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Tue, August 20, 2019 | 14:09

Hold on to wallets while touring in Turkey

Chung, 35, encountered an unpleasant experience in July while traveling around Turkey on an INTERPARK Tour package, one of the nation's major online travel agencies. After finishing her 40-minute tour and returning to the bus, she realized some of her money was stolen.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-08-19 16:51

BTS photo-printed transportation card is property: court

According to a court ruling, if you pick up a public transportation card with a BTS photo printed on it in the street, keeping it can constitute a crime, as the card is unlikely to have been “abandoned” by the owner.

Kim Rahn | 2019-08-18 17:08

Suspect of 'torso murder' turns self in

A suspect has turned himself in for killing a man, dismembering and abandoning the body parts into the Han River, Goyang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said, Sunday. The 39-year-old man, whose name was withheld, surrendered himself to police at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, five days after a dismembered male torso was found near the pier of Magok Bridge over the Han River.

Kim Rahn | 2019-08-18 17:05

Ex-YG head to be questioned over alleged gambling

Disgraced former YG Entertainment head Yang Hyun-suk is likely to face more police questioning soon, this time over his alleged illegal gambling overseas, together with Seungri, a former member of YG act BIGBANG. The questioning will be the latest chapter in the investigation into multiple allegations involving Yang, Seungri and other stars there, such as prostitution, drug u...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-08-18 16:29

Police raid YG Entertainment over ex-chief's gambling suspicion

Police raided the headquarters of YG Entertainment on Saturday over allegations that Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO and chief producer of the influential K-pop label, engaged in habitual gambling.

2019-08-17 14:48

Woman arrested over K-pop concert swindle

A woman in her 20s has been arrested for swindling nearly 500 million won ($412,000) from K-pop fans in Korea and overseas, according to police, Friday. The Mapo Police Station said the woman, identified by her Twitter handle Maydoni, deceived 282 people from last July to March this year into paying a total 489 million won, saying she would buy them tickets to sold-out concer...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-08-16 17:23

Dismembered body found near Han River

A dismembered male torso has been found around the Han River in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, according to police, Wednesday. The Goyang Police Station said the body of a man believed to be in his 20s or 30s was found near the southern end of Magok Railway Bridge around 9:15 a.m. Monday by a staffer of the Hangang Project Headquarters.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-08-15 09:25

Top court rules 'break time not part of working hours'

The Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling against Kwak Noh-sang, former head of KORAIL Networks, stating that he did not violate overtime regulations, Tuesday, which sends the case back to the lower court for a retrial.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-08-13 16:48

Angry mob attacks suspect

An angry citizen grabs accused murder suspect Koh Yoo-jung by the hair outside Jeju District Court, Monday. Koh attended the first day of her trial on charges of killing her ex-husband and dismembering his body. Police say she meticulously planned the murder, but Koh claims she acted in self-defense when her ex-husband tried to rape her. / Yonhap

2019-08-12 16:46

Megachurch pastor's 16-year jail term confirmed for raping congregants

The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced megachurch pastor Lee Jae-rock, 76, to 16 years in prison, Friday, for raping and sexually harassing nine female congregants repeatedly.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-08-09 16:26

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