UIJEONGBU, South Korea– Police on Thursday disclosed the identity of the suspect in the murders of a taxi driver and a woman as a 31-year-old man named Lee Ki-young. The Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency released the personal information along with a photo of Lee’s face following a meeting of its identity disclosure review … Read more
SEOUL– Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday he is willing to meet the bereaved family members of victims of the deadly crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, as he brushed off criticism that the government has demonstrated a lack of communication with them. “If there is a request, I have to meet and I … Read more
SEOUL– The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, met with British Ambassador Colin Crooks on Thursday and called for improving cooperation between the two countries, including on issues related to North Korea. “I hope the British government plays a big role in stabilizing the situation on the Korean Peninsula as tensions … Read more
SEOUL– The cryptocurrency account of Kim Jung-ju, the deceased founder of gaming giant Nexon Co., was hacked, resulting in the loss of more than 8.5 billion won (US$6.7 million), court documents showed Thursday. The Seoul Eastern District Court convicted a 39-year-old man, whose identity has been withheld, for illegally copying USIM cards of 15 … Read more
SEOUL– Former President Lee Myung-bak will leave the hospital and return to his home in southern Seoul on Friday following a special presidential pardon, aides said, amid speculation he could deliver a statement in person. Lee was pardoned at the beginning of Wednesday while serving a 17-year prison term for bribery and embezzlement. The … Read more
SEOUL– Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s most popular mobile messenger, KakaoTalk, said Thursday it will give cash compensation to all small business owners for damage caused by the massive service disruption stemming from a fire at its data center. The fire at a building that houses Kakao’s data center in Pangyo, just … Read more
SEOUL– Police have indicted a 47-year-old woman on charges of stalking singer Rain and his actress wife Kim Tae-hee, officials said Thursday. The 47-year-old, whose identity was withheld, allegedly visited the star couple’s house in Seoul’s Yongsan district and rang the doorbell on 14 occasions between March and October last year, and received three … Read more
SEOUL– A Chinese restaurant in southern Seoul denied allegations of its suspected operation as a secret Chinese police station in a news conference Thursday. A restaurant official, who introduced himself as its representative, said that the restaurant was a normal place of business until the secret police speculation surfaced. He asked the media … Read more