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[Newsmaker] Samsung heir Lee charged without detention in high-profile succession case

Social affairsSept 1, 2020

Prosecutors indicted Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong without physical detention Tuesday for his role in a controversial merger and alleged accounting fraud, in the latest development of the tumultuou...
[Newsmaker] Typhoon Maysak to intensify into ‘very strong’ category

Social affairsAug 31, 2020

Typhoon Maysak, expected to hit southern parts of Korea on Wednesday and Thursday, is forecast to intensify into a “very strong” storm late Monday, the weather agency said. According to the Korea Me...
[Newsmaker] Police look into Travelholic after porn found on Instagram account

CultureAug 30, 2020

Seoul Gangnam Police Station said it has started an internal investigation into popular social media page Travelholic on Sunday, a day after its CEO Jo Jun-ki allegedly uploaded illegal porn to its I...
[Newsmaker] Public art troupe member’s private lesson in spotlight after infection

MusicAug 28, 2020

A member of an art troupe under the National Gugak Center will be questioned for conducting a private lesson, after having contact with a high school student who was tested positive for COVID-19. On...
[Newsmaker] National Assembly shuts down after reporter tested positive

PoliticsAug 27, 2020

The National Assembly shut down its facilities and canceled all meetings scheduled for Thursday following a positive COVID-19 test by a beat reporter. According to the National Assembly Secretariat,...
[Newsmaker] Seoul to provide coronavirus cash relief for foreign residents

Social affairsAug 26, 2020

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will provide emergency cash assistance to foreigners residing in the city who were excluded from its coronavirus relief program in March. Under th...
[Newsmaker] Wonju sees surge in COVID-19 cases

Social affairsAug 25, 2020

Wonju in Gangwon Province on Tuesday reported 16 new cases of COVID-19, pushing up the tally over the past 10 days to 65. In comparison, Gangwon Province’s accumulated total stood at 149 as of Monday...
[Newsmaker] Operation of Seoul city buses temporarily halted as drivers tested positive

Social affairsAug 24, 2020

Service on two Seoul city bus routes was temporarily halted Sunday afternoon after three drivers tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Two bus drivers were confirmed to have the virus on Sunday...
[Newsmaker] Trainee doctors at all levels on strike during pandemic; medical association proposes talks

Social affairsAug 23, 2020

Trainee doctors across all levels have begun an indefinite strike amid the COVID-19 pandemic, protesting the government's medical workforce reform plan, while their interest group proposed a meeting ...
[Newsmaker] Former aide to ex-president claims NK leader in coma

North KoreaAug 21, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is in a coma, and his decision to delegate some of his power to his aides is proof, a former aide to the late President Kim Dae-jung claimed Friday. Jang Sung-min, wh...
[Newsmaker] Church says it is being suppressed with forcible testing

Social affairsAug 20, 2020

The conservative pastor of a Seoul-based church that became a key source of mass infections of the novel coronavirus has alleged that the government manipulated virus-related data to blame his church...
[Newsmaker] Runaway COVID-19 patient caught at Seoul cafe

Social affairsAug 19, 2020

A COVID-19 patient who ran away from a hospital was apprehended in the early hours of Wednesday. The man, in his 50s, was confirmed to have the coronavirus after attending a service at the Sarang Je...
[Newsmaker] Pastor Jun under fire for improper mask-wearing on way to hospital

Social affairsAug 18, 2020

Despite repeated warnings from the government and an order to self-quarantine, Jun joined the anti-government rally along with tens of thousands of others, including members of his church. The rally ...
[Newsmaker] No free treatment for incoming foreigners with COVID-19 who violate rules

Social affairsAug 17, 2020

Foreigners who test positive for the new coronavirus upon entering South Korea will have to pay for their own treatment if they violate the country’s disease prevention guidelines. The Central Disas...
[Newsmaker] Doctors protest medical reform plans with nationwide strike

Social affairsAug 14, 2020

Thousands of doctors on Friday staged a nationwide walkout as talks with the government over medical reform plans fell through. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 24.7 percent of 33,83...