by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Mexican authorities rescued 129 workers on Feb. 4, who claimed that they were exploited and physically abused at a garment factory run by […]
Tag: crime
Man Admits Slaying Ex-Wife, 4 Others with Samurai Sword and Bat
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to five counts of murder in the samurai sword slayings and baseball bat beatings of his […]
South Korean Soldier Gets Death Penalty Over Killing His Comrades
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean army deserter who fired shots at unarmed comrades near the country’s border with North Korea has been sentenced to death […]
Scammers Caught on Dashcam Staging Car Crashes in S.Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Staging car accidents seem to the latest scam trend in South Korea, according to the Korea Observer. Many Korean con artists have been […]
CCTV to Be Required at Day Care Centers in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Surveillance cameras will soon become a requirement for all day care centers in South Korea as part of an effort to prevent child […]
Two Dead in Las Vegas Murder-Suicide
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A woman and man died last Thursday evening in an apparent murder-suicide, according to the Las Vegas police. Jiyeon Lee, 23, and Won […]
Serial Robber Targeting Korean Women in L.A.
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Police are seeking a man suspected of assaulting and robbing four Korean women in Los Angeles between November and December of last year, […]
Defector Kills 4 People in China After Fleeing North Korea
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A North Korean army deserter allegedly shot and killed four elderly residents as well as robbed a villager’s home in the border town […]
Slavery Thrives on South Korean Island Salt Farms
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com It was an ordinary night for Kim Seong-baek in July 2012. He was sleeping in the corner of a subway station in Seoul, […]
Scammer Posing as a NYC Social Worker Sentenced to Prison
by JAMES S. KIM The president of the Korean Social Service Center in New York, who posed as a social worker and made false promises of low-income housing, pleaded […]
‘Serial’ Revisits Murder of Korean American Teen
By SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com The Oxford English Dictionary may have recently released its “Word of the Year,” but the one buzzword on everybody’s lips these days seems […]
Words Can Be Weapons: Powerful Chinese Campaign Links Teenage Crime to Emotional Abuse
It’s scary to think that a number of parents and adults don’t realize they verbally abuse children. It’s even scarier once we take a look at the potential consequences of this […]
K-pop Male Ex-Trainees Reveal Talent Agency’s History of Sexual Abuse
by REERA YOO On Sept. 18, E News broadcasted a shocking report about an entertainment company, identified only as XX Entertainment, sexually abusing their trainees and K-pop artists. Former male […]
South Korean Cops Mistake Sex Doll For Murder Victim
by REERA YOO Police rushed to a temple garden in Gyeonnggi Province after receiving a call about a bound female corpse, but upon closer examination, they discovered that the […]
SKorean Professor Conducts Illegal Biopsy, Allegedly Ends An Athlete’s Career
by STEVE HAN Some disturbing news recently came out of Korea National Sports University as a professor was caught conducting illegal biopsies in the last decade on more than […]
