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Convenience store aisle with shelves filled with colorful snack packages beside a checkout counter.

Court withholds punishment for convenience store worker who took food, supplies

The court cited the small financial loss and the fact that some of the food that the employee took was past its sell-by date.

2026.8.17

Malaysian national killed in street fight among foreigners in North Chungcheong

Police detained a Malaysian suspect after a fatal stabbing during a predawn group clash involving about 10 foreign nationals in Eumseong County.

2026.7.26

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International students attend a job fair in North Chungcheong.

North Chungcheong launches hiring incentive for international graduates

North Chungcheong's Goesan County will subsidize local companies that hire and retain international graduates to help ease labor shortages in depopulated areas.

2026.7.7

Officials in a government office with tables covered in documents, water bottles, and cups during a search.

Office of outgoing North Chungcheong governor raided over bribery allegations

Investigators searched the office and other locations related to Gov. Kim Young-hwan on his last day as governor.

2026.6.30

Mother and son found dead in North Chungcheong after losing 50 million won to voice phishing scam

Police found a mother and son dead at their apartment in Eumseong County, North Chungcheong. A note left at the scene expressed the family's distress over their financial situation after the son lost 50 million won ($32,500) to a voice phishing scam.

2026.6.22

Man found dead at abandoned Chungju resort

Police are investigating after university students exploring a long-shuttered resort in Chungju discovered a man's body on the rooftop.

2026.6.15

The Cheongju Sangdang Police Station in Cheongju, North Chungcheong [CHEONGJU SANGDANG POLICE STATION]

Man suspected of lighting spouse's hair on fire over drinking argument arrested by police

A man was arrested after allegedly setting his spouse’s hair on fire during an argument over drinking. The man was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and aggravated intimidation, according to Cheongju Sangdang Police Station on Tuesday.

2026.5.26

Kim Young-hwan, governor of North Chungcheong, arrives at the People Power Party's office in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, on March 17. [YONHAP]

Police request arrest warrant for North Chungcheong governor over alleged bribery

Police on Tuesday requested an arrest warrant for Kim Young-hwan, governor of the central province of North Chungcheong, on bribery charges. The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency applied for the warrant on charges of violating the antigraft law.

2026.3.17

Export-bound containers are stacked at a terminal in Incheon on Feb. 11. [NEWS1]

Exports from Jeju boom in 2025 as nation logs 3.6% rise in outbound shipments

According to a regional economic report released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Friday, national exports rose 3.6 percent on year in 2025, with outbound shipments increasing in 12 cities and provinces and decreasing in five.

2026.2.20

The Goesan Police Station is pictured in this 2016 file image. [YONHAP NEWS TV]

Man arrested for mother's murder says he thought God would revive her

Police arrested a man who said he killed his mother and thought that God would revive her, officers said on Wednesday. Police said the man attacked his mother multiple times with a hammer and a knife while she was sleeping.

2025.12.3