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[Breaking] Yang Hyun-suk quits as YG Entertainment head

Yang Hyun-suk announced Friday he had stepped down from all posts he holds at YG Entertainment. The announcement was posted on the label’s official website Friday afternoon. He said while he had “de...

Jun 14, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecutors demand prison term for singer-actor Park Yoo-chun

Prosecutors demanded imprisonment of one and a half years for Park Yoo-chun, an actor and former member of boy band JYJ, in a court trial on his drug charges Friday. They also asked for a fine of 1....

Jun 14, 2019
Social affairs
S. Koreans bid farewell to ex-first lady Lee Hee-ho

South Koreans bid their last farewell to late former first lady Lee Hee-ho on Friday, in honor of her contribution to inter-Korean reconciliation efforts and the enhancement of women's rights. Lee d...

Jun 14, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea, Hungary officials discuss search plans for 3 missing in boat sinking

Officials of South Korea and Hungary discussed ways to continue the search for three Korean passengers missing from last month's sinking of a tour boat that left 28 people dead or missing, the foreig...

Jun 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Witness accuses YG of collusion with police

YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun-suk faced allegations Thursday that he pressured a witness to change his testimony in an attempt to cover up iKON leader B.I’s alleged use of an illegal drug. (Yonhap) ...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Doctors deny covering up cause of newborn’s death

Doctors on trial for attempting to conceal the death of a newborn dropped by the medical team denied all charges in the first hearing Thursday. Prosecutors said the defendants – a gynecologist surna...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Thai teen detained for attempting to smuggle meth

An 18-year-old from Thailand has been detained for attempting to smuggle large quantities of methamphetamine and yaba -- a mix of meth and caffeine -- into the country. According to Busan District P...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
Korean Air family members get suspended jail terms for smuggling

The widow and eldest daughter of the late Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Thursday received suspended prison terms for smuggling luxury goods into South Korea through company planes. (Yonhap) ...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
Foreigners residing over 6 months must subscribe to state health insurance from July

All foreigners who stay in South Korea for six months or longer will be required to sign up for the country's health insurance program to prevent them from receiving medical treatment and leaving wit...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
Man accused of hiding treasures from 14th-century shipwreck

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of possessing ancient pottery that is believed to have been taken illegally from an underwater resting place off the southwestern coast of South Korea,...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
[News Briefs] Police investigate death of suspect’s stepson in case of murdered ex-husband

Police are now investigating the death of the stepson of Koh Yu-jeong, a murder suspect of her ex-husband. Koh’s stepson, 4, died March 2 at her and her current husband’s home in Cheongju, North Chu...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
Widow and daughter of late Korean Air chief get suspended jail terms

An Incheon court on Thursday issued suspended prison terms to the widow and elder daughter of the late Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho for smuggling luxury goods by making use of the airline's planes...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
3 remain missing in Hungary boat sinking after another body confirmed to be S. Korean

A body found in a river south of Budapest was confirmed to be a South Korean missing from last month's deadly sinking of a tour boat that left 26 Koreans dead or missing, Seoul's foreign ministry sai...

Jun 13, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecution brings additional Samsung bribery charges against Lee Myung-bak

Some 5 billion won ($4.2 million) could be added to the total amount of bribes former President Lee Myung-bak is alleged to have taken from Samsung Group, according to prosecutors Wednesday. The Ant...

Jun 12, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Koreans spending more time on Instagram

The combined time spent on the photo and video-sharing platform Instagram by South Korean Android users surged by 73 percent on-year in May, industry data showed. They spent a total of 26 billion ...

Jun 12, 2019
Social affairs

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