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Thu, October 28, 2021 | 07:02

Child sexual offenses rise amid weak punishments: report

The number of convicted child sexual abusers has been growing steadily over the past few years in South Korea amid lenient penalties against such crimes, a judicial report showed Friday.

2021-09-24 11:27

Defector caught trying to return to North Korea

Police said Thursday that they have launched a probe into a female North Korean defector for seeking to cross the inter-Korean border to return to North Korea. The woman, who is in her 60s, was taken into custody by the police near Tongil Bridge in the western border city of Paju around 3:40 a.m. on Sept. 13 after telling a military solider on duty that she wanted to return t...

2021-09-23 21:23

Ex-spy chief sentenced to 9 years in prison in retrial of political meddling case

An appeals court on Friday sentenced Won Sei-hoon, South Korea's former intelligence chief, to nine years in prison in a retrial of a political meddling case.

2021-09-17 14:57

Man and dementia patient wife found dead

An 80-year-old man who had been taking care of his wife suffering from dementia for years was found dead with his wife, presumably killed by him.

Yoon Ja-young | 2021-09-16 13:22

Online drug transactions on rise amid spread of COVID-19

Online drug trafficking spiked last year, data showed Wednesday, probably due to the continued spread of the internet and COVID-19.

2021-09-15 13:41

Prosecutors seek death penalty for man accused of killing 3 women of same family

State prosecutors on Monday requested that the judiciary sentence a murder suspect to death for killing three women of the same family in March.

2021-09-13 14:23

Shoplifting increases along with rise in unmanned stores

The number of unmanned stores has risen as shop owners have sought to cut costs due to financial burdens suffered from the increase in the basic wage and a dearth of customers due to the COVID-19 pandemic along with the proliferation of online shopping options. Along with the increasing quantity of such stores, however, the number of cases of theft taking place in the absence...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-09-10 16:44

Drug supplier sentenced to 10 years in prison

A district court on Thursday sentenced a South Korean man believed to be the nation's largest drug supplier to 10 years in prison.

2021-09-09 16:14

Street vendor suffers burns after customer throws food into boiling oil

A street vendor in Daegu has suffered burns to her right hand, shoulder and chest after a customer threw a hotteok (sweet pancake made from flour, brown sugar and seeds or nuts) into boiling oil after complaining about her refusal to cut it for him. The vendor called for stern punishment of the customer.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-09-09 14:27

Court again rules against family of Japan's wartime forced labor victim

The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday again ruled against the bereaved family of a victim of World War II forced labor in a damages suit against a Japanese company.

2021-09-08 11:11

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