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Korean-American doctor from Georgia accused of groping woman next to him on flight while traveling to propose to his girlfriend

A Korean-American doctor who was aboard, heading to his girlfriend to propose her was arrested after allegedly touching the crotch of a woman sitting...

Families of Itaewon victims protest district chief’s return to work

Family members of the victims who died in last year's deadly Itaewon crowd crush gathered at Yongsan District Office on Thursday morning to protest...

Man arrested for allegedly opening plane door in air, injuring 9 as result

An Asiana Airlines flight that took off from Jeju Island landed at Daegu International Airport with one of its emergency exits open on Friday. https://www.tiktok.com/@katchup_news/video/7237650228273270058 The...

Bill preventing forced repatriation of defectors proposed

The Yoon Suk Yeol administration proposed a legislative reform that would prevent the forced repatriation of North Korean defectors that is currently under review...

Seoul court rules against NY composer in ‘Baby Shark’ plagiarism case

A Korean appeals court on Friday ruled against an American composer in a plagiarism lawsuit he brought against the producer of the popular South...

Holt to pay $74,646 for illegal overseas adoption

Seoul Central District Court ordered the adoption agency Holt Children’s Services to pay $74,646 (100 million won) to an adoptee of Korean nationality for...

Suspect could face death penalty in drug-laced drink scam

Prosecutors on Thursday indicted and detained three suspects allegedly involved in the drug-laced drink blackmail scheme that occurred in a dense private cram school...

4th suspect arrested in Gangnam hagwon laced-drink blackmail case

A fourth suspect was arrested in the Gangnam cram-school drugged-drink blackmail case, police said. The suspect along with three others gave out the drinks, labeled...

KFA board resigns a week after announcing controversial pardons

The entire board of directors and vice presidents of the Korea Football Association resigned Tuesday, a week after attempting to pardon 100 people banned...

Grandson of late president Chun dishes dirt on family

The grandson of late former president Chun Doo-hwan has been setting tongues on fire with a series of revelations about his family, including accusations...