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Judicial proceedings open for Cho's cousin

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's cousin is brought to a detention center after facing the prosecution's questioning at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, on Oct. 16. YonhapBy Kim Jae-heunThe Seoul Central District Court, Friday, held judicial proceedings to look into corruption allegations against former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's relative Cho Beom-dong, a person of interest in the scandal that involves the Cho family's suspicious investment in a private equity fund (PEF).It was held in preparation for a trial for the ex-minister's cousin, who is currently facing various charges including violation of the economic crime law. Cho Beom-dong has allegedly manipulated the stock price and embezzled the money of a company called Co-Link Private Equity. He did not appear at court as he was not required to do so. This is the second time the court held judicial proceedings for Cho Kuk's relatives. A pre-trial hearing for Chung Kyung-sim, wife of the former justice minister, was held last week Friday over charges of forgery of a private document.The cousin is said to be the d

Oct 25, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Judicial proceedings open for Cho's cousin
Society

Civil servant to promote municipal news on YouTube

Hwang Soo-eon / Courtesy of Hwang Soo-eonBy Kim Jae-heunHwang Soo-eon, a director of the general affairs division at the Busan Metropolitan City Government, had a dream of becoming a comedian when he was young. But he had no idea where to begin or how to make his dream come true because he knew no one in the entertainment industry who could give him advice. “Life was tough for me 30 years ago. I just got discharged from the army and I felt pressured to prepare for my future and start applying for jobs,” Hwang told The Korea Times. “Then I found textbooks and reference books that I studied with back in high school and decided to apply for the civil service exam while looking through them.”During his 33 years of working as a civil servant in Busan, Hwang never experienced any hard choices or struggles with his career. The wage was not high but he felt that working for the public good was meaningful enough. “A comedian makes others laugh by making fun of himself,” Hwang said. “Although I am not a comedian, I have that attitude and in a context t

Oct 25, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Civil servant to promote municipal news on YouTube
Law & Crime

CJ Group heir-apparent gets suspended jail term for drug smuggling

By Kim Jae-heunLee Sun-hoLee Sun-ho, CJ Group heir-apparent and the eldest son of group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun, was freed from detention, Thursday, after a local court gave him a three-year prison term suspended for four years after finding him guilty of drug smuggling.The Incheon District Court did not order him to undergo probation or take an anti-drug education program.“Drugs, including marijuana, are highly psychedelic and addictive, and smuggling them is a serious crime as it can lead to prevalence of illegal substances and other criminal activities,” the court said in the ruling. “However, we decided to not imprison Lee as he has no criminal record and fully regrets his mistake.”On Sept. 1, Lee was caught at Incheon International Airport while attempting to smuggle dozens of e-cigarette cartridges filled with highly enriched liquid marijuana from the United States. A customs screening also found Lee was carrying 167 edible marijuana products in his backpack. Lee said he had purchased them in Los Angeles where their use is legal. The chaebol scion also tes

Oct 24, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
CJ Group heir-apparent gets suspended jail term for drug smuggling
Law & Crime

DB Group ex-chairman comes home to face sexual violence allegations

DB Group’s former Chairman Kim Jun-ki is taken by police officers to be questioned about allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment, upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport, Wednesday, after more than two years of staying in the U.S. to avoid an investigation. / YonhapBy Kim Jae-heunDB Group's former Chairman Kim Jun-ki returned to Korea, Wednesday, after staying in the U.S. for two years, to face the police investigation into his alleged rape of his housekeeper and sexual harassment of his secretary.Kim was detained by the police upon arrival at Incheon International Airport from New York early in the morning, and was immediately transferred to the Suseo Police Station in Seoul.He had notified the police of his arrival date and time through his lawyer, and the police obtained a detention warrant from a local court before his arrival.Kim appeared in the arrival hall at 3:47 a.m., covering his handcuffed hands with a cloth, and stayed silent when reporters asked whether he admitted to the crimes and why he had been avoiding the police investigation. As the que

Oct 23, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
DB Group ex-chairman comes home to face sexual violence allegations
Law & Crime

Ex-minister's wife at court

Chung Kyung-sim, the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, enters the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Wednesday, to attend the court's review on whether to issue an arrest warrant for her over corruption allegations related to her daughter's college admissions and an investment in a private equity fund. It was her first public appearance since the scandal broke about two months ago. She told reporters, “I'll faithfully explain in court.” / Yonhap

Oct 23, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Ex-minister's wife at court
Society

Native English teachers entitled to severance pay: top court

The top court has ruled that native English teachers working at private language institutes here are eligible for severance pay and annual vacation allowance according to the Labor Standards Act. / Courtesy of Dalseo-gu District OfficeBy Kim Jae-heunThe top court has ruled that native English teachers working at private language institutes here are eligible for severance pay and annual vacation allowance according to the Labor Standards Act. The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an appellate court's decision to recognize native English instructors as employees protected by the law and thus provide them various allowances. But the court sent the case back to the Seoul High Court to amend the calculation of such payment.The lawsuit started in 2015 when eight English teachers sued their language institute demanding unpaid severance pay and allowances in lieu of annual vacation. The foreign workers claimed that they were employees protected by the Labor Standards Act as the language academy assigned them to classes with textbooks it made. But the institute argued that the English instructo

Oct 22, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Native English teachers entitled to severance pay: top court
Society

Fine dust expected to haunt nation again

The Government Complex Seoul began operating an odd-even license number, driving rotation, Monday, as part of emergency measures ordered by the local metropolitan government to combat high levels of fine dust. / Korea Times fileBy Kim Jae-heunA high concentration of fine dust arrived in central and northern parts of the country including Seoul Sunday, raising concerns that extreme air pollution has arrived before winter.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and the Korea Environment Corp. forecasting center, the fine dust concentration that hit high levels Monday, will climb higher Tuesday.They attributed the air pollution in Gyeonggi and Chungcheong provinces to smog that blew in from China and the stagnant air flow over the Korean Peninsula. The KMA said yellow dust from southern Mongolia and northern China is also likely to affect Korea Tuesday in the season’s first wave of yellow dust.The last time Seoul had a fine dust level of “bad” was July 18. The capital has since seen clear skies with fresh air during the summer and into the early autu

Oct 21, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Fine dust expected to haunt nation again
Law & Crime

Concern rises over sex offenders working as deliverymen

Concern is rising over a lack of regulations to ban convicted sex offenders from working as deliverymen or chauffeurs ― two areas of employment that are flourishing with the development of mobile technology that allows easier access to the services. / Korea Times photo by Kim Jin-ungBy Kim Jae-heunConcern is rising over a lack of regulations to ban convicted sex offenders from working as deliverymen or chauffeurs ― two areas of employment that are flourishing with the development of mobile technology that allows easier access to the services. As such, calls for restrictions are rising as people working in these fields are given customers' personal information and meet them face-to-face.According to data submitted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to Rep. Song Ok-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), Friday, there are 37 jobs that sex offenders cannot apply for under the relevant law. These are mostly positions at public institutions or organizations including theaters, museums, arboretums and property management offices. Once a year the ministry checks on whether an

Oct 18, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Concern rises over sex offenders working as deliverymen
Health

3 out of 10 foreign patients received cosmetic treatment last year

Nearly three out of 10 foreign patients visiting Korea last year came for cosmetic treatment, data showed Wednesday. / GettyimagebankBy Kim Jae-heunNearly three out of 10 foreign patients visiting Korea last year came for cosmetic treatment, data showed Wednesday. According to the information submitted to Rep. Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, 136,400 out of 464,452 patients who came here for medical purposes visited cosmetic (plastic) surgery or dermatology clinics.The total number of foreign patients in 2018 also increased by 16.7 percent from 397,882 in 2017. Overall, foreigners visited internal medicine departments the most at 19.4 percent, followed by cosmetic surgery, 14.4 percent, dermatology, 13.7 percent, and health examination centers, 8.9 percent. Combining visits to cosmetic surgery and dermatology facilities, foreign patients took up 28.1 percent of the total, up from 22.4 percent in 2016 and 23.2 percent in 2017. Four out of 10, or 27,852, visiting cosmetic surgery clinics were Chinese, this was down f

Oct 16, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
3 out of 10 foreign patients received cosmetic treatment last year
Society

Dispute settled before strike

From left, Seoul Metro CEO Kim Tae-ho, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and the subway operator's union leader Yun Byeong-beom show a written agreement over wage increase and other working conditions, at Seoul Metro headquarters, Wednesday. According to the agreement that came minutes before the union's planned strike, the company will raise workers' wages by 1.8 percent and hire 242 more recruits for safer operations. / Yonhap

Oct 16, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Dispute settled before strike
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