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'Lawmakers violate anti-graft law with improper overseas trips'

Lawmakers would be violating the anti-graft law if they go on trips funded by institutions and agencies under their oversight, the chief of the country's anti-corruption commission said Thursday. Such sponsored trips by lawmakers have been a target of public criticism in recent weeks following revelations that Kim Ki-sik, former chief of the Financial Supervisory Service, mad...

Investigations | 2018-04-19 15:47

Russian in custody for violence on Korean Air plane

The man, 53, is suspected of yelling at and tussling with cabin crew on the flight to Incheon International Airport from Thailand's resort island of Phuket on Wednesday. Police said he threw the tantrum at cabin crew and elbowed them when they intervened in his noisy altercation with his wife.

Investigations | 2018-04-19 15:17

Top court confirms four-year jail term for ex-spy chief for election meddling

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a four-year prison term for former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Won Sei-hoon on his conviction for political interference and election meddling. The close confidante of former President Lee Myung-bak was indicted in 2013 for running an illicit smear campaign to sway voters in favor of then-ruling party candidate Park Geun-h...

Investigations | 2018-04-19 14:45

'Rage' probe: Police search Korean Air headquarters

Police searched the headquarters of Korean Air Thursday as part of their investigation into allegations that its senior vice president, Cho Hyun-min (Emily Cho), splashed water in the face of an advertising agency employee. Cho, the sister of Cho Hyun-ah (Heather Cho), who made world headlines for the 2014 "nut rage" incident, is accused of throwing water in the face of the m...

Investigations | 2018-04-19 10:56

Korean dies while trekking on Pacific Crest Trail

A South Korean man died of a cardiovascular problem while trekking last week on a long-distance route in the western United States, the South Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles said Thursday, urging people to refrain from extreme exertion.

Investigations | 2018-04-19 10:30

Stronger fire safety needed for Hongdae nightclubs

A false fire alarm at a nightclub in western Seoul has exposed its lack of preparedness for possible disasters. On Feb. 11, the fire alarm went off at a nightclub called Hive, near Hongik University in western Seoul; but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Investigations | 2018-04-18 23:43

Illegal Kazakhstani jobs broker uses fake gun to resist arrest

A Kazakhstan man suspected of being an illegal jobs broker used a fake gun in an attempt to resist arrest at Incheon International Airport on Saturday. Police and the Incheon Airport Immigration Office eventually arrested the man, 54, about 10:40 a.m.

Investigations | 2018-04-18 15:31

Sexual harassment: Hongdae a hotbed of secret cameras

Seoul's Hongik University Station has again posted the most cases of people using secret cameras to sexually harass, the city subway operator said Tuesday.

Investigations | 2018-04-18 13:32

Newborn baby found dead in shopping mall restroom

The Heungdeok Police Station in the city in North Chungcheong Province said the body of the baby girl was discovered around 1:10 p.m. by a plumber who was there to fix a toilet bowl that had been clogged for three to four days.

Investigations | 2018-04-17 16:39

Bones in water tank those of murdered Filipino, police say

Human bones found inside a factory's water purifying tank in Hwaseong are believed to be those of a Filipino worker who went missing in January 2016, police said in an interim investigation report, Tuesday. Police are trying to contact the worker's family in the Philippines for a DNA test.

Investigations | 2018-04-17 14:26

Human bones found in factory's water purifier plant

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