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Mon, September 27, 2021 | 01:51

Vaccination phishing scams increasing

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has warned against an increase in financial scams in which swindlers send text messages containing web links to fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates, with the intention to acquire passwords and other personal information of victims. Bae Gyung-taek, a senior KDCA official, said during a media briefing, Monday, that the a...

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-08-24 09:03

Father receives suspended prison sentence for child neglect

An appellate court has upheld a lower court decision that gave a 76-year-old man a suspended prison sentence on charges of raising five children in an unclean, moldy house and keeping one son from attending elementary school. The appellate department of the Chuncheon District Court in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, said it upheld the lower court ruling that sentenced the man to...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-08-23 08:38

Namyang dairy chairman's wife accused of violating social distancing rule

The wife of Namyang Dairy Products Chairman Hong Won-sik, Lee Woon-kyung, 69, has been accused of violating social distancing rules by holding a dinner gathering of more than 10 people at her house in June, according to police, Sunday. It was her former housekeeper who reported the violation to the police.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-08-22 14:07

Appellate court refuses to cancel seizure of annex to ex-President Chun's house

Upholding a lower court's decision, an appellate court on Friday rejected a request to cancel the seizure of a residential building owned by former President Chun Doo-hwan's family in western Seoul.

2021-08-20 19:18

Controversial Seoul church ordered to close for breaking COVID-19 rules

A Seoul church led by a controversial right-wing pastor was ordered Thursday to shut down for repeatedly holding in-person worship services in violation of COVID-19 rules. The office of Seongbuk Ward said it delivered an official notice of closure to Sarang Jeil Church in northern Seoul in the afternoon.

2021-08-19 20:09

Protest against McDonald's

A member of a committee demanding social responsibility from McDonald's wears a take-out paper bag upside-down in a performance to criticize the fast food restaurant chain for laying blame on part-time workers for replacing expiration dates on hamburger buns and tortillas. The sit-down protest took place in front of the McDonald's Korea headquarters in downtown Seoul, Thursda...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-08-19 16:24

Court orders seizure of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy's assets in Korea over forced wartime labor

A South Korean court has ordered the seizure of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' assets here to provide compensation to forced wartime labor victims' families, according to judicial sources Thursday.

2021-08-19 14:17

Japan warns of 'serious' impact of Korea court ruling on forced labor

Samsung heir Lee attends trial over alleged fraud, stock manipulation following parole release

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong made his first public appearance Thursday since his release on parole to attend a trial over a suspected fraud and stock manipulation case.

2021-08-19 14:05

High court okays 34-year prison term for university student in sexual blackmail case

An appellate court on Thursday upheld an imprisonment of 34 years for a key member of an online sexual blackmail ring indicted on 12 criminal charges, including the violation of laws on protecting minors from sexual abuse.

2021-08-19 11:52

Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment

Jin-hui, a cream-colored Pomeranian, was buried alive and left for dead in 2018 in the South Korean port city of Busan.

2021-08-19 11:46

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