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Wed, January 29, 2020 | 23:18

Samsung VP gets jail term for attempting to break up labor union

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the Samsung Electronics Co. vice president, Kang Kyung-hoon, to 1 year and four months in prison for obstruction of business and breaching labor union-related laws.

2019-12-14 11:38

Stricter laws against sex offenders

Stricter laws against sex offenders

Members of a civic group for children's safety call for a law revision to better protect child victims of sex crimes by banning the offenders from going anywhere within a 500-meter radius of the victim's home and school, up from the current 100 meters, during a press briefing in front of the National Assembly, Seoul, Friday. They cited child rapist Cho Doo-soon who was senten...

2019-12-13 17:47

Ex-dictator Chun seen at lavish luncheon on coup anniv.

Ex-dictator Chun seen at lavish luncheon on coup anniv.

Former President Chun Doo-hwan was spotted participating in a lavish luncheon with longtime aides from his dictatorial rule of South Korea, Thursday, the 40th anniversary of his 1979 military coup, according to a video clip released by Justice Party deputy leader Lim Han-sol.

2019-12-13 16:53

Kim Gun-mo countersues alleged rape victim

Kim Gun-mo countersues alleged rape victim

Singer Kim Gun-mo, 51, currently embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, has filed a complaint against the alleged victim claiming her accusation was false, his agency said Friday. In a statement, the agency said Kim decided to take legal action against the woman for spreading “false information” on a YouTube channel thereby defaming the singer.

2019-12-13 16:45

Man charged with stealing and selling painting by Kim Whan-ki

Man charged with stealing and selling painting by Kim Whan-ki

A man has been arrested and indicted for stealing a painting by the late Korean abstract master Kim Whan-ki from his former university professor and selling it for 4 billion won ($3.35 million).

2019-12-11 16:35

Migrant workers paid in paper coupons by farm employer

Migrant workers paid in paper coupons by farm employer

Dozens of migrant workers at farms in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, have been cheated out of their wages by their employer with fake cash coupons since last year, according to a local migrant workers' rights group.

2019-12-11 16:18

Voluntary departure: Re-entry to be allowed for illegal aliens who leave Korea by June

Voluntary departure: Re-entry to be allowed for illegal aliens who leave Korea by June

The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday it will allow illegal aliens to re-enter Korea if they voluntarily leave the country by next June. In an effort to tackle the rapid increase in foreigners who stay here illegally, the ministry also said it will toughen punishment for those hiring people who do not have the proper visas.

2019-12-11 14:17

Daughter of Herald ex-head gets suspended jail term for drug use

Daughter of Herald ex-head gets suspended jail term for drug use

A local court handed down a two-and-a-half-year prison term suspended for three years to a daughter of Hong Jung-wook, a former chairman of Herald Corp. and former lawmaker of the Grand National Party, the precursor of the Liberty Korea Party, Tuesday, after finding her guilty of drug smuggling.

2019-12-10 16:52

Probe into alleged bribery cover-up expanding to Moon's aides

Probe into alleged bribery cover-up expanding to Moon's aides

The investigation into alleged abuse of power at Cheong Wa Dae in the closing down of' an investigation into a former Busan vice mayor is expanding to key aides of President Moon Jae-in.

2019-12-09 18:23

Korea is no longer 'drug free' country

Korea is no longer 'drug free' country

Korea was called a “drug free country” until the 2000s. The use of Illegal drugs was referred to as the exclusive domain of gangsters or celebrities, absolutely unrelated to ordinary people, or so many believed. However, the increasing number of Koreans studying abroad and the trading of illegal substances on the internet have made it easy for anybody to encounter addictive d...

2019-12-09 18:09

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