All posts tagged "Korea"

  • Kim Joo-ha
    South Korean anchor’s husband convicted of assaulting her

    By Lee Kyung-min Kang Pil-gu, the husband of celebrity news anchor Kim Joo-ha, has been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for assaulting his wife during an argument. Kim testified that her husband...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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  • Naver followed suit after Daum Kakao announced an active protest against government requests to view its message database.
    Naver and SK join Daum Kakao in privacy protest

    By Yoon Sung-won Naver, Daum Kakao and SK Communications are acting collectively to press for protection of customers’ information. “The three leading companies agree Daum Kakao is not the only victim and this will affect everyone,” said...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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    [THR] Warner Bros. Korea to Debut Films Via Online Services

     Amid the surge of the South Korean online market for movies in recent years, Warner Brothers Korea will make films without theatrical release plans in the country available on the online video services of telecom...

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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  • Kakao Talk has apologized to its users and offered to introduce privacy mode. (Yohnhap)
    Kakao to offer ‘privacy mode’ amid gov’t monitoring fears

    By Yoon Sung-won Daum Kakao said Wednesday it will introduce a stronger privacy protection feature in its app by the end of the year. The move comes as a countermeasure to prevent more subscribers from leaving KakaoTalk...

    • Posted October 8, 2014
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    Bribery scandal hits synchronized swimming team

    By Lee Kyung-min A board member of the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF) is being investigated over allegations that he received bribes from the parents of some synchronized swimmers in exchange for allowing them to compete in the...

    • Posted October 8, 2014
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  • A classroom at Incheon National University
    Seoul National University students criticized for sexism

    A group of Seoul National University (SNU) students are in hot water for using a controversial name during a school competition, OhmyNews reported. The controversy began at SNU’s fall festival last week. During an online gaming tournament,...

    • Posted October 7, 2014
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  • Harmful substances found in Korean toothpastes

    60% of toothpastes contain ‘harmful’ substances By Jung Min-ho More than 60 percent of all toothpastes in the Korean market contain potentially harmful substances that are banned in some parts of Europe and the United States, according...

    • Posted October 6, 2014
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