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May 25, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] Recycling centers face desperate battle to survive The global coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of plastic recycling in South Korea, as major recycling centers are incurring mounting losses amid a collapse in global demand. Many are bei... May 24, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] LG under fire for inappropriate video clip LG Electronics’ Polish unit came under fire Sunday for running a video advertisement on social media that many claimed as inappropriate. In one of the videos posted on LG Poland’s official TikTok ac... May 22, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] Five more foreigners deported for breaching self-isolation rules Five more foreign nationals have been deported from South Korea after getting caught violating self-isolation rules, the Ministry of Justice said Friday. The violators -- two Chinese nationals and o... May 21, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] 2 paid members of sex abuse chatroom charged with ‘joining criminal group’ Police said on Thursday it requested court warrants to detain two paying members of an online chat room that distributed photos and videos of violent sex acts on charges of joining a criminal group a... May 21, 2020 Soccer [Newsmaker] Korean football club get record fine over sex dolls in stands South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won ($81,000) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deepl... May 20, 2020 Television [Newsmaker] Actress denies having partied in Itaewon amid outbreak Actress Lee Min-jung on Wednesday denied allegations that she partied in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon after the area emerged as a hotbed for coronavirus cluster infections earlier this month... May 19, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] Extradition hearing starts on S. Korean child porn site operator Son Jong-woo, a South Korean national who operated the world’s largest child pornography website and is wanted by US authorities, demanded guarantees at his extradition hearing Tuesday that he will n... May 18, 2020 K-pop [Newsmaker] 4 K-pop stars test negative after visiting Itaewon last month BTS' Jungkook and three other K-pop idol singers visited Itaewon, the center of the recent outbreak of the new coronavirus in Seoul, together late last month but have tested negative for the virus, t... May 17, 2020 Television [Newsmaker] ‘World of Married’ finishes on a high The hit drama series “The World of the Married” wrapped up its 16-episode run Saturday, setting a record as the most-watched drama series on Korean cable TV channels. According to viewership researc... May 15, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] Child porn site operator’s father files complaint against son The father of the world’s largest child porn site operator pressed charges against his son in an apparent bid to prevent his extradition to the US by getting him prosecuted in South Korea. The fathe... May 14, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] Singer Jung Joon-young takes rape conviction to Supreme Court Jung Joon-young, a disgraced singer and TV personality sentenced to five years in prison for rape and other crimes in a Seoul high court earlier this week, has appealed to the Supreme Court, court of... May 13, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] Election watchdog asks prosecution to probe vote-rigging allegations The election watchdog confirmed that the ballot papers an opposition lawmaker claimed were “proof of vote rigging” were indeed leaked from its Guri branch, and requested the prosecution to investigat... May 12, 2020 Television [Newsmaker] Park Yu-chun apologizes on air for lying about drug use last year Park Yu-chun, an actor and a member of K-pop group, JYJ, apologized for having lied about the drug charges against him last year in a TV interview aired on Monday. He said he had lost “rational judge... May 11, 2020 Social affairs [Newsmaker] Police request warrant for creator of Telegram sex abuse chatrooms Police said Monday that they had apprehended a creator of sex abuse chatrooms on Telegram that exploited over 70 women and girls. An arrest warrant has been sought for the 24-year-old creator of the... MORE 15 / 2487
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