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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 12:08

Smartphone users can soon detect sex offenders by shaking phone

Smartphone users will soon be able to shake their phones to detect registered sex offenders if they are wearing an electronic anklet and within a 20-meter radius, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.

2021-07-26 16:00

COVID-19 patient from Uzbekistan captured after escaping from treatment facility

An Uzbek national, infected with the new coronavirus, was captured shortly after he escaped from a residential treatment center in a South Chungcheong Province city earlier this week, sources said Thursday.

2021-07-22 09:53

Teacher gets suspended jail term for underwear homework assignment

A male teacher at an elementary school in Ulsan has received a suspended jail term for ordering his students to upload photos of them washing their underwear to the class' online community, and posting inappropriate comments about his students. The Ulsan District Court said, Wednesday, that it sentenced the former elementary school teacher in his 40s to one year in prison, su...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-07-21 16:18

Top court confirms opinion rigging conviction of President Moon's key aide

The top court upheld the opinion rigging conviction of South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo, a close aide to President Moon Jae-in, on Wednesday, a decision that will strip Kim of his governorship and potentially deal a political blow to the president.

2021-07-21 11:43

Man busted for making massive amount of illegal drug in Gumi

A man who allegedly made methamphetamine - an amount described as “enough for 33,000 people” - at his residence in Gumi has been arrested. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency's narcotics investigation team said on July 19 that the suspect, in his 30s, was arrested in Busan. He was visiting the city to meet a potential buyer interested in his homemade drug. Police said that t...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-07-20 17:12

Investigators raid home of presidential aide over illegal travel ban case

A state anti-corruption probe agency raided the home of a presidential civil affairs secretary on Tuesday over his suspected involvement in an allegedly illegal travel ban on a former justice minister, informed officials said.

2021-07-20 16:14

Optimus CEO gets 25 years in prison for fraud

The CEO of the scandal-ridden private equity investment firm, Optimus Asset Management, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for running one of the largest fund fraud schemes in the country's financial history.

2021-07-20 16:13

Four teens killed, 1 injured in car accident in Jeonju

Four teenagers were killed and one injured in a car accident in the southwestern city of Jeonju on Tuesday, local authorities said.

2021-07-20 10:14

Korean man gets 2-year jail term for confining, assaulting Uzbek national

A Korean man in his 50s was sentenced to two years in prison for confining and assaulting a 23-year-old man from Uzbekistan, after drugging him with a sedative and handcuffing him. The Incheon District Court handed down the prison sentence to the Korean national, Monday, on charges of injury and confinement. According to the court, the victim visited the perpetrator's home af...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-07-20 08:33

Major umbrella labor group members under probe for holding rally amid pandemic

Police said Monday they have booked 23 members of a major umbrella labor group for holding a massive rally in downtown Seoul in defiance of antivirus rules, which has sparked concerns over further infections amid rising new cases.

2021-07-19 14:57

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