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Fried chicken franchise founder gets suspended sentence for sexual abuse

Choi Ho-sig, the founder of a major fried chicken franchise, walks out of a courtroom in Seoul after he received a suspe…

2019-02-14 13:20:45

Taxi driver sets himself ablaze in protest at ride-sharing app

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- A 62-year-old taxi driver set himself on fire in his car in a suicide attempt outside a p…

2019-02-11 18:00:06

Scrap trash found among plastic waste illegally exported to Philippines

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Customs officials found scrap trash such as metal and other unrecyclable waste inside the…

2019-02-08 13:08:14

Search begins in South Atlantic to retrieve sunken ship's black box

[Courtesy of Stellar Daisy family member's task force team] SEOUL -- Seabed Constructor, a multipurpose offsh…

2019-02-08 10:42:45

BIGBANG member Seungri's club apologizes over violent case

[Kim Sang-gyo's Instagram] SEOUL -- The operator of a music and dance club run by boy band BIGBANG member S…

2019-01-30 13:48:54

Gold bar smugglers slapped with record $1.16 bln fine

[Iclickart] SEOUL -- Two gold bar smugglers set a new joint record in South Korea's judicial history, each re…

2019-01-15 16:17:32

Five dead or missing in collision between fishing boat and LNG carrier

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- A 9.77-ton leisure fishing boat capsized after colliding with a Panama-registered liquefi…

2019-01-11 15:12:58

President Moon gets tough over diplomatic row with Japan

[Courtesy of the presidential Blue House] SEOUL -- President Moon jae-in took a get-tough attitude over a diploma…

2019-01-10 18:00:26

Moon's committee puts off relocation of presidential office

Presidential Blue House [Photograph by Park Sae-jin ] SEOUL -- Relocating the "Blue House", a complex of residenc…

2019-01-04 17:22:01

Mother expresses anger over 13-year-old girl's death after Tamiflu medication

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- The mother of a 13-year-old girl who fell off her apartment to the ground after taking …

2018-12-26 16:36:19

[FOCUS] Major waterway project in Incheon off to shaky start with no concrete blueprint

[Courtesy of IFEZ] SEOUL -- A much-heralded project to turn Songdo, an international business district built on r…

2018-12-26 15:18:16

Transport minister recommends introduction of Uber system in taxi industry

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- U.S. car-sharing company Uber is not welcome in South Korea and had to suspend its car-sh…

2018-12-21 14:46:41

Former steward wins partial victory in legal battle against Korean Air

Cho Hyun-ah, a former Korean Air vice president involved in a 2014 "nut rage" incident. [Courtesy of Korean Air] …

2018-12-19 13:33:11

Three high school students found dead in pension

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Three high school students were found dead and seven others remained unconscious at hospi…

2018-12-18 18:35:12

Two Yemeni journalists granted refugee status on Jeju island

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- Two Yemeni journalists were granted refugee status after they sought asylum on the s…

2018-12-14 13:02:05

Taxi driver immolates himself in apparent protest at ride-sharing service

A file picture shows tax drivers in a rally against Kakao's ride-sharing platform.[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -…

2018-12-10 16:20:14

Former army intelligence chief found dead in apparent suicide

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- An ex-commander of South Korea's powerful military intelligence unit was found dead i…

2018-12-07 17:44:01

Kakao starts beta-service of ride-hailing app despite objection by taxi drivers

[Kakao Mobility] SEOUL -- Armed with a positive public feedback, Kakao Mobility, the smart mobility wing of South…

2018-12-07 16:22:30

[PHOTO NEWS] Shinsegae sets up lounge for dogs at Starfield shopping malls

[Courtesy of Shinsegae] SEOUL -- At its trademark Starfield mega shopping malls, South Korea's retail conglom…

2018-12-03 10:27:35

[INTERVIEW] Chinese businessperson demands fundamental change in mindset of S. Korean businessmen

[Photo by Yi Kyoung-tae] (This interview was arranged and conducted by Yi Kyoung-tae, an Aju Business Daily repor…

2018-11-28 15:08:43