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Fri, September 20, 2019 | 01:45

'Prime suspect's DNA matches sample from evidence in serial killing'

Police confirmed Thursday that DNA evidence appears to have identified the perpetrator of the nation's worst unsolved case of serial murders that took place in the 1980s, although the statute of limitations on the crimes has expired, meaning he will not be charged. According to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, DNA samples found in evidence collected from the fifth...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-09-19 17:41

Residents create green pockets in Seoul

Last month, residents in seven autonomous districts in Seoul took on a 72-hour project to create new outdoor rest areas for their neighborhoods. This is the eighth run of a city-funded urban landscaping project. For the project, residents - mostly landscaping or architecture major university students in their 20s - team up with a professional to transform underused plots of l...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-09-19 17:17

Moon, Trump to hold talks on peace process

President Moon Jae-in will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Sept. 23, when he attends the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. Moon will be attending the Sept. 22 to 26 Assembly with a focus on promoting international understanding for his drive to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Do Je-hae | 2019-09-19 16:56

US, NK should never lose golden chance for talks: unification chief

Busan companies in quandary over foreign workers' ever-increasing paychecks

The average per-capita monthly income of foreign workers in Busan was 2.46 million won ($2,059), data showed on Wednesday.

2019-09-19 16:43

Seoul stresses 'flexibility' to advance denuke talks

Ahead of working-level denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea, a senior South Korean diplomat said “flexibility” was a key prerequisite to making “substantive progress.”

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-09-19 16:34

US, NK should never lose golden chance for talks: unification chief

Professors rally against Cho's appointment

More than 3,000 professors across the country have called on Justice Minister Cho Kuk to step down, saying his appointment amid various corruption allegations challenges social justice and ethical morality.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-19 16:30

DNA analysis technology leads to finding suspect in Korea's worst serial murder case

An advancement in DNA analysis technology has served as the key driver in identifying the prime suspect in South Korea's worst serial murder case for the first time in about 30 years. A 56-year-old-man, now in jail, is suspected of involvement in at least three of the deaths of 10 women who were raped and brutally killed in Hwaseong, some 60 kilometers south of Seoul, between...

2019-09-19 14:52

Gwanghwamun Square expansion plan likely to be delayed

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon hinted Thursday that he will postpone his plan to revamp Gwanghwamun Square by 2021 amid increasing criticism of the project.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-09-19 14:22

University students united to hold candlelight vigils against justice minister

Students at South Korea's three most prestigious universities are to hold candlelight vigils on their campuses in Seoul Thursday night to protest President Moon Jae-in's appointment of his embattled aide Cho Kuk as justice minister. It will be the first time that students of Seoul National University (SNU), Korea University and Yonsei University simultaneously hold an anti-Ch...

2019-09-19 12:16

Seoul City expected to delay plan to revamp Gwanghwamun Square

The Seoul city government on Thursday released a statement hinting at delaying an ambitious plan to develop Gwanghwamun Square, a plaza in the city's center that has become a symbol of democracy following candlelight vigils demanding former President Park Geun-hye's exit.

2019-09-19 11:46

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