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Thu, October 17, 2019 | 09:52

Man under probe for allegedly beating Japanese woman

Police are investigating allegations that a Korean man threatened and beat a Japanese woman on a street in Seoul. The move comes after a video clip and photos of them went viral.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-08-25 17:06

Police to summon ex-YG chief and singer Seungri over gambling charges

Police plan to summon this week Seungri, a former member of popular K-pop boy band BIGBANG, and the former chief of the band's music label on charges of overseas gambling, according to officials Sunday. Seungri and Yang Hyun-suk, the former CEO of YG Entertainment, were booked by the police earlier this month on charges of gambling in a foreign country and securing gambling m...

2019-08-25 16:29

Korean man under probe for attacking Japanese woman in Seoul

In the video that went viral online, the man threateningly follows the woman, hurling insults. The video accompanied multiple photos of the man allegedly beating the woman.

2019-08-24 16:15

Ex-Aekyung chief gets 30-month jail term over humidifier sterilizer scandal

A local court has sentenced Ko Kwang-hyun, a former chief executive of Aekyung Industrial, to two years and six months in prison for covering up company data related to the toxicity of its humidifier sterilizers.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-08-23 17:16

Motel guest murder case sent to prosecution

Police referred the case of a motel worker who allegedly murdered a guest to the prosecution Friday, handing over the suspect, 38-year-old Jang Dae-ho, to the Uijeongbu District Prosecutor's Office. Jang, who turned himself in to police Aug. 17, has shown no remorse for the killing that took place at a motel in Guro-gu, Seoul, Aug. 8. The prosecution will soon indict him for ...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-08-23 16:04

Man attempts suicide after YouTuber rejects meal offer

A man attempted to kill himself after an online content creator refused his request for a meal in return for a large amount of online currency. The 45-year-old man, a big fan of individual media producer Yang Pang, 22, provided online currency called “star balloons” worth 30 million won ($24,700) during her recent live streaming show on Afreeca TV, according to online news ou...

Kim Rahn | 2019-08-23 14:10

Court takes Facebook's side against media regulator

The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of Facebook over a fine the Korea Communication Commission (KCC) imposed on the social media giant last year for what it considered “a deliberate slowdown” of services, Thursday. The court concluded Facebook did not intend to slow down the services, saying the KCC's administrative measures taken against the company, including the ...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-08-22 17:01

'He deserved to die,' motel murder suspect says [PHOTOS]

A man arrested for allegedly killing a motel guest said Wednesday that he was “not sorry” and would “kill him again.” Seoul motel employee Jang Dae-ho, 39, is being investigated on charges of murdering a guest, 32, and dismembering his body after the guest “insulted” him on Aug. 8. “I'm not sorry for his family at all,” Jang told journalists. “For several days at the detentio...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-08-21 15:48

Suspect of 'torso murder' turns self in

Overseas travel ban slapped on former YG chief

An overseas travel ban has been imposed on former YG Entertainment head Yang Hyun-suk amid the ongoing investigations into his alleged overseas gambling. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Tuesday, its intellectual crime investigation division recently requested for the Ministry of Justice to place the ban on Yang, and the ministry issued it. The travel ban wa...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-08-20 14:33

Hold on to wallets while touring in Turkey

Chung, 35, encountered an unpleasant experience in July while traveling around Turkey on an INTERPARK Tour package, one of the nation's major online travel agencies. After finishing her 40-minute tour and returning to the bus, she realized some of her money was stolen.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-08-19 16:51

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