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Sun, July 12, 2020 | 16:54

Samsung heir's fate hinges on external committee

Samsung heir's fate hinges on external committee

After the court dismissed the prosecution's request for an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-yong, the vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, eyes are now on an external committee which is set to discuss the validity of Lee's indictment.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-06-09 20:31

After avoiding arrest, Samsung heir likely to boost investment into new biz

Two students jump to their deaths in Incheon - just one hour apart

Two students jump to their deaths in Incheon - just one hour apart

Police are investigating the deaths of two female middle school students who jumped from nearby apartments in Incheon on Monday - only one hour apart.

Park Si-soo | 2020-06-09 15:23

Prosecution drops animal cruelty complaint against ice fishing festival

Prosecution drops animal cruelty complaint against ice fishing festival

The prosecution has dropped a criminal complaint against Korea's most famous ice fishing festival. According to the Hwacheon county office Sunday, the Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office recently dismissed the complaint by animal rights activists against the annual event.

Jung Min-ho | 2020-06-08 13:32

Samsung chief faces showdown with prosecution on Monday

Samsung chief faces showdown with prosecution on Monday

Tensions are on the rise over the prosecution's request for an arrest warrant against Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, over allegations of Lee's involvement in 2015 in a controversial merger of two group affiliates, Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2020-06-07 17:00

Head of 'comfort women' shelter found dead amid probe: police

Head of 'comfort women' shelter found dead amid probe: police

The head of a shelter for surviving victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has been found dead, police said Sunday. The 60-year-old head of the shelter run by the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance (KCJR), a NGO working for South Korea's "comfort women," was found dead at her apartment in Paju, north of Seoul, according to police officials. Comfort women is a euphe...

2020-06-07 10:03

Donors sue operator of shelter for Japan's sex slavery victims in donation scandal

Donors sue operator of shelter for Japan's sex slavery victims in donation scandal

A group of donors to a residential facility for surviving victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has filed a lawsuit against the center's operator amid allegations of fund misappropriation. Employees of the House of Sharing foundation have recently accused the organization of misusing billions of won collected for the so-called former “comfort women.” Five women currently ...

2020-06-06 09:53

Military admits security failure over illegal Chinese entrants on boats

Military admits security failure over illegal Chinese entrants on boats

Military radars, coastal CCTVs and other surveillance equipment captured a small rubber boat smuggling a group of Chinese into South Korea last month, but guards on duty failed to notice it until after the Chinese reached the shore and fled, officials said Friday. On May 21, eight Chinese arrived in the western coastal city of Taean undetected on a 1.5-ton leisure rubber boat...

2020-06-05 14:47

Court begins process to sell assets of Japanese firm involved in wartime forced labor

Court begins process to sell assets of Japanese firm involved in wartime forced labor

A local court has embarked on a process to effectuate its ruling on seizing assets of a Japanese firm involved in wartime forced labor as the country's government failed to deliver it. According to the legal representatives for four Korean plaintiffs Wednesday, the Pohang branch of Daegu District Court, in southeastern Korea, decided Monday to publicly notice the court's ruli...

2020-06-04 14:16

Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong over accounting fraud

Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong over accounting fraud

South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee and two former company executives, they said on Thursday, in an investigation of a controversial 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud. The move spells fresh legal trouble for Lee, who already faces trial on a charge of bribery aimed at winning support to succeed ailing group pa...

2020-06-04 12:07

Last-ditch effort to rescue Samsung heir

Professor accused of raping graduate student

Professor accused of raping graduate student

According to police, the professor drank alcohol with two graduate school students in early November. On their way back home drunk, the professor saw one off, saying “I will take care of her (the alleged victim) to her home.” Then he took her to a motel and raped her, police said.

Park Si-soo | 2020-06-03 17:10

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