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Drunk lieutenant sets off fire extinguisher inside train

A South Korean Army lieutenant has been arrested for an outburst, setting off a fire extinguisher inside a train and delaying its operation for longer than 10 minutes. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agen...

May 29, 2018
Social affairs
Unruly in the skies: Passenger assaults crew member during smoking row

A woman in her 20s assaulted a female flight attendant after she was caught smoking in the toilet on a plane en route to Vietnam, according to Incheon police Tuesday. The 25-year-old passenger was r...

May 29, 2018
Social affairs
Cabinet approves measure to promulgate independent counsel bill

The Cabinet approved a measure Tuesday to promulgate legislation on the appointment of an independent counsel to look into allegations that a power blogger tied to ruling party officials manipulated ...

May 29, 2018
Social affairs
Police to review calling in presidential secretary for allegedly taking bribes from Druking

Police said Monday it may call in a presidential secretary for questioning into his alleged bribery linked to an opinion-rigging scandal. The police have been looking into the “Druking” scandal in w...

May 29, 2018
Social affairs
Koreans prefer girls for adoption: data

South Koreans prefer girls over boys when adopting a child domestically, government data showed Monday. According to a report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, of the 465 Korean children adopt...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
First bus to connect Pyeongtaek and Gangnam

Intercity express bus M5438, the first bust to connect Pyeongtaek city with capital Seoul’s Gangnam area, will kick off test operation from Friday. The bus will run 18 times a day for the pilot peri...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
Top justice vows to take right action on surveillance of judges

Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Meong-su said on Monday he was “disappointed” at the recent findings that the judiciary under his predecessor had tried to make deals with the presidential office over...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
Cyclists asked to walk their bikes at pedestrian crossings

Among cyclists, there is a common saying that no one owns the roads. Bicycles should be permitted on the roads as much as they are on bike paths, they argue. However, if the Eunpyeong district gover...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
Over 200 students secretly filmed at studio

A studio photographer in his 20s was booked without detention over allegations that he sexually harassed his customers after secretly taking pictures up their skirts, police said Monday. According t...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
[Weather] Daytime high to hit 29 C

Monday will see a high of 29 degrees Celsius despite the clouds covering most of the nation’s sky. Ozone saturation level is forecast to be in the “bad” range, with stagnant air causing fine dust le...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
Two baseball players undergo police questioning over sexual assault allegations

INCHEON -- Two professional baseball players facing sexual assault allegations underwent police questioning on Monday, with one of them denying charges against him. Cho Sang-woo, a reliever for the ...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
Korean Air chief's wife grilled over alleged assaults

Police questioned the wife of the Korean Air Lines chairman Monday over multiple assault and abuse allegations. Lee Myung-hee, director of Ilwoo Foundation, appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
6 in 10 parents leaving inheritance equally among children: survey

Six out of 10 parents said they intend to leave their inheritance equally among their children, a survey showed Monday, a sign of a fast-changing trend in South Korea's traditionally male-oriented, h...

May 28, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Seoul’s pedestrian overpass gets mixed reactions one year on

For many cities, widening roads and building more flyovers can be a solution to traffic congestion. However, from the pedestrians’ point of view, it can lead to less walking space and missing links b...

May 27, 2018
Social affairs
Korean Air chairman’s wife to be grilled by police

The wife of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho is expected to be questioned by police Monday over allegations that she used verbal and physical violence against the company’s workers. Lee Myung-hee, 69...

May 27, 2018
Social affairs

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