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Korean Air heiress faces questioning

By Lee Kyung-min Police will question Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-min, the second daughter of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho, Tuesday, over allegations she splashed water in the face of an advertising agency official because she was “enraged” by his work performance, in what later was dubbed “water rage.” The Seoul Gangseo Police Station said it asked Cho to appear for questioning at 10 a.m. for alleged assault and obstruction of business. The questioning comes amid intensified police investigation of the business group, the women “owners” of which have been embroiled in a controversy over “anger management issues.”  Cho's mother, Ilwoo Foundation Director Lee Myung-hee, allegedly assaulted construction workers remodeling her home in Seoul in 2013. The alleged victims said Lee forced them to kneel, slapped them on the face and kicked them in the shins. Police will question Cho over suspected evidence-tampering in the “water rage” case. Officers earlier searched offices belonging to Cho and the marketing departme

Apr 29, 2018

Korean Air heiress to be questioned Tuesday

Police said Saturday that they will question a daughter of Korean Air's chairman as a suspect over allegations that she threw water at an ad agency's employee during a business meeting.Cho Hyun-min, a 35-year-old Korean Air senior executive and younger daughter of the airline's chairman Cho Yang-ho, was booked and banned from overseas travel earlier this month. She will be questioned next Tuesday on charges of assault and obstruction of business, according to the police.Police are expected to grill Cho regarding whether she threw water or a glass of water at the ad firm's manager.Cho is accused of yelling at the ad firm manager and of throwing water at his face during a meeting last month. She has denied the claim and insists she only pushed him.She is the younger sister of Hyun-ah, who gained global notoriety for the "nut rage" incident in 2014. She forced a plane back to the boarding gate at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport because she was upset with the way her nuts were served -- in an unopened bag instead of on a plate.The Korean Air chief recently offered a publ

Apr 28, 2018
Korean Air heiress to be questioned Tuesday
  • Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress facing divorce lawsuit
  • Korean Air workers to rise up in arms against abusive chairman family

Two killed, one missing in mine blast

A patient is being carried to an ambulance after an explosion at a mine in a northeastern county in Gangwon Province, Thursday. / YonhapTwo people were killed and another went missing Thursday after an explosion at a mine in a northeastern county in Gangwon Province, authorities said.The accident happened at around 3:55 p.m. when blasting work was under way in an iron mine in Jeongseon, about 150 kilometers east of Seoul.Initial reports said 14 workers were buried under the rubble of rocks, but it was later confirmed that eight of them managed to escape quickly.Of the six buried, two, including a 64-year-old surnamed Jin, have been confirmed dead and three others suffered light or serious injuries. The one remaining person, a 63-year-old surnamed Seo, is still unaccounted for.The six workers had made their way about 5 kilometers into the mine to carry out blasting work when the accident occurred. Rescue operations are under way to search for the missing victim. (Yonhap)

Apr 26, 2018
Two killed, one missing in mine blast

Supreme Court finalizes 18-month prison term for aide to ex-President Park

Jeong Ho-seongThe Supreme Court finalized a 1 1/2 year prison term for a close aide of ousted former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday for leaking presidential documents to a friend of Park accused of meddling in state affairs and extorting money from conglomerates.The sentence to Jeong Ho-seong, one of the three longest-serving aides to Park, was the first Supreme Court verdict in the massive corruption scandal that led to the impeachment and ultimate removal of Park from office last year before the end of her term.Jeong was indicted in November last year for providing, at Park's instruction, at least 47 confidential documents, such as yet-unannounced presidential speeches, to Choi Soon-sil, the central figure in the sprawling corruption scandal that led to Park's ouster.The highest court upheld the lower courts' ruling that found Jeong guilty of leaking 14 documents. The two lower courts didn't acknowledge the alleged leaking of 33 other documents, saying investigators seized them unlawfully under a search warrant unrelated to the case.The Supreme Court said that the 14 leaked do

Apr 26, 2018
Supreme Court finalizes 18-month prison term for aide to ex-President Park

Man sucked into mammoth vacuum cleaner-style garbage collector

Graphic by Cho Sang-wonBy Kang Aa-youngAn engineer died after being sucked into a vacuum cleaner-style automatic garbage collection machine in an apartment complex in Namyang, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. The man, 38, identified by his surname Cho, was checking the machine, commercially known as the “Automatic Cleannet,” while doing repairs. He was found stuck 200 meters into the piping from the opening and about 100 meters from the underground collection bin. Rescue workers used two excavators to reach the point to release his body. The system is widely used in new apartment complexes but is prone to problems. The company that makes the “Automatic Cleannet” says the system works on the principle of a vacuum cleaner, allowing the machine to transfer garbage automatically to a central collection point.

Apr 25, 2018
Man sucked into mammoth vacuum cleaner-style garbage collector

Appeals court retains 2-year jail term for student bomber

A Seoul appellate court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's two-year prison term for a graduate student charged with trying to hurt his professor with a homemade bomb in a plastic drink tumbler.The Seoul High Court said the crime is "beyond what society can tolerate and deserves a stern punishment."The 26-year-old defendant, a mechanical engineering student at Yonsei University in western Seoul, has been charged with inflicting injuries resulting from explosives.In June last year, he built the explosive using a drink tumbler filled with gunpowder and nails and delivered it to the professor's office. The professor suffered minor burns since the bomb did not fully detonate.The lower court had said Kim's actions were premeditated and deserve a heavy punishment. The student had placed the tumbler in a gift box with a note that read, "Thank you always."The appeals court on Wednesday agreed with the lower court's decision.The grad student told police he was angry at the professor for scolding him about his thesis. (Yonhap)

Apr 25, 2018
Appeals court retains 2-year jail term for student bomber
  • Police apprehend Yonsei University explosion suspect

Police raid Hyundai Engineering's main office in graft probe

Police said Wednesday they raided the headquarters of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. in an investigation into allegations that the company offered bribes to owners of properties for which it had bid to gain the sole rights for housing reconstruction.The white collar unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency sent 37 officers to the company's main office in Jongno, central Seoul, to obtain evidence.Police have been investigating the country's major builder based on intel that the firm gave out illegal gifts and cash last year to the owners of properties in an apartment complex subject to redevelopment in the affluent Seocho district in southern Seoul.Police said they have already gathered sufficient evidence and testimonies to indicate crimes having been committed and Wednesday's raid was aimed at collecting additional evidence."We plan to decide whom to bring in for questioning once we finish analyzing the evidence," a police official said.Police have been expanding their probe into similar suspected bribe offerings by top construction firms. They have carried out a rai

Apr 25, 2018
Police raid Hyundai Engineering's main office in graft probe

Man arrested for allegedly selling child porn

YonhapBy Jung Min-hoA young man has been arrested on charges of selling child pornography, police said Tuesday.The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency said the man, 20, whose identity is being withheld, was arrested for allegedly selling child porn to 46 people online between January and March.He made about 5 million won ($4,600), police said.He is also suspected of video-recording the private parts of women in public restrooms.Police said they are looking for the buyers of the porn.Creating, distributing and possessing child pornography is illegal here. People who possess it could face a maximum prison sentence of one year or a fine up to 10 million won.

Apr 24, 2018
Man arrested for allegedly selling child porn

Corporate watchdog probing unfair biz practices at Korean Air

South Korea's corporate watchdog said Tuesday that it is investigating unfair business practices at Korean Air Lines Co. and its affiliates, whose founding family members are under fire for abusing employees and contractors.The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said since Friday, it has conducted an on-site probe into the airline's in-flight duty free business to look into whether relatives of the company's chief reaped unfair profits. A total of 30 staff have been mobilized for the investigation, the FTC said.In 2016, the FTC imposed a fine of 1.43 billion won (US$1.2 million) on Korean Air Lines for similar unfair practices involving two of its affiliates.The FTC's probe is the latest move directed at the country's leading air carrier.The customs office on Monday carried out a search of Korean Air Lines's headquarters over suspicions that the family members of Chairman Cho Yang-ho sneaked luxury goods into South Korea without paying duties.The move came a day after Cho Yang-ho offered a public apology over the mounting public outrage over his daughter, Cho Hyun-min, who is accused of hav

Apr 24, 2018
  • Korean Air's brand value slides after latest family scandal
  • Shareholders urged to stop Korean Air owner family

Former President Park boycotts hearing

Former South Korea President Park Geun-hye arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Sep 18, 2017 in Seoul. / The Korea Times fileBy Kim Hyun-binFormer President Park Geun-hye failed to appear at the first hearing of her second trial, this time on charges of accepting bribes, embezzlement, and causing government losses, Tuesday. Park is accused of taking 3.6 billion won ($3.35 million) from National Intelligence Service chiefs, while serving in the nation's top office.Three former spy agency chiefs _ Nam Jae-joon, Lee Byung-ki and Lee Byong-ho _ allegedly gave the money from the agency's off-book funds.Nam headed the National Intelligence Service (NIS) from 2013 to 2014. He is suspected of paying 600 million won to the ex-president.Lee Byung-ki and Lee Byong-ho are also accused of handing over regular payments to Park.Her lawyers submitted a statement to the Seoul Central District Court, denying the charges, adding Park was unable to attend the hearing due to her health.“The defendant did not appear in court. We concluded it is impossible to force her attendance,” th

Apr 24, 2018
Former President Park boycotts hearing
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