58

Korean Air chief's wife under probe over assaults

Police said Monday they began a preliminary investigation into the wife of the Korean Air Line Co. chief over alleged physical and verbal violence. Lee Myung-hee, wife of Chairman Cho Yang-ho and director of the Ilwoo Foundation, is suspected of hitting workers who were part of a construction crew hired to remodel her Seoul residence in 2013.

Investigations | 2018-04-23 16:08

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