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April 01, 2021 11:08 Multiplex cinema chain CGV said Wednesday it will offer screenings of a dozen films nominated for this year's Academy Awards, starting this weekend. "Judas and the Black Messiah" and "Nomadland" will be screened prior to their official releases in Korea. The winners of the Oscars will be announced on April 25. Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung's autobiographical film "Minari," depicting the struggles of a Korean immigrant family in the U.S. in the 1980s has been nominated in six categories -- Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Bes...

April 01, 2021 10:14 FC Seoul midfielder Ki Sung-yueng answers questions from reporters at a police station in Seoul on Wednesday. /Yonhap FC Seoul midfielder Ki Sung-yueng was questioned by police on Wednesday on charges of sexually abusing teammates when he was in elementary school. Appearing at a police station in Seoul, Ki told reporters, "I believe in the power of the truth. It won't be easy to prove that something did not happen, but I will try hard to clarify and honestly cooperate with the investigation." As soon as the allegations emerged last month, Ki denied them and filed a defa...

March 17, 2021 12:44 The woman who accuses late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon of years of sexual harassment spoke to select members of the press behind closed doors on Wednesday for the first time since he committed suicide last year. Park was found dead on July 9, a day after the victim filed a police complaint, and since then she had only been speaking through her lawyers or testified in court. The meeting with the press, in a hotel where no photography was permitted, took place less than a month ahead of the by-election to replace Park. It has set members of the ruling Minjoo Party party at...

March 17, 2021 11:55 Kakao founder Kim Beom-su has officially joined the Giving Pledge campaign started by Microsoft founder Bill Gates after promising to donate more than half of his wealth to charity last month. Kim follows in the footsteps of Woowa Brothers founder Kim Bong-jin, who last month became the first Korean tycoon to join the campaign that encourages the world's wealthiest people to donate their wealth to philanthropic causes. Kim Beom-su The Kakao founder said in a letter to the charity on Tuesday, "A young man that once dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur after reading a fe...

March 17, 2021 13:17 A Korean American has been tapped as assistant attorney general overseeing the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division. The White House said Monday that President Joe Biden has nominated Todd Kim for the post, which requires Senate approval. Todd Kim Kim has "an impeccable reputation," Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. "If confirmed for the DOJ post, Kim will play a critical role defending Biden's ambitious regulatory agenda and enforcing environmental laws." The Biden administration has promised to increase charges against companies causi...