SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Monday sought the cancellation of HDC Hyundai Development Co.’s business registration in what could be the heaviest punishment against the builder over a deadly partial collapse of a high-rise building. Outer wall structures of the 39-story apartment building under construction in the city, 330 kilometers south [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — New mobile driver’s licenses, which launched via a trial service last month, are attracting a massive number of people, prompting the police to make improvements. The National Police Agency reported that a total of 16,940 people, or 1,200 people daily between Jan. 27 and this Monday had signed up [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will officially operate a smartwatch system that can find almost the exact location of the wearer in emergencies starting later this month to better respond to potential crimes, officials said Wednesday. The location tracking system using smartwatches will first be put into operation by police in the southeastern [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency has established new investigative teams dedicated to responding to stalking and sexual violence crimes, officials said Sunday. The agency’s National Office of Investigation has reorganized its juvenile crime and gender-based violence investigation division earlier this month into four sub teams against stalking, sexual violence, domestic [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency announced on Monday that it will introduce a new service to enable the location and situation of those making 112 (the emergency police telephone number) calls via smartphones to be verified in video format in real time. If callers click on a link included in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have launched a drive to promote research and development in forensic entomology, which analyzes the presence and development stages of insects on human corpses. The National Police Agency (NPA) said Wednesday it plans to inject a total of 6.6 billion won (US$5.55 million) to build up data on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday became the 10th country outside of Europe to join the European Union (EU) law enforcement cooperation agency that fights terrorism and other international crimes, police said. The National Police Agency (NPA) joined Europol by signing a working-level agreement that was approved unanimously by the 27 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Police will take stalking suspects into custody in high-risk cases as part of efforts to bolster victim protection, officials said Wednesday, after facing criticism for failing to provide due protection to victims in two recent stalking murder cases. The measure was announced as part of the Seoul Metropolitan Police [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that the sooner the police intervene in stalking crimes, the less harm comes to victims, with risk of serious injury or death lowered. The doctorate thesis submitted in Dec. 2020 by Kim Sung-hee from the department of criminal psychology at Kyonggi University analyzed a total [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Police have again come under fire for their inadequate handling of a recent stalking case, which eventually led to one death and one serious injury in Seoul. A ranking official of the National Police Agency (NPA) on Monday admitted apparent misjudgment by a local police station, which failed on [...]