Jan 20, 2019

[Newsmaker] Lawmaker accused of real estate speculation quits ruling party

Rep. Sohn Hye-won of the ruling Democratic Party on Sunday cut ties with the party over alleged property speculation, but nevertheless vigorously denied the allegations. Sohn maintained her initial ...

Jan 18, 2019

[Newsmaker] Seoul court orders Japanese firm to compensate forced laborers in separate ruling

South Korea’s appeals court upheld on Friday a lower court ruling ordering a Japanese company to compensate a group of Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s 1910-45 occupation of the Korean Penins...

Jan 17, 2019

[Newsmaker] Seoul-Tokyo radar tussle spreads to YouTube

While the ongoing clash between Seoul and Tokyo over a recent radar incident at sea shows no signs of abating, it has also triggered controversy on YouTube, with the defense ministries of the two cou...

Jan 17, 2019

[Newsmaker] Court dismisses indictments against Jeju massacre survivors after over 70 years

The district court on the southern island of Jeju on Thursday dismissed the charges against over a dozen survivors of a bloody 1948-1954 government-civilian clash, effectively ruling them not guilty ...

Jan 16, 2019

[Newsmaker] Ministry asks auditors to look into athletes' village after skater's rape allegations

Sports Ministry asks audit body to look into athletes’ village after gold medalist Shim Suk-hee's sexual assault allegations The South Korean government on Wednesday announced a series of measures t...

Jan 15, 2019

[Newsmaker] Ex-prime minister joins main opposition party, distances himself from ousted former president

Former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday joined the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, distancing himself from irregularities under ousted former President Park Geun-hye and emphasizing “unit...

Jan 15, 2019

[Newsmaker] No breakthrough from Korea-Japan military talks over radar tussle

Despite having held military talks, South Korea and Japan failed to narrow differences Monday in stand-offs over a recent radar incident, an informed source said. General-grade representatives from ...

Jan 14, 2019

[Newsmaker] Prosecutors resummon ex-top court chief

Prosecutors again summoned former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae for questioning on Monday over his alleged involvement in a power abuse scandal, as they plan to decide this week whether t...

Jan 13, 2019

[Newsmaker] Police to question skating coach over sexual assault allegations

Former short track speedskating coach Cho Jae-beom may be questioned by the police over allegations of sexual assault as early as Wednesday, local media reported Sunday. According to reports, the in...

Jan 11, 2019

[Newsmaker] Speed skater accuses ex-teammate of harassment

South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum, who was embroiled in a bullying controversy during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, on Friday accused her former teammate of harassment, saying that she wa...

Jan 11, 2019

[Newsmaker] 3 dead, 2 missing in fishing boat collision

A fishing boat carrying 14 people overturned after colliding with a cargo vessel off the country's southern coast, leaving three people dead and two missing, authorities said Friday. The 9.77-ton Mu...

Jan 10, 2019

[Newsmaker] Second cab driver dies after self-immolation protesting Kakao carpool service

In the midst of heightened tensions between the country’s taxi union, information technology market players and the government over ride-sharing and ride-hailing services, a taxi driver surnamed Lim,...

Jan 10, 2019

[Newsmaker] Two Korean students die of unknown cause while volunteering in Cambodia

Two South Korean college students have died of an unknown cause in Cambodia while doing volunteer work, officials said Thursday. The Konyang University students had been treated at a hospital in the...

Jan 9, 2019

[Newsmaker] Short track gold medalist sues ex-coach over alleged sexual assault

Olympic short track gold medalist Shim Suk-hee has sued her former coach Cho Jae-beom over alleged sexual assault, police said Tuesday. Cho, who has been serving jailed for committing violence toward...