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Hanshin University threatens Uzbek students planning to take legal action over forced departure

Hanshin University, which recently stirred controversy for allegedly forcing 22 Uzbek students to leave Korea, is now threatening the students, asking them not to take legal actions against the school, according to the families of some of the affected students, Thursday.

Dec 21, 2023By Jung Da-hyun
Hanshin University threatens Uzbek students planning to take legal action over forced departure

Court orders state compensation for Brothers Welfare Center victims

A court on Thursday ordered the state to compensate victims of human rights abuses at a now-defunct detention facility for vagrants in the southeastern city of Busan.

Dec 21, 2023
Court orders state compensation for Brothers Welfare Center victims

Supreme Court rejects ex-prosecutor's compensation claim in 'MeToo' case

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower courts' dismissal of a former prosecutor's damages suits against a former senior prosecutor and the state in an alleged sexual harassment and power abuse case that sparked the #MeToo movement in 2018.

Dec 21, 2023
Supreme Court rejects ex-prosecutor's compensation claim in 'MeToo' case

Supreme Court again rules in favor of Korean victims of Japan's forced labor

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld two appellate court rulings that ordered Japanese companies to compensate Koreans forced into wartime labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

Dec 21, 2023
Supreme Court again rules in favor of Korean victims of Japan's forced labor
  • Japan protests Korean Supreme Court ruling on forced labor compensation
  • Gov't to again push for third-party reimbursement plan for forced labor victims

Arrest warrant sought for 2 suspects over vandalizing Seoul palace walls

Police have sought an arrest warrant for a teenager for drawing 44-meter-long graffiti on the walls of a historic palace in central Seoul last weekend, officials said Thursday.

Dec 21, 2023
Arrest warrant sought for 2 suspects over vandalizing Seoul palace walls

1,620 individuals nabbed for illegally pocketing state subsidies worth $105.6 mil.

Police have nabbed 1,620 individuals for illegally pocketing state subsidies worth 137.1 billion won ($105.6 million) in total during a six-month special crackdown this year, officials said Wednesday.

Dec 20, 2023
1,620 individuals nabbed for illegally pocketing state subsidies worth $105.6 mil.

Young gangsters on the rise; 75% between 10s-30s

Nearly 75 percent of gangsters rounded up during a monthslong police crackdown were between their teens and 30s, officials said Wednesday, suggesting a growing number of young gangsters in the country.

Dec 20, 2023
Young gangsters on the rise; 75% between 10s-30s

Revised law to boost parental leave benefits to maximum $29,963

Benefits for working parents taking a leave of absence to take care of their babies will be increased to a maximum of 39 million won ($29,963) per couple next year, the labor ministry said Tuesday.

Dec 19, 2023
Revised law to boost parental leave benefits to maximum $29,963

Ex-DPK leader Song arrested over cash-for-votes scandal

A Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), Monday over a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party's 2021 leadership election.

Dec 19, 2023
Ex-DPK leader Song arrested over cash-for-votes scandal

Prosecutors seek 5-year jail term for ex-minister Cho Kuk in appeals trial

Prosecutors sought a five-year prison term for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Monday during an appellate trial on charges he used his influence to receive academic favors for his children and interfered with an inspection into a corruption case.

Dec 18, 2023
Prosecutors seek 5-year jail term for ex-minister Cho Kuk in appeals trial
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