Court questions ex-lawmaker to determine arrest over bribery in development scandal
SEOUL– A Seoul court questioned a former opposition lawmaker Wednesday to determine whether to approve an arrest warrant for him on charges of acceptRead More…
Category: Legal-Judicial
Appellate court upholds acquittal of Shincheonji leader
SUWON, South Korea– An appellate court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling and acquitted a religious sect leader of charges that he obstructed tRead More…
Court orders gov’t to compensate N.K. defectors over extended detention
SEOUL– South Korea’s government has been ordered by a local court to pay compensation to a North Korean couple detained by its spy agency for far lonRead More…
US, China solidify strategies toward each other amid low-key diplomacy
In a new book, Rush Doshi argues that dating back to the 1980s, China has had a grand strategy to displace the American-led global order. Read More…
Victims of Late S. Korean Dictator Vow Fight for Historical Justice
Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan died Tuesday at his home at the age of 90. Victims of his authoritarian regime and democracy activRead More…
Ex-justice questioned over suspicion of helping clear Lee of election law breach
SEOUL, Prosecutors on Saturday questioned a former Supreme Court justice suspected of having helped clear Lee Jae-myung, now the ruling Democratic ParRead More…
Life sentence commuted to 35-yr term for adoptive mother convicted of murder by child abuse
SEOUL– An appellate court on Friday commuted a life sentence to 35 years in prison for a woman charged with abusing her adopted toddler to death lastRead More…
China Carries Out ‘Combat Readiness Patrol’ as US Lawmakers Visit Taipei
China’s military carried out “combat readiness” patrols Friday in the direction of the Taiwan Strait on Friday as a U.S. Congressional delegation madeRead More…