Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Korean customs warns of toxic chemicals in counterfeit Labubu keyrings

Fake versions of the wildly popular Chinese character keyring Labubu are turning out to be more than just cheap imitations — they’re laced with toxic chemicals thousands of times above safe limits, Korean customs authorities warned this week.

2025-11-06

Coast Guard arrests Chinese national who illegally entered, stayed a year

A Chinese national who illegally crossed the Yellow Sea alone in a small boat and remained in Korea for a year without a visa has been arrested by the Korea Coast Guard.

2025-10-31

Man charged for secretly filming women on subway over 1,200 times

A man has been indicted and detained for secretly filming women more than 1,200 times on the Busan subway, prosecutors, with investigators noting that the suspect has prior convictions for similar crimes.

2025-10-27

No. of illegal drones near Incheon Int'l Airport drops in 2025

The number of unauthorized drones detected in the airspace surrounding Incheon International Airport, the main gateway located west of Seoul, has dropped significantly this year and the past several years, data showed Sunday.

2025-10-12

Seventeen releases remix with singer PinkPantheress

Three members of boy band Seventeen — The 8, Mingyu and Vernon — have released a remix of British singer-songwriter PinkPantheress’s global hit “Illegal.”

2025-10-10

Seven foreigners caught illegally filming military facilities this year

Seven foreigners have been caught illegally filming Korea's military facilities so far this year, according to government data Thursday.

2025-10-09

Coast guard arrests eight Chinese nationals for trying to enter Korea illegally

Eight Chinese nationals were arrested after allegedly attempting to enter Korea illegally by leisure boat off the coast of Taean County, South Chungcheong, police said Monday.

2025-10-06

Man arrested for illegally manufacturing and selling cigarettes online

A man in his 20s was caught by police on suspicion of illegally manufacturing cigarettes and selling them through an online shopping mall.

2025-10-01

Footballer Hwang Ui-jo hit with 'quasi-permanent expulsion' in Korea for illegal filming

Footballer Hwang Ui-jo, who received a suspended prison sentence for illegally filming a sexual encounter, has been put under a state of "quasi-permanent expulsion" by the Korea Football Association, prohibited from any domestic activity.

2025-09-22

High schooler detained for restroom filming

Police detained a high school student who allegedly filmed a woman without her consent in a restroom at a shopping complex in Yongin, Gyeonggi.

2025-09-17