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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen during ruling Workers' Party meeting in a broadcast televised on Aug. 26 by Korean Central Television.

Seoul court orders Kim Jong-un to compensate North Korean defector

The landmark ruling awards 50 million won ($36,400) to a North Korean-born woman over alleged torture and sexual assault after her forced repatriation from China.

2026.8.28

Third time a charm? Police once again seek to detain entertainment agency chief on fraud charges.

Seoul police reapplied for a detention warrant for Cha Ga-won over allegations she defrauded business partners out of 30 billion won.

2026.7.22

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Kidnapping, captivity cases involving Koreans abroad surge 2000% in 4 years: Data

Foreign Ministry data shows kidnapping and forced confinement cases involving Koreans overseas jumped from 31 in 2021 to 624 in 2025 amid expanding transnational crime networks.

2026.6.29

Activists Kim Ah-hyun, left, and Kim Dong-hyeon speak to reporters at Incheon International Airport on May 22, following their release after being captured by Israeli forces aboard Gaza-bound aid ships. [YONHAP]

Israeli Embassy denies Korean activists were detained, mistreated

The Israeli Embassy in Korea claimed Tuesday that Israeli forces had neither detained nor mistreated Korean activists who were released last week after being captured aboard aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip.

2026.5.26

Ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a hearing for his trial at the Seoul High Court in southern Seoul on March 5. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]

Special counsel visits island where martial law plotters allegedly planned to detain political figures

A special counsel team headed to an island in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday to inspect a detention facility over allegations that preparations may have been made ahead of former President Yoon's failed martial law bid to detain political figures there.

2026.5.6

The director of Saekdongwon, center, is seen at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Feb. 19 to attend a pretrial detention hearing. Saekdongwon is a residential facility for people with developmental disabilities in Incheon. [YONHAP]

Care facility director indicted after allegedly sexually assaulting multiple residents

A residential care facility director has been indicted with detention on charges of sexually assaulting multiple residents with severe disabilities.

2026.3.19

An employee arranges gold bars at a jewelry shop in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Jan. 21. The image is unrelated to the story. [NEWS1]

Fraudster behind bars after fleeing with 2.4 billion won in cash and gold

A man has been taken into custody on charges of fraud after allegedly fleeing with 2.4 billion won ($1.66 million) worth of gold and cash entrusted to him by customers while working at a jewelry store in Jongno District, central Seoul.

2026.2.24

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen during a hearing at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul on Feb. 19. Yoon was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection in relation to the Dec. 3, 2024 declaration of emergency martial law. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]

Eat, rinse, repeat: Ex-President Yoon returns to jail cell, prison meals after verdict

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to a jail cell on Thursday as a life-term inmate after a court sentenced him to life in prison for leading an insurrection for his Dec. 3, 2024 declaration of emergency martial law.

2026.2.19

Dumulmeori in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi [GYEONGGI TOURISM ORGANIZATION]

Man detained for killing roommate, disposing body in Gyeonggi

A man was taken into custody by police for allegedly killing his roommate and disposing of the body.

2026.1.27

Officials from the National Forensic Service and other agencies wait to begin a joint inspection into a workplace safety incident at the SPC Samlip plant in Siheung, Gyeonggi, on May 27, 2025. [NEWS1]

Detention sought for SPC Samlip officials over worker’s death

Police and labor authorities are seeking detention warrants for officials at SPC Samlip’s Sihwa plant in Siheung, Gyeonggi, over a worker’s death last year.

2026.1.9