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Fri, February 26, 2021 | 13:34

Sri Lankan man gets 20 years in jail for trying to flee to North Korea after killing colleague

Sri Lankan man gets 20 years in jail for trying to flee to North Korea after killing colleague

A high court has upheld a lower court ruling that handed a 20-year prison term to a Sri Lankan man who attempted to flee to North Korea after killing a colleague here. On Sunday, the Gwangju High Court rejected the prosecution's request for a heavier punishment for the 27-year-old man, whose name was withheld, saying the prison term was appropriate for his charges of murder a...

Kim Rahn | 2021-02-07 15:04

Coast Guard seizes 105 billion won worth of cocaine from ship in Busan

Coast Guard seizes 105 billion won worth of cocaine from ship in Busan

The Coast Guard has seized 35 kilograms of cocaine from a container ship in the southern port city of Busan, officials said Saturday.

2021-02-06 16:40

Ex-police officer sentenced to jail for raping Vietnamese woman

Ex-police officer sentenced to jail for raping Vietnamese woman

A restaurant owner, who had previously served 20 years as a police officer in Busan, has been sentenced to jail for raping a Vietnamese woman.

2021-02-05 14:39

Court upholds sentence for importer who sold Chinese masks as South Korean made

Court upholds sentence for importer who sold Chinese masks as South Korean made

An appellate court on Friday upheld an earlier prison sentence of a face mask importer convicted for bringing over Chinese mask products and selling them as South Korean-made products during the height of the pandemic last year to make unfair profits.

2021-02-05 13:50

Mastermind of Telegram sexual abuse ring sentenced to additional 5 years in prison

Mastermind of Telegram sexual abuse ring sentenced to additional 5 years in prison

The mastermind of an infamous Telegram sexual exploitation ring was sentenced to an additional five years in prison on Thursday for concealing profits from the crime for which had already been given a 40-year jail term last year. The Seoul Central District Court found Cho Ju-bin guilty of hiding some 108 million won (US$96,500) of criminal proceeds by receiving cryptocurrency...

2021-02-04 17:53

Man stabs 3 people before killing himself at tax office in Seoul

Man stabs 3 people before killing himself at tax office in Seoul

A 50-year-old man armed with a knife injured three employees of the National Tax Service's Jamsil branch and killed himself after by drinking a poisonous substance, Wednesday. Songpa Police Station in southeastern Seoul said Thursday that the man, surnamed Nam, stabbed one female and two male workers at the branch office around 5 p.m. the previous day. The victims were immedi...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-02-04 15:37

Top court upholds guilty convictions of Samsung executives in union-busting case

Top court upholds guilty convictions of Samsung executives in union-busting case

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the guilty convictions of dozens of former and current Samsung executives accused of sabotaging labor union activities at a subsidiary company in 2013. The court confirmed a 16-month prison sentence for Kang Kyung-hoon, a vice president at Samsung Electronics Co., among others.

2021-02-04 11:09

Child rapist allowed to receive basic living allowance

Child rapist allowed to receive basic living allowance

The government of Ansan City has approved for Cho Doo-soon, one of Korea's most notorious child rapists, to receive money as part of the basic livelihood security program, enabling him to receive about 1.2 million won ($1,075) per month in welfare allowances, according to city officials, Tuesday.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-02-03 09:07

Gender ministry to carry out fact-finding survey on stalking, dating violence

Gender ministry to carry out fact-finding survey on stalking, dating violence

South Korea's gender ministry said Tuesday that it will carry out a fact-finding survey on stalking and dating violence later this year and map out employment plans for women in the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the 2021 policy plan, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family put its policy priority on preventing sexual crimes against women and promoting gender equality in t...

2021-02-02 13:53

Fire in redevelopment zone kills Filipina, grandchildren

Fire in redevelopment zone kills Filipina, grandchildren

A Filipina grandmother and her two grandchildren were killed in a fire in a redevelopment zone in Wonju, Gangwon Province, police said Sunday. Her daughter barely escaped the fire but is hospitalized after suffering multiple burns and exposure to smoke.

Yi Whan-woo | 2021-01-31 16:05

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