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Opposition lawmaker attacked; motive unknown

The lawmaker is being treated at a nearby hospital. Photos and video footage hint that Kim's injury is not serious.

Investigations | 2018-05-05 17:55

Kim questioned over online opinion-rigging

Police questioned Rep. Kim Kyoung-soo of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea on Friday over his alleged involvement in online opinion-rigging. Kim appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency at around 10 a.m. Friday _ just two days after the police subpoenaed him. The police have questioned him as a witness for allegedly helping a power blogger known as Druking.

Investigations | 2018-05-04 17:23

7,000 Korean couriers helped smuggle W2 tril. of gold into Japan

More than 7,000 South Koreans are suspected of smuggling 2 trillion won of gold into Japan in 2015 and 2016. The Busan District Prosecutors' Office said the criminal ring had transported 40,000 gold bars from Hong Kong to the international airports in Incheon and Gimhae before moving them to Japan. They made at least 40 billion won in illegal profit, mainly from taxes and pri...

Investigations | 2018-05-04 17:07

Korean pastor missing in potential kidnapping in Philippines

A Korean pastor is missing in the Philippines, South Korea's Presbyterian Church and the Korean Embassy in the Philippines said this week, following reports suggesting he might have been kidnapped.

Investigations | 2018-05-04 15:36

Korean Air chairman's daughter faces arrest for alleged assault

The Seoul Gangseo Police Station said they filed for the writ against Cho Hyun-min, who was a senior executive of the company, on charges of assault and obstruction of business.

Investigations | 2018-05-04 14:08

Is 'water tank bones' killing a crime of passion?

Investigators said the suspect is believed to be in the Philippines. They picked him as a prime suspect after finding a critical mismatch between his allegations and evidence. Police did not give further details.

Investigations | 2018-05-04 13:47

Police hunt four Filipinos over 'water tank bones' killing

Ex-president denies bribery, embezzlement allegations

Former President Lee Myung-bak denied allegations of receiving bribes from businesses and creating a slush fund through an auto parts maker, estimated to add up to tens of billions of won, Thursday. Lee did this through his lawyers at a pre-trial hearing that was not mandatory for him to attend. The 76-year-old, who served as president from 2008 to 2013, was arrested in March...

Investigations | 2018-05-03 17:24

Korean student's fatal fall in Singapore was accident: Coroner

The fatal fall of a Korean student at the National University of Singapore last year was an unfortunate accident, State Coroner Kamala Ponnampalam concluded Wednesday.

Investigations | 2018-05-03 15:10

Korea collects $1.23 billion in taxes from offshore tax evaders

South Korea's tax office said Wednesday that it collected 1.32 trillion won ($1.23 billion) in taxes from suspected offshore tax evaders last year. The National Tax Service (NTS) collected the revenue from 233 offshore tax dodgers in 2017, with the total being slightly more than the 1.3 trillion won worth of dues collected from those who tried not to pay tax the previous year...

Investigations | 2018-05-02 14:17

Police hunt four Filipinos over 'water tank bones' killing

Police said Wednesday human bones found in a factory's water purifying tank in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, early April are those of a Filipino man who had worked at a factory in the city and vanished in January 2016. Investigators said they reached the conclusion after matching DNA from the man's bones and with that of his family in the Philippines.

Investigations | 2018-05-02 13:27

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