Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Korea facing worrying uptick in dating violence and murders

Rising cases of intimate partner homicide and violence in recent months have the Korean public calling for stronger punishment and prevention measures.

2024-05-12

Police reveal identity of double homicide suspect

Lee is accused of killing two women in their 60s who ran Korean-style coffee shops known as dabang.

2024-01-10

Double homicide suspect arrested in Gangwon

The suspect is accused of murdering two women in their 60s. He reportedly told authorities that after feeling emasculated, he killed the women to prove that he wasn’t weak.

2024-01-06

Ending the social malaise of lonely death (KOR)

Lonely deaths can be prevented if social isolation is stopped.

2023-07-12

Ending the social malaise of lonely death

Lonely deaths can be prevented if social isolation is stopped.

2023-07-11

In many Korean murders, it's all in the family

Police on Thursday asked for a pre-trial detention warrant for a man who allegedly murdered his wife and two sons in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi.

2022-10-27

Former coast guard chief acquitted of negligent homicide in Sewol case

A local court on Monday acquitted Kim Seok-kyun, former chief of the Korea Coast Guard, of negligent homicide in the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking, which left 304 passengers dead or missing.

2021-02-15

Workplace accident bill close to passing

A bill making companies more responsible for injuries or deaths of workers due to lax safety on the job is a step closer to being passed. The bill, however, has drawn the ire of the corporate sector and labor advocates.

2021-01-05