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Court drops charges against survivors of Jeju massacre
A district court on the southern island of Jeju on Thursday dismissed charges against over a dozen survivors of a bloody 1948-54 government-civilian clash, a ruling that effectively cleared their names after 71 years. The Jeju District Court made …
Jan 18,2019
Ministries’ plan tackles sexual assault in sports
High-ranking government officials vowed to combat sexual abuse within the sporting world in a government briefing Thursday. “Currently, we are looking into revising the law to make sure that members of any sporting group, committee or club respon…
Jan 18,2019
Survey finds forgotten freedom fighters
After analyzing old prison records, the Korean government confirmed Thursday there were 5,323 independence fighters imprisoned for resisting Japan’s colonial rule over the peninsula, and 2,487 have yet to be recognized. The Korean Ministry of Pat…
Jan 18,2019
City approves plan to turn Sinyongsan into skyscrapers
The Seoul metropolitan government approved a revision to a redevelopment plan for an old neighborhood in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Thursday, so that buildings larger and higher than originally planned can be built in the area. “The city …
Jan 18,2019
South may preserve one border post as cultural property
South Korea’s government is considering registering a border guard post as a cultural property, a military source said Thursday. The facility is among the 11 guard posts subject to the “trial pullout” agreement, which is part of a broader inter-Ko…
Jan 18,2019
Fine dust came from China: stats
The thick smog that blanketed most of the country over the weekend was largely from pollutants from China, the JoongAng Ilbo reported exclusively Thursday after analyzing the Korean and Chinese governments’ data on fine dust movements in the atmosphe…
Jan 18,2019
Mayor Park confident Zero Pay will succeed
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, in his New Year’s press conference at City Hall Wednesday, said he is confident the government’s mobile payment system Zero Pay will be a success when it launches in March. “There are questions as to whether the transact…
Jan 17,2019
Judo school grapples with allegation’s consequences
Students and staff at one of Korea’s most prestigious judo schools are currently coming to terms with judoka Shin Yu-yong’s allegation that her former coach at the school raped her for years. After Shin said she was raped while attending Yongsun M…
Jan 17,2019
Pocheon residents rally to salvage plan for Metro station
Around 10,000 residents of Pocheon, Gyeonggi, held a rally around Wednesday in Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, to demand that Seoul Metro continue with a plan to extend Line No. 7 to Pocheon. The mayor of Pocheon, Park Youn-kook, said at the be…
Jan 17,2019
KSOC addresses sexual assault
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) President Lee Kee-heung announced a plan aimed at preventing sexual assault in Korean sports after two athletes raised rape allegations against their coaches. Lee said the KSOC would give up all rights t…
Jan 16,2019
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