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Fri, April 26, 2019 | 19:29

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Korean Air manager disappears after embezzling passenger facility charge in Guam

A former Korean Air manager who had worked at a Guam airport disappeared after embezzling $446,000 that the carrier was supposed to pay to the airport authority there, according to the carrier and The Guam Daily Post, Thursday.

Investigations | 2019-04-04 16:02

Gov't to investigate child abuse by state-offered babysitters

The government will conduct an emergency exhaustive survey on parents using the government's babysitting services, following a recent child abuse case involving one of the sitters in Seoul, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family said, Wednesday.

Investigations | 2019-04-04 09:22

Roy Kim also member of K-pop stars' spycam sex clip group chat: police

To the dismay of fans, acclaimed singer Roy Kim is the latest figure allegedly involved in the growing sexual misconduct scandal involving male K-pop stars, which surfaced earlier this year from the ongoing investigation over drug, rape and prostitution allegations at Gangnam's upscale clubs.

Investigations | 2019-04-03 16:39

Police hit for poor probe into drug allegation of Namyang Dairy founder's granddaughter

Amid a sex and drug scandal that also involves alleged corrupt ties between celebrity nightclub-owners and police, the latter are being accused of being “lenient” in their investigation into alleged drug use by Hwang Ha-na, the granddaughter of Namyang Dairy Products founder Hong Du-yeong.

Investigations | 2019-04-03 16:35

Korean chaebols' scions caught with narcotic offenses

A growing number of foreign-educated young scions of South Korea's conglomerate owner and wealthy families are making scandalous headlines these days for using banned substances. Many of the well-heeled Korean students gain easy access to prohibited substances while studying in foreign countries with loose drug laws and are caught for drug law violations in South Korea unable...

Investigations | 2019-04-03 15:18

Mystery surrounds Korean tourist missing on Saipan

The man in his 40s was last seen at a hotel on Feb. 14, the ministry said, citing information from local police. The ministry said the man was in Saipan for sightseeing, but didn't give further details.

Investigations | 2019-04-03 14:25

Police probing drug use allegations of chaebol scions

Members of big conglomerate families including SK and Hyundai are being investigated for alleged drug use, as police have expanded an initial probe following suspicions that more scions of chaebol have engaged in similar illegal behavior. The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency detained a grandson of SK Group founder Chey Jong-gun, Monday, for purchasing and smoking marijuana....

Investigations | 2019-04-02 18:33

Police hit for poor probe into drug allegation of Namyang Dairy founder's granddaughter

Man gets 3 years in jail for ruckus on bridge

The Busan District Court sentenced a truck driver to three years in jail, Tuesday, for causing a ruckus in the middle of Geoga Bridge in Busan last September while under the influence of alcohol and forcing a shutdown of the bridge for five hours.

Investigations | 2019-04-02 15:10

'Opposition lawmaker's daughter got 'free pass' in KT hiring process'

In the latest revelations of the Korea Telecom (KT)'s hiring scandal, prosecutors said an opposition lawmaker's daughter skipped the first two screening steps and failed an online test before she landed a full-time job at the nation's second-biggest telecommunications company.

Investigations | 2019-04-02 14:52

Gov't to crack down on sex videos in chatrooms

The government will launch an intensive crackdown on the sharing in chatrooms of illegally filmed sex videos, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Monday. The move follows the scandal in which multiple celebrities, including K-pop singers Seungri and Jung Joon-young, secretly filmed themselves having sex with women and shared the films in a chatroom.

Investigations | 2019-04-01 17:10

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