3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (326+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The nominee to lead the planned Serious Crimes Investigation Agency said Monday he supports the ongoing reform to the criminal justice system, refuting criticism that he previously opposed such efforts. Kim Ji-yong, a former prosecutor tapped as…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (177+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday requested arrest warrants for eight current and former executives of domestic petrochemical companies suspected of engaging in price fixing involving several trillion won. The eight include Kim Yoo-shin, chief executive officer (CEO) of OCI,…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (241+ words) Published 14 Sep.2026 14:06(KST) Prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for eight individuals, including executives from major companies, who are accused of colluding to fix the prices of petrochemical products worth trillions of won, taking advantage of unstable raw material supplies caused…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (250+ words) Seogwipo Police Station in Jeju announced on the 14th that it has launched a legal review on whether it is possible to charge a teenager A with forced harassment charges against him who broke into an elementary school classroom and ran…...

6+ hour, 52+ min ago   (343+ words) The appeals court also ruled in favor of some of the plaintiffs in a damages lawsuit filed by the state against a man in his 30s who announced bombings at five airports across the country, causing him to waste large-scale public…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (470+ words) Probe to detail A's alleged scheme with fake gift certificates and rented freezer this afternoon A man in his 30s accused of luring a woman in her 60s into a cafe freezer in Paju, Gyeonggi, confining her, and causing her death was…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (129+ words) In Seoul, South Korea, police detained a man aged 80–89 on suspicion of attempted murder. As The Korea Herald reports, citing the Dongdaemun Police Station, he is suspected of stabbing a man aged 70–79. According to police, the attack occurred at around…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (305+ words) National Seoul man in his 80s arrested over stabbing of man in his 70s Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 13:52:13 A man in his 80s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man in his 70s on a street in eastern Seoul, police…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago   (293+ words) Authorities said they had arrested a group that laundered criminal proceeds worth $67.3 million through **digital assets** purchases and cash withdrawals. The group was hired by scam rings tied to **investment chat rooms** and secondhand goods transaction fraud, and laundered the…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (282+ words) Korea Forest Service Launches Intensive Autumn Crackdown on Illegal Forest Activity Sept. 14 to Oct. 31, Targeting Unauthorized Harvesting of Forest Products DAEJEON — "Harvesting forest products without the landowner's consent is an illegal act that strips foresters of their livelihood." The Korea…...