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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 17:27

'Bikini biker couple' under police probe

'Bikini biker couple' under police probe

Police are investigating a man who drove a motorcycle without a shirt in southern Seoul over the weekend and a woman who was sitting behind him in a bikini, officials said Tuesday.

2022-08-02 13:29

Man gets convicted for beating girlfriend for not showing her cellphone

Man gets convicted for beating girlfriend for not showing her cellphone

A 41-year-old man was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Monday for locking up his girlfriend and assaulting her for not showing her cellphone.

2022-08-01 17:30

Disability advocacy group resumes rush-hour subway protest, causing 1-hour train delays

Disability advocacy group resumes rush-hour subway protest, causing 1-hour train delays

A disability advocacy group resumed its rush-hour subway protest campaign Monday calling for a state budget for enhancing disability rights, leaving early morning trains on Subway Line 5 delayed by nearly an hour.

2022-08-01 17:30

Cases of parents murdering children before killing themselves become social issue

Cases of parents murdering children before killing themselves become social issue

The number of murder-suicides committed by Korean parents against their young children is rising as a tragic new social concern, prompting experts to urge the government to come up with safety nets to protect vulnerable families.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-29 17:17

Marine suffers from PTSD after repeated assaults by superior: rights watchdog

Marine suffers from PTSD after repeated assaults by superior: rights watchdog

A Korean Marine Corps member has been hospitalized after one of his division superiors abused him last month, inflicting a concussion and leaving him with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a civilian watchdog reported Thursday.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-29 15:58

Top court opposes seizure of annex to ex-President Chun's house

Top court opposes seizure of annex to ex-President Chun's house

The Supreme Court on Thursday approved lower courts' rulings in favor of the seizure of a residential building owned by former President Chun Doo-hwan's family in western Seoul but opposed an actual property forfeiture, citing Chun's death.

2022-07-28 16:46

Suspended jail term upheld for labor union leader for mass rallies defying COVID-19 rules

Suspended jail term upheld for labor union leader for mass rallies defying COVID-19 rules

An appellate court upheld a suspended one-year prison term Thursday for Yang Kyung-soo, the chief of one of the country's biggest umbrella labor unions, for organizing mass rallies in central Seoul last year in defiance of COVID-19 rules.

2022-07-28 16:45

Top court confirms conviction of ex-presidential aides for destroying 2007 inter-Korean summit minutes

Top court confirms conviction of ex-presidential aides for destroying 2007 inter-Korean summit minutes

The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized suspended prison terms handed down to two former presidential officials for destroying the minutes of the 2007 inter-Korean summit to cover up then President Roh Moo-hyun's alleged offer to surrender the de facto western sea border.

2022-07-28 13:38

2 high school students caught hacking teachers' laptops to steal exam papers

2 high school students caught hacking teachers' laptops to steal exam papers

Two high school students in the southwestern city of Gwangju are under investigation after being caught hacking into their teachers' notebook computers to steal exam papers, police and municipal education officials said Wednesday.

2022-07-27 16:06

294 nabbed for child sexual abuse materials; half in 10s

294 nabbed for child sexual abuse materials; half in 10s

A total of 294 people were arrested between March and June for crimes related to child sexual exploitation, and more than half of the offenders were teenagers, police said Wednesday.

2022-07-27 15:12

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