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Former justice minister wins damages for illegal snooping

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Wednesday won 10 million won ($7,570) in damages in a civil lawsuit he brought against the state for illegal surveillance conducted against him under two previous conservative administrations.

2024-01-10

Korea makes a splash with early sailing medals

Korea got off to a fast start on the water at the Asian Games this year, winning its first two medals in sailing early this week and putting it well on track to beat its three-medal finish at the last Asian Games in 2018.

2023-09-27

Wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk granted early release from prison

Chung Kyung-sim, the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, will be released early from prison, where she has been incarcerated since December 2020 after being convicted of involvement in admission fraud.

2023-09-20

Ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk says he respects his children's decision

“As a parent it hurts,” Cho said Monday at the Seoul High Court, where he attended the first hearing to appeal his conviction for pulling strings for his children’s admissions to college and later on to medical school and graduate school.

2023-07-17

Korean Air Lines chairman awarded Excellence in Leadership Award from ATW

Walter Cho, chairman and CEO of Korean Air Lines, was awarded the Excellence in Leadership Award by Air Transport World (ATW), a publication covering the global air transportation industry.

2023-02-15

Korean sporting legends expect big things in Tokyo

Korean sporting legends Park Chan-ho, Cho Won-hee, Ki Bo-bae and Yeo Hong-chul shared their views on the 2020 Tokyo Games at a press conference on Wednesday.

2021-07-07

KCGI gang disbands after failing to change Hanjin KAL

A consortium that includes Hanjin KAL's largest shareholders and controls more that 40 percent of the company has called it a day, the group no longer coordinating to effect a boardroom coup.

2021-04-02

Cho renamed to KAL board despite NPS disapproval

Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae has been reappointed a director of Korean Air Lines despite the disapproval of the National Pension Service (NPS), a major shareholder.

2021-03-26

Hanjin chairman rallies troops on 52nd anniversary

Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae told Korean Air Lines employees to put their best efforts into the carrier’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines in a message delivered to celebrate the airline’s 52nd anniversary on Tuesday.

2021-03-02

IZ*ONE releases latest, and possibly last, album

Amid continuing controversy over vote-rigging on Mnet’s “Produce” series, IZ*ONE, a project girl group formed through the third season in 2018, released its fourth EP "One-Reeler" on Monday. The music industry sees it as the project girl group’s...

2020-12-09