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Prosecutor gets suspended sentence for sexual misconduct

A Seoul court on Wednesday sentenced an incumbent district attorney to a suspended jail term for sexually harassing two women whom he met on professional occasions. The Seoul Central District Court ...

Apr 11, 2018
Social affairs
Ministry blasted for watering down assessment for senior taxi drivers

Opinions are divided over the government’s announcement that it will change the planned qualification test for taxi drivers over 65 to a medical assessment. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and ...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Residents slam $93m project to expand Gwanghwamun Square

Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul is where South Korea’s largest political protests take place. The 2017 massive candlelight vigils here led to the impeachment of the former President Park Geun-hye last ye...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Korean Air plane involved in minor tail strike at Japanese airport

Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday one of its passenger jets hit its tail on the runway while landing at a Japanese airport, although no there were no injuries and no damage to the plane. On Monday m...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Three 20-year-olds rob W20m from unlocked cars

Changwon Seobu Police Station said Tuesday it arrested two suspects and booked one without detention for stealing goods and money worth tens of millions of won from automobiles at night. The suspect...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Farmer booked for damaging W4m wall mural

A farmer in his 30s was booked without detention for allegedly causing damage to private property, specifically a wall mural within the city, Gwangju police said Tuesday. The 33-year-old suspect is ...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Top court upholds complicity claim in gang rape of school teacher

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the appellate ruling on three men charged with the gang rape of a school teacher, affirming that their first failed rape attempt should also be counted as complici...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul City to aid elderly who collect waste paper

More than half of the elderly who collect waste paper for a living were found to be earning less than 100,000 won ($94) a month. In a survey of 2,417 people aged 65 and above who collect waste paper...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Sex offender fled abroad while wearing ankle monitor

A convicted sex offender under investigation for another alleged sex crime fled abroad while wearing an electronic monitoring device, and was repatriated, police said on Tuesday. The Seoul Nowon Pol...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Teens caught counterfeiting W100,000 checks at motel

Five teenagers have been apprehended for counterfeiting 100,000 won checks. Yeongdo Police Station in Busan said Tuesday that it arrested two teenagers and booked three teenagers without detention f...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Policeman falls asleep on the road after suspected DUI

A policeman was booked without detention for suspicion of driving under the influence and then falling asleep at the wheel, according to Gimpo police in Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. The 47-year-old i...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
More fine dust warnings issued in 2018 compared to last year

More fine dust warnings have been issued in South Korea's central region so far this year than for the same period in 2017 amid growing public concerns over air quality, provincial government data sh...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Head of financial watchdog apologizes again over sponsored overseas trips

The head of the Financial Supervisory Service, Kim Ki-sik, apologized again Tuesday for his overseas trips sponsored by financial institutions while he was a lawmaker. Kim, who was appointed to the ...

Apr 10, 2018
Social affairs
Evacuation-oriented, transformable balcony wins firefighting contest

The National Fire Agency has chosen a special balcony as the product of the new fire equipment contest. It can be transformed into a staircase for evacuation in case of fire. The balcony was introdu...

Apr 9, 2018
Social affairs
[Feature] Schools switch to virtual sports amid nightmare air pollution

Exercise is an indispensable part of a healthy lifestyle -- especially at school, where playground pursuits can get kids into the habit of keeping active. But with worsening air pollution raising he...

Apr 9, 2018
Social affairs

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