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Torch for sports festival lit on Dokdo

A torch for the 100th Korean National Sports Festival, the nation's biggest annual sports competition, was lit on the easternmost islets of Dokdo on Thursday. The ceremony was held at dawn at the he...

Sept 26, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul to clamp down on taxi drivers overcharging foreign tourists

The government of Seoul on Thursday announced a plan to crack down on taxi drivers who overcharge foreign tourists in time for the peak autumn tourist season. The crackdown is scheduled for Sept. 30...

Sept 26, 2019
Social affairs
Movement ban extended amid looming concerns over further spread of swine fever

South Korea's quarantine authorities on Thursday extended a movement ban on all pig farms, feed factories and other related facilities as multiple suspected cases of African swine fever raise concern...

Sept 26, 2019
Social affairs
[News brief] Ethics teacher in Gwangju accused of child abuse

The case of a middle school teacher who was investigated by police on allegations of child abuse for screening an indecent film in class has been sent to the prosecution. The Gwangju Nambu Police St...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
Welcome Week for tourists to start Friday

Special deals, discounts and free souvenirs will be offered at hotels, shops and restaurants in Seoul from Friday to Oct. 6 as part of a 10-day event for foreign tourists. Under the theme of “Eat an...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] 1980s serial rape-murder suspect may be linked with additional crimes

Police are looking into the possibility that more unsolved crimes might be linked to a 56-year-old man surnamed Lee, who has been identified as a prime suspect in cold case rape-murders from the 1980...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
[News brief] Number of parolees rises 61% over 5 years

The number of inmates released on parole has increased 61 percent over five years, data released by the National Assembly’s Legislative and Judiciary Committee showed Wednesday. A total of 8,667 con...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
Cho Kuk probe ‘excessive’ 49.1%, ‘adequate’ 42.7%: poll

Results of a poll released Wednesday showed that 49.1 percent of respondents believe the prosecution’s ongoing investigation into Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s family is excessive, while 42.7 percent ca...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul mulls discussion with N. Korea on sending cheering squad to World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang

The unification ministry said Wednesday that it is considering discussions with North Korea about sending a cheering squad to Pyongyang for next month's World Cup qualifier between the two Koreas. O...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
Justice minister's son summoned over allegedly forged internship certificates

The prosecution has summoned the son of Justice Minister Cho Kuk over suspicions that allegedly false internship certificates issued for him might have been used in his applications to graduate schoo...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Another suspected African swine fever case reported in S. Korea

South Korea reported a new suspected African swine fever case on Wednesday, adding to concerns over the potential spread of the deadly animal disease despite massive disinfection efforts. The suspec...

Sept 25, 2019
Social affairs
FBI director visits S. Korea, meets top prosecutor, police chief

The director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation met with South Korea's top prosecutor and police chief and discussed ways to boost cooperation in the field of criminal investigation, official ...

Sept 24, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea going all-out to halt further spread of African swine fever

Following the fourth confirmed case of African swine fever (ASF) in a week, South Korea ratcheted up efforts to stem the further spread of the highly contagious disease by expanding the extent of tig...

Sept 24, 2019
Social affairs
5 cases of African swine fever detected in a week

SEJONG -- Five cases of African swine fever were confirmed in South Korea in the week from Sept. 17. The incubation period is one week or more. On Tuesday, the fourth and fifth cases of the deadly v...

Sept 24, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] Gimpo nursing home fire leaves 2 dead, 47 injured

GIMPO, Gyeonggi Province -- A woman, 90, and a man, 86, were killed and 47 others injured in a fire at a nursing home in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday morning. According to the Gimpo Fire Statio...

Sept 24, 2019
Social affairs

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