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Elderly man stabs Vietnamese daughter-in-law to death

Police have charged a man in his 80s with murdering his Vietnamese daughter-in-law for not giving him money and treating him without respect. On June 2, the man, identified by his surname Kim, 83, stabbed the woman in the neck and back while she was sleeping, according to the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office on Monday.

Investigations | 2017-06-27 13:23

S. Korean man shot to death, another seriously injured by armed robbers in Guatemala

A group of armed robbers shot to death the chief of a South Korean company's factory and seriously injured another worker on Sunday after storming their lodgings in the city of Villa Nueva, south of Guatemala City, the South Korean Embassy in Guatemala City said Monday.

Investigations | 2017-06-27 10:54

Korean falls to death in elevator shaft in Bangkok: report

Bangkok Post reported Monday his naked body was found at the bottom of a lift well at Aspire condominium on Sukhumivit soi 48 on Monday morning. Local police reportedly said he was a 33-year-old South Korean tourist.

Investigations | 2017-06-26 18:07

Rights watchdog looks into 'gay soldier hunt'

The nation’s human rights watchdog has begun an investigation into alleged rights abuses in a “gay soldier hunt” conducted by the Army earlier this year. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said the Center for Military Human Rights Korea (CMHRK) filed a petition on April 25, and that it began an investigation last month. The CMHRK claimed in April that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Jang Jun-gyu ordered the hunt for homosexual soldiers, based on the military penal code, which bans homosexual acts.

Investigations | 2017-06-26 16:12

Korean police probe sexual harassment scandal against Thai interns

Police are investigating claims by Chiangrai College of Agriculture and Technology students that they were sexually harassed and exploited during internships in South Korea, according to the Thai Embassy in Seoul Monday.

Investigations | 2017-06-26 15:45

Thai students 'molested, exploited' during internships in South Korea: report

US soldier accused of rape in Gangnam

An American soldier faces a charge for sexual assault, the Gangnam Police Station said Monday. The soldier, part of the United States Forces Korea stationed at Osan Air Base in Gyeonggi Province, allegedly raped a woman after taking her to a hotel at 7:30 a.m. near a club where they met in Gangnam, April 1. According to police, the woman had been intoxicated when she was take...

Investigations | 2017-06-26 15:44

Top court to investigate 'judge blacklist'

The Supreme Court will convene an ethics committee, today, to discuss whether its fact-finding committee conducted a thorough investigation before concluding there was no “blacklist of judges.” The list was allegedly created by the top court to deny promotions of those critical of the judicial administration and Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae. Possible punitive measures will be ...

Investigations | 2017-06-25 19:27

Expressways to go toll-free during 2 major holiday seasons

State-run expressways will be toll-free during national holiday seasons, starting with the Chuseok vacation period in fall, the de-facto presidential transition team said Friday. The State Affairs Planning Advisory Committee spokesman Park Kwang-on said at a media briefing that the measure is expected to benefit the public, many of whom drive for hours to visit their parents in provincial regions on holidays. Chuseok in autumn and Lunar New Year in winter are the two major holidays here. Tolls will be free for three days between Oct. 3 and 5, saving drivers 45 billion won ($39 million) in to...

Investigations | 2017-06-23 17:21

Choi Soon-sil gets 3-year jail term over daughter's illegal college admission

The Seoul Central District Court handed Choi Soon-sil a three-year prison term in the first trial Friday over charges she made Ewha Womans University provide favors for her daughter in admissions and grading. This was the first court ruling for Choi over the influence-peddling scandal, which removed her longtime friend former President Park Geun-hye from office in March. Hear...

Investigations | 2017-06-23 10:58

1,560 institutes qualified to treat foreign patients

The government has granted 1,560 medical institutions, which met strengthened safety requirements, licenses to treat foreign patients, the government said Thursday. The number is almost half the 2,840 from last year, as 1,515 institutions did not seek a license this year as they failed to meet the new requirements. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the medical institutions will be able to offer treatments to foreign patients and 1,047 private businesses can engage in marketing to attract medical tourists over the next three years.

Investigations | 2017-06-22 19:20

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