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Sun, December 3, 2023 | 13:50

Yoon accepts resignation offer of head of state broadcasting watchdog

Yoon accepts resignation offer of head of state broadcasting watchdog

President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation offer of Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Lee Dong-kwan on Friday, his office said, hours before a National Assembly vote on his impeachment.

2023-12-01 09:28

Tension mounts between Yoon administration, opposition party

Supreme Court upholds ruling in favor of Korean American singer over visa issuance

Supreme Court upholds ruling in favor of Korean American singer over visa issuance

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court's ruling in favor of Steve Yoo, a Korean American singer, in a lawsuit he filed to reverse the Korean government's decision to deny him an entry visa for renouncing his Korean citizenship to evade mandatory military service.

2023-11-30 16:22

Close aide of opposition leader Lee sentenced to 5-yr jail term in development corruption scandal

Close aide of opposition leader Lee sentenced to 5-yr jail term in development corruption scandal

A close aide to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sentenced to a five-year prison term on Thursday on bribery and illegal political fund charges connected to a high-profile development corruption scandal.

2023-11-30 15:30

Supreme Court confirms suspended prison term for ex-vice justice minister in assault case

Supreme Court confirms suspended prison term for ex-vice justice minister in assault case

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a suspended prison term for former Vice Justice Minister Lee Yong-gu for assaulting a taxi driver and attempting to destroy evidence.

2023-11-30 14:03

100 people evacuate in bomb hoax at Yonsei University

100 people evacuate in bomb hoax at Yonsei University

A bomb hoax at Seoul's Yonsei University prompted about 100 people to evacuate Wednesday night, but police found no explosives, officials said Thursday.

2023-11-30 11:29

Ex-Ulsan mayor, opposition lawmaker given 3-year terms for election meddling

Ex-Ulsan mayor, opposition lawmaker given 3-year terms for election meddling

A former mayor of the southeastern city of Ulsan and an opposition lawmaker were both sentenced to a three-year prison term Wednesday on charges of meddling in the city's 2018 mayoral election.

2023-11-29 17:13

Civic group to file complaint against Eulji Education Foundation

Civic group to file complaint against Eulji Education Foundation

A civic group said Wednesday it plans to file a criminal complaint against owners of a local education foundation accused of attempting to take over control of Yonhap News TV, a 24-hour news channel, on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust.

2023-11-29 16:55

Regulator shelves decision on education foundation's bid to become top shareholder of Yonhap News TV

Chief of hotel adjoining Itaewon tragedy site fined for illegal extension

Chief of hotel adjoining Itaewon tragedy site fined for illegal extension

The chief of a hotel adjoining the site of last year's deadly crowd crush in Seoul was sentenced to a fine Wednesday for an illegal extension that made the narrow accident alley even narrower.

2023-11-29 11:59

2,200 inmates moved to new prison in Daegu amid heavy security

2,200 inmates moved to new prison in Daegu amid heavy security

A prison in the southeastern city of Daegu was relocated for the first time in 52 years Tuesday, with heavily armed police guiding some 2,200 inmates to a newly built facility 18 kilometers away.

2023-11-28 16:32

Disability rights group lodges complaint with rights watchdog over leader's arrest

Disability rights group lodges complaint with rights watchdog over leader's arrest

A disability rights advocacy group said Tuesday it will file a complaint with the state human rights watchdog against police for arresting the group's leader without informing him of his Miranda rights.

2023-11-28 11:02

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