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Thu, December 8, 2022 | 07:56

Police chief warns of stern measures if striking truckers overstep legal lines

Police chief warns of stern measures if striking truckers overstep legal lines

Yoon Hee-keun, commissioner general of the National Police Agency, speaks to officers deployed at an inland container depot in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday, amid a nationwide strike by unionized cargo truck drivers.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-11-27 15:55

5 people killed in helicopter crash in Yangyang

5 people killed in helicopter crash in Yangyang

Five people were killed in a helicopter crash near a Buddhist temple in the eastern coastal county of Yangyang on Sunday, fire officials said.

2022-11-27 12:03

Striking cargo truckers, gov't to sit down for negotiations next week

Striking cargo truckers, gov't to sit down for negotiations next week

Striking cargo truckers and the government will sit down next week to seek a negotiated solution to the nationwide walkout that continued to disrupt supply chains across the cement and steel industries on its third day Saturday.

2022-11-26 16:24

Chief of Yongsan Fire Station quizzed again over Itaewon crowd crush

Chief of Yongsan Fire Station quizzed again over Itaewon crowd crush

A special police investigation team called in the chief of the Yongsan Fire Station for questioning on Saturday as part of its widening investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.

2022-11-26 14:18

Air Force brigadier general demoted for mishandling sexual abuse case

Air Force brigadier general demoted for mishandling sexual abuse case

An Air Force brigadier general has been demoted by one rank to colonel for mishandling a sexual assault case that led to the suicide death of a female soldier, military sources said Saturday.

2022-11-26 13:03

Chicken rush returns in Korea as Qatar World Cup kicks off

Chicken rush returns in Korea as Qatar World Cup kicks off

Shin Cheol-woo, a 34-year-old office worker based in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, was planning to have chicken and beer while watching the Korean national football team's first match at the Qatar World Cup against Uruguay, Thursday. However, an announcement he read on his company's online community bulletin board pressured him to hurry.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-11-26 10:29

Abortion remains stuck in legal gray area in Korea

Abortion remains stuck in legal gray area in Korea

Despite a 2019 landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court decriminalizing abortion, legal abortion in Korea remains a controversial issue with no simple answers. Without detailed laws, women seeking the termination of pregnancy are walking a fine line between legal and illegal in a country where over 3,000 “legal” surgical abortions are performed every year according to gove...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-11-26 09:00

Crowd control measures keep fans safe during Korea's World Cup game

Crowd control measures keep fans safe during Korea's World Cup game

Amid growing nationwide concern over safety at large gatherings, the fan zone in central Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square for supporters of the Korean national football team during its first World Cup match on Thursday night came to a close without incident. An estimated 26,000 people gathered for Thursday's game against Uruguay, according to police.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-11-25 19:17

Korea looks to exploit Ghana defense in virtual must-win

Emergency monitoring officers quizzed over Itaewon crowd crush

Emergency monitoring officers quizzed over Itaewon crowd crush

Police brought in two emergency monitoring officers for questioning Friday as part of their widening investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.

2022-11-25 13:56

Truckers' strike cripples shipments in cement, steel industries

Truckers' strike cripples shipments in cement, steel industries

The nationwide strike by truck drivers has affected logistics of the cement and steel industries, the industry ministry said Friday, a move that could further disrupt operations of broader industry sectors.

2022-11-25 11:20

Main opposition party vows to work to make safe freight rate system permanent

Yoon warns of using executive order to force striking truckers to return to work

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