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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 15:41
Greenpeace under probe for defacing Hyundai's billboard
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.
2019-09-16 16:48
Justice minister's cousin nabbed in link to suspicious investment
Justice minister's cousin nabbed in link to suspicious investment
Prosecutors on Saturday arrested a cousin of Justice Minister Cho Kuk at the center of corruption allegations surrounding Cho and his family's investment in a private equity fund. The cousin, also surnamed Cho, was arrested at Incheon International Airport earlier in the day on embezzlement charges, according to officials. After being transported to the Seoul Central District...
2019-09-14 13:10
Activists push to secure vegan options in cafeterias
Activists push to secure vegan options in cafeterias
The Green Party is gathering plaintiffs to file a petition with the Constitutional Court on the lack of vegetarian cafes at public bodies. Ha Seung-soo, a party member leading the legislative push, cites basic constitutional rights - including freedom of conscience and the right to self-determination, health and equality - to make the case for a vegetarian option at public ca...
2019-09-14 11:45
LPK lawmaker's son admits DUI
LPK lawmaker's son admits DUI
Chang Yong-joon, the 19-year-old son of Liberty Party Korea (LPK) Rep. Chang Je-won, has admitted to being in a drunk driving collision with a motorbike, according to police, Tuesday, after he voluntarily appeared at Mapo Police Station in Seoul.
2019-09-10 16:44
Sexual assaults against children up 17.9%: report
Sexual assaults against children up 17.9%: report
The number of sexual crimes committed against children jumped 17.9 percent in 2018 compared with two years earlier, police data showed Tuesday, highlighting the need to strengthen policies to protect children. Sexual assault cases in which children under the age of 13 were victims totaled 1,277 cases last year, compared with 1,083 cases in 2016, according to the data police p...
2019-09-10 13:35
Illegal drug confiscation doubles last year: data
Illegal drug confiscation doubles last year: data
The amount of illegal drugs seized by the authorities last year was almost double that of 2017, along with an increased number of cases of international crime rings using Korea as a transit point for drug trafficking.
2019-09-09 17:21
Minister vs prosecutors? Disputes rise over probe evidence leaks
Minister vs prosecutors? Disputes rise over probe evidence leaks
Controversy continues over the leaking of information and material obtained by prosecutors during their investigation into newly appointed Justice Minister Cho Kuk's family. The ruling bloc and Cho's supporters have accused them of leaking the material on purpose to create negative public sentiment toward him and prevent him from carrying out President Moon Jae-in's key polic...
2019-09-09 17:19
Top court confirms ex-governor's rape charges
Top court confirms ex-governor's rape charges
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that found former South Chungcheong Province Governor An Hee-jung guilty of sexual violence, Monday. This final ruling is likely to discourage An, once a high-profile politician who was believed to be a strong hopeful in the next presidential election, from returning to the political arena.
2019-09-09 17:18
17 caught for secretly filming women on beaches
17 caught for secretly filming women on beaches
Seventeen people were caught secretly photographing or filming women at holiday destinations or in Seoul's metro system during the two-month vacation season, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said, Monday.
2019-09-09 15:51
Prosecution charges wife of justice minister nominee with certificate fabrication
Prosecution charges wife of justice minister nominee with certificate fabrication
The wife of justice minister nominee Cho Kuk was indicted on Friday over allegations that she fabricated a school certificate for her daughter. The prosecution filed a formal charge against Cho's wife, a professor surnamed Chung, without summoning her for its probe into a series of corruption allegations involving Cho's family.
2019-09-07 00:53
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