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Sun, February 28, 2021 | 22:46
Gov't seeking to allow foreigners subject to deportation to extend stay in return for 'donation'
Gov't seeking to allow foreigners subject to deportation to extend stay in return for 'donation'
The government is pushing for a program in which foreign nationals subject to deportation due to minor offenses could extend their stay legally in return for a “donation,” the justice ministry said Saturday.
2021-02-13 14:33
Main opposition to seek prosecution probe against chief justice
Main opposition to seek prosecution probe against chief justice
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday stepped up its pressure on the chief justice to step down for his alleged role in the parliamentary impeachment of a judge, threatening to file a criminal complaint against him if he refuses to resign.
2021-02-12 15:17
Officials at Korean embassy in Beijing accused of assaulting junior staffer
Officials at Korean embassy in Beijing accused of assaulting junior staffer
Two officials at the South Korean embassy in Beijing have been accused of assaulting a junior staffer, according to a union of Korean embassy workers around the world, Tuesday. It was the latest case of misconduct taking place at a Korean diplomatic mission overseas, following a series of sexual harassment, violence and corruption allegations against diplomats and other dispa...
Kim Rahn | 2021-02-10 14:02
Parents file complaint against baby bathtub maker over harmful chemical
Parents file complaint against baby bathtub maker over harmful chemical
About 3,000 consumers on Tuesday filed a complaint against two companies that produced and distributed baby bathtubs found to have an excessive level of a harmful chemical substance. A lawyer representing about 1,000 infants and their parents reported Daehyun Chemistry Industry Co. and its distributor to Dongjak Police Station in southeastern Seoul on charges of violating the...
2021-02-10 11:17
Police officers caught violating COVID-19 distancing rule
Police officers caught violating COVID-19 distancing rule
A group of police officers has been caught violating the government's COVID-19 distancing rule by holding an alcohol-fueled party at an apartment complex.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-02-09 19:44
Parents call for heavy punishment of daycare center staff for abusing disabled children
Parents call for heavy punishment of daycare center staff for abusing disabled children
Parents are calling for heavy punishment for staff at a public daycare center in Incheon, who were booked on charges of abusing children with disabilities.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-02-09 17:23
  • Man, woman detained for inflicting fatal abuse on live-in niece
Ex-minister goes to jail
Ex-minister goes to jail
Former Environment Minister Kim Eun-kyung arrives at the Seoul Central District Court, Tuesday, to attend a sentencing hearing over allegations that she abused her authority while in office by forcing chiefs of ministry-affiliated organizations, appointed by the former Park Geun-hye administration, to resign. She was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and was taken i...
Kang Seung-woo | 2021-02-09 16:42
Man, woman detained for inflicting fatal abuse on live-in niece
Man, woman detained for inflicting fatal abuse on live-in niece
A couple from Yongin, just south of Seoul, has been detained for allegedly having maltreated their live-in niece to death, police said Tuesday. The man and his wife, both in their 40s, are accused of having beaten their 10-year-old niece with a plastic broom and other objects and repeatedly throwing her into their home bathtub until she stopped breathing Monday.
2021-02-09 16:36
  • Parents call for heavy punishment of daycare center staff for abusing disabled children
Korea implements tougher rules on animal abuse, pet owners
Korea implements tougher rules on animal abuse, pet owners
South Korea said Tuesday it plans to implement revised rules on animal abuse this week that center on tougher punishment and more regulations on pet owners. Starting Friday, those who slaughter animals cruelly will face imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of 30 million won (US$26,840), according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. It compares with ...
2021-02-09 11:19
Indonesian gets suspended sentence for escaping quarantine facility by digging hole under fence
Indonesian gets suspended sentence for escaping quarantine facility by digging hole under fence
An Indonesian man has received a suspended jail term for fleeing from a COVID-19 self-isolation facility in Seoul by digging a hole under a fence and crawling through. The Seoul Central District Court said, Monday, that it sentenced the 24-year-old man to an eight-month prison term, suspended for two years, for violating the Immigration Control Law.
Jun Ji-hye | 2021-02-08 16:00
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