“Ok-So-ri, who was handed a suspended jail term, had lost a battle in October to have the ban declared unconstitutional. ‘I would like to say I’m sorry for causing so much trouble to society,’ a somber Ok told reporters after the verdict.” [Link]
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“North Korea on Monday said that it would go ahead with its threat to effectively close the land border with the South, including expelling South Korean managers from an industrial site just inside its border, from December 1.” [Link]
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“Choi, 39, apparently succumbed to a suicidal impulse provoked by malicious online rumors, the police said after studying memos found at her home and interviewing friends and relatives. Those online accusations claimed that Choi - who once won a government medal for her saving habit and whose name, Jin Sil, means ‘truth’ - was a loan shark. They claimed that an actor named Ahn Jae Hwan, who gassed himself in his car last month, was driven to suicide because Choi pressed him relentlessly to repay a $2 million debt.” [Link]
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