Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Lee vows to hold those who commit state violence accountable in honor of 1948 Jeju massacre victims

President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday vowed to hold those who commit state violence accountable and remove the statutes of limitations for criminal and civil cases related to a 1948 civilian massacre on Jeju Island.

2026-03-29

Authorities identify 13 of 14 victims from Daejeon factory fire as investigation continues

Authorities have identified 13 of the 14 victims of Friday’s factory fire at Anjun Industrial in Daejeon and plan to return most of their remains to their families on Monday.

2026-03-23

Alleged fairway fraudsters arrested over drugging, extortion claims

A group was apprehended for allegedly rigging screen golf games played for money by secretly drugging their victim and extorting tens of millions of won.

2026-03-12

Families of Jeju Air crash victims protest discovery of more remains

The bereaved families of the victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in late 2024 on Monday protested the recent discovery of additional remains and belongings of the victims in the wreckage.

2026-03-09

One victim's remains, others' belongings discovered following new investigation into Jeju Air crash

One set of remains believed to belong to a victim has been discovered during a renewed inspection of debris from the Jeju Air passenger plane crash in 2024.

2026-02-26

Lee instructs gov't to consider revoking national merit for late colonel over crackdown in Jeju uprising

President Lee Jae Myung has instructed the Veterans Ministry to revoke the designation of a late Army colonel as a person of national merit, officials said Monday.

2025-12-15

Korea to hold solo commemoration for Korean victims of Sado mine forced labor next week

Korea will hold its own memorial ceremony next week to honor Korean victims forced into labor at a Japanese mine complex during Japan's colonial rule over Korea, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

2025-11-13

Gwangju bully's father obstinate after punishment for forcing classmates to ingest feces

The education department in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, forced a student to change schools for various forms of assault, including choking classmates out and forcing them to ingest animal feces, prompting an obstinate response from his father.

2025-08-25

Korea to participate in U.S. excavation of forced labor victims' remains

Korea will participate in the excavation of the remains of Korean forced laborers conducted by the United States in Papua New Guinea for the first time next week, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.

2025-08-21

Sex offender released early from prison without victim’s knowledge

“I couldn’t believe the offender had already been released without my knowledge,” said a woman in her 30s from Busan.

2025-08-17