KB News DeskVietnamese massacre victims file 2nd petition with S. Korea's truth commission
Victims and bereaved families of the alleged massacres of Vietnamese civilians by the South Korean military during the Vietnam War filed a second petition with South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation…
Victim and perpetrator of sexual harassment end up at same Coast Guard workplace
The Korea Coast Guard came under controversy Wednesday for allowing one of its members to return to his original workplace after being transferred for sexual harassment, resulting in him working…
Yoon stripped of attorney license following Supreme Court ruling
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been stripped of his attorney’s license after the Supreme Court upheld his seven-year prison sentence. According to reports Wednesday, the Korean Bar Association recently…
Record-high temperature recorded in southeast region
Temperatures in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, reached a high of 40.3 degrees Celsius Wednesday afternoon, the highest ever recorded in the city. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the temperature…
Gwangju murder case sparks calls for legislative reform
Lawmakers seek change after defendant’s father was exempted from criminal charges Lawmakers are seeking legislative changes to limit an exemption of liability for relatives of criminal suspects who harbor offenders…
Kumamoto quake prompts preparedness review, no South Korean casualties reported
South Korea confirmed Wednesday that no South Korean nationals have been reported injured or killed in the earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, while the government reviewed its earthquake and tsunami…
Murakami Munetaka expresses concern after hometown Kumamoto earthquake
Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox expressed concern after a powerful earthquake struck his hometown of Kumamoto, Japan. Kumamoto prefecture was hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday afternoon,…
Who really built hallyu?
A government-backed K-culture festival has revived a question that follows Korean pop culture abroad: how much of it was the government’s doing? The question was put to the organizers of…
N. Korea spotlights Kim Ju-ae, stages scaled-down Victory Day parade without strategic weapons
North Korea marked the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice with an unusually elaborate Victory Day commemoration that prominently featured leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, while scaling down its…
YouTube-inspired 'Yatcha' fights spread in Korean schools, spark concerns
Consensual fighting doesn’t justify school violence, education authorities warn A form of school violence inspired by a popular YouTube martial arts series is spreading among Korean students, prompting education authorities…
