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Man Gets 22-yr Prison Term for Attempting to Murder Neighbors over Noise Dispute

SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A court on Friday sentenced a 49-year-old man to 22 years in prison for attempting to murder all three members of a neighboring family over a noise dispute. The man, whose identity was withheld, allegedly stormed into the family’s home on the third floor of an apartment building in [...]

Noisy Neighbors a Growing Headache for S. Koreans Who Stay Home amid Pandemic

SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Annoying neighbors are a universal issue. But in South Korea, where 80 percent of all homes are apartments or villas, where several families live in individual flats in a shared building, having a noisy neighbor can be more painful than you think. For Kim Ha-jung, things began when her [...]