A trainee prosecutor was found to have performed sexual acts with a suspect in the office and later had sexual intercourse with her at a motel, prosecution officials said Thursday, leading to concerns the incident could deal another blow to the scandal-ridden prosecution.Inspectors at the Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office have launched an inspection to determine the details of the incident, the officials said."We are conducting an inspection into a law school graduate who is currently working a

A trainee prosecutor was found to have performed sexual acts with a suspect in the office and later had sexual intercourse with her at a motel, prosecution officials said Thursday, leading to concerns the incident could deal another blow to the scandal-ridden prosecution.Inspectors at the Supreme Public Prosecutors' Office have launched an inspection to determine the details of the incident, the officials said."We are conducting an inspection into a law school graduate who is currently working a

The prosecution on Thursday sought a four-year jail term for SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won for misappropriating group affiliates’ funds worth 50 billion won ($46.1 million).It also demanded a five-year term for his younger brother Jae-won on the same charges during the court hearing at the Seoul Central District Court.The two brothers are suspected of having colluded to embezzle part of the 280 billion won fund earmarked by 18 SK affiliates for investment purposes. Prosecutors suspected they mi

Baby boomers have the highest crime rate in Korea by age group, which is unusual as in most countries the crime rate peaks among those in their late teens.Jeong Eun-gyeong, assistant professor for police administration in Youngsan University, said in her thesis that according to 2007 crime statistics, people in that generation had the highest crime rate regarding violence and property with over 30 percent more cases than teenagers.On the other hand, 18-year-olds had the highest crime rates in th

Singaporeans are the least likely to report experiencing emotions of any kind on a daily basis, while Filipinos were the most emotional, a survey indicates.Gallup measured daily emotions in more than 150 countries by asking residents whether they experienced five positive and five negative emotions a lot the previous day. Negative emotions included: anger, stress, sadness, physical pain and worry. Positive emotions included: feeling well-rested, being treated with respect, enjoyment, smiling and

A thief who stole cash from a convenience store five years ago was caught Thursday, said Jungbu Police Station in Seoul. Police could arrest the man, thanks to advanced investigation technology.Lee, 32, threatened the 38-year-old female owner of the store with a knife, and took 290,000 won on Aug. 6, 2007. Police found fragments of his fingerprints on the cash register and a pack of cigarettes but the technology at that time could not identify the fingerprints. The fingerprints were recently ide

Bus operators nationwide restarted operations after a strike that lasted around an hour on Thursday morning, causing minor inconvenience to commuters.The union of bus operators warned, however, of an indefinite strike if the National Assembly passes a revised bill that acknowledges taxis as public transport at the plenary session scheduled on Friday and Saturday. “The bus operators restarted operation from 6:30 a.m. on Thursday since we cannot ignore the massive inconvenience to the citizens,” s

South Korean footballer Ji Dong-won, currently confined to the bench in English Premier League, may join a first-division German club on loan, his agency said Wednesday.The agency, C2 Global, said the Sunderland player could be loaned to FC Augsburg in Bundesliga, Germany's top competition."Sunderland is in talks with Augsburg and several other teams regarding Ji's loan," the agency said, confirming recent rumors that some clubs were interested in the 21-year-old. "There have not been any specif

A man whose wife died in a gas explosion four years ago is being tried for murder, after police reopened the case on suspicion he caused the blast.Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency indicted the suspect after it reinvestigated the gas explosion that took place in March of 2008 and left the 27-year-old woman dead. The decision was prompted by the victim’s father who said that he was suspicious of the fact his son-in-law had bought so many life insurance policies under his daughter’s name shortly

With a nationwide bus strike looming, officials in Seoul and other cities were striving Wednesday to prepare charter buses, extra taxis and subways in a bid to minimize the impact on commuters. Bus operators across the country are to halt operations of more than 50,000 buses from early Thursday in protest against a bill to redefine taxis as mass transit. That includes more than 7,500 buses running on more than 350 routes throughout Seoul, carrying approximately 5 million passengers a day. "As de

A South Korean man has received a suspended 10-month prison term for retweeting North Korean propaganda posts.The Suwon District Court cited the National Security Law in its ruling Wednesday against Park Jeong-geun. The law prohibits praising and glorifying North Korea. Park could have received seven years in prison.The court says it suspended the prison term partly because Park promised not to repeat his act. It says Twitter's widespread influence over society is the reason Park's actions threa

Bus drivers nationwide will abandon their vehicles from Thursday in protest against a bill that redefines taxis as a mode of mass transit and offers them compensation for losses.The bill, which unanimously passed through the parliamentary committee on land, transport and maritime affairs last week, was also approved on Wednesday by the parliamentary Legislation and Judiciary Committee, paving the way for being finally dealt with during the plenary session scheduled for Friday.Expressing immediat