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Kim Min-woong, center, speaks to reporters before submitting a petition to the National Human Rights Commission on April 27, 2020, calling for an investigation into human rights violations during the prosecution's investigation of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk. [YONHAP]

Top court upholds sentence for ex-professor who leaked name of late Seoul mayor's alleged sexual harassment victim

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a one-year suspended sentence for Kim Min-woong for leaking the name of the alleged victim in late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s sexual harassment case.

2024.10.15

Foreign tourists take photos with the sculpture of the monster featured in the 2006 Korean film ″The Host″ at Hangang Park in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the same day it will decide on the removal of the sculpture after holding a meeting with a public art review committee next month. [NEWS1]

Seoul looking to kill off sculpture of 'The Host' monster in Hangang Park

The sculpture of the monster from the 2006 Korean film "The Host" is expected to be demolished after a decade at Hangang Park.

2024.4.18

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An illustration of the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and a documentary film based on his life. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Court blocks release of documentary on former Seoul Mayor's sexual harassment case

The Seoul Southern District Court on Wednesday granted the injunction filed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Kim Jae-ryun, a lawyer who represents the employee, on Aug. 1 to ban the screening of the film "First Defense" in theaters.

2023.9.21

Attorney Jeong Cheol-seung speaks to the press at his office in Seocho District, southern Seoul on May 1. [NEWS1]

Attorney for late Seoul mayor indicted for Facebook post

Prosecutors indicted an attorney who defended late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in his alleged sexual harassment.

2023.6.14

Democratic Party Rep. Kim Eui-kyeom, a member of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, speaks during a parliamentary audit session at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Rep says justice minister dug for dirt in N.Y. on DP figures

A Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker claimed Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon's trip to New York last summer was to dig up dirt on liberal politicians including DP chief Lee Jae-myung.

2022.10.11

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks during a press briefing on the city budget for 2022 at Seoul City Hall in Jung District, central Seoul, on Monday. [NEWS1]

Seoul proposes record high budget to help citizens

Seoul on Monday submitted a record high budget proposal of 44.74 trillion won ($37.95 billion) for 2022 to the Seoul City Council.

2021.11.1

Withdrawing money from an ATM (KOR)

The first ATM machine was installed by Barclays Bank in 1967 at its Enfield branch in west London. The machine was invented by John Shepard Barron (1925-2010), who was inspired by a chocolate...

2021.9.22

Withdrawing money from an ATM

JANG JOO-YOUNGThe first ATM machine was installed by Barclays Bank in 1967 at its Enfield branch in west London. The machine was invented by John Shepard Barron (1925-2010), who was inspired by a chocolate vending machine. In an...

2021.9.22

Overhaul solar panel projects

An investigative report by the JoongAng Ilbo exposed the grave fallout from the residential solar panel project the Seoul Metropolitan Government had pursued with a heavy tax budget under former mayor Park Won-soon. The...

2021.8.15

Solar panel installed on a security booth of an apartment complex in Seoul. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Companies in solar project took the money and folded

Some 14 out of 68 companies that participated in the late Seoul mayor Park Won-soon’s solar energy project have gone out of business.

2021.8.12