SEOUL– A former official of McDonald’s Korea and two others were acquitted Friday on charges of lying about the amount of tainted patties in its inventory in an attempt to avoid administrative measures.An appellate division of the Seoul Central Distri…
SEOUL– An appellate court on Thursday ordered additional compensation to be paid to the bereaved families of those killed in the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry, acknowledging their privacy rights were infringed by a state body’s surveillance of them….
SEOUL– Free agent infielder Shin Bon-ki will return to the KT Wiz for at least another season after re-signing with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club on Tuesday.The Wiz said Shin agreed to a one-year deal with an option for a second season, v…
SEOUL– A foreign ministry official who had received a pay cut in connection with the 2019 leak of phone conversations between the leaders of South Korea and the United States has had the disciplinary measure canceled after winning the relevant adminis…
SEOUL– A 32-year-old man accused of murdering a taxi driver involved in a car crash as well as an ex-girlfriend attended a court hearing Wednesday on the request of an arrest warrant for him. The suspect, whose identity has been withheld, allegedly killed the taxi driver in his 60s on Dec. 20 and hid … Read more
SEOUL– Yongsan Ward office chief Park Hee-young was arrested Monday on charges of failing to take steps to prevent and promptly respond to the deadly crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood. The Seoul Western District Court issued an arrest warrant for Park, who is accused of professional negligence resulting in death for failing to … Read more
SEOUL– The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Oriental medicine doctors cannot be punished for using ultrasound devices. An Oriental medicine doctor, whose identity has been withheld, was indicted on charges of using the device for diagnosis purposes, such as examining internal organs, while treating patients between 2010 and 2012. Lower courts initially convicted … Read more
SEOUL, A Seoul court on Friday approved the arrest of two close aides to a key suspect in a high-profile real estate development scandal. The Seoul Central District Court issued arrest warrants for Lee Han-sung, co-CEO of a private asset management firm, Hwacheon Daeyu, and Choi Woo-hyang, its director. They are suspected of helping … Read more