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Yemenis appeal Korea's decision to deny refugee status

JEJU -- A group of 46 Yemenis staying on the southern island of Jeju have appealed the government's recent decision to deny them refugee status, officials said Tuesday. A total of 481 Yemenis have a...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
11 out-of-town suspects arrested in Gwangju assault case

Eleven people were arrested on assault charges Monday in what police suspect was a revenge attack by an out-of-town gang against a rival gang in Gwangju. The Gwangju District Court issued an arrest ...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
KT's mobile phone subscribers down after fire disrupts services

The number of mobile phone subscribers at KT Corp., the nation's second-largest mobile carrier, fell after a fire at one of its building in western Seoul led to major Internet and phone disruptions a...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
58 conscientious objectors to be released on parole

The government will grant parole to 58 conscientious objectors to mandatory military service and release them from prison Nov. 30. The Ministry of Justice announced Monday that it would grant parole...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors raid Gyeonggi governor's home, office to search for criminal evidence

Prosecutors on Tuesday raided Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung's office and home, apparently to search for his wife's old mobile phone believed to hold crucial evidence in investigations into her...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
Injured woman found in back seat of car 7 hours after crash

A severely injured passenger was found by a mechanic in the back seat of a car seven hours after a road traffic accident Friday, after rescue workers failed to notice she was there. Cheongwon Police...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
Quality of life is most important to people: finance minister

INCHEON -- South Korea's finance minister said Tuesday that the most important thing to people is their quality of life, adding that the country is focusing on boosting job creation and narrowing inc...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
[Weather] Hazardous air pollutants from China to fog Korea

Toxic ultrafine and yellow dust from China will blanket the Korean Peninsula throughout Tuesday. The smog is expected to worsen as the day progresses, as the western regions will be affected by yell...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
Cabinet approves revision to fair trade law

South Korea's corporate watchdog chief said Tuesday that the revision to the fair trade law was approved by the Cabinet, with the parliament set to deliberate on the bill next month. In August, the ...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Man throws Molotov cocktail at Supreme Court chief's car

An elderly man hurled a Molotov cocktail at a vehicle carrying Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su on Tuesday, police said. The attack happened at 9:10 a.m. when the 74-year-old suspect, only ...

Nov 27, 2018
Social affairs
Gongju psychiatric institute warned over human rights violation

The Human Rights Commission of Korea on Monday advised the Forensic Psychiatry Institute of Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, to stop using excessive physical force on its inmates. It also advised ...

Nov 26, 2018
Social affairs
Sexual harassment didn’t cause suicide, court rules

The Seoul High Court upheld a lower court’s judgment, Monday, granting limited compensation to the bereaved family of a civil servant who had died by suicide after experiencing sexual harassment in t...

Nov 26, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] International marriages in Korea edge up in 2017

The number of marriages between South Korean nationals and foreign nationals inched up last year, ending six consecutive years of decline, government data showed. There were 21,917 international m...

Nov 26, 2018
Social affairs
Union for temporary workers demands direct talks with president

A group under the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions demanded direct talks with President Moon Jae-in on Monday, denouncing him for not keeping his promise to turn all temporary workers into regula...

Nov 26, 2018
Social affairs
[Feature] Why do people spit on streets in Korea?

Spitting in public, an ambiguous line between anti-social behavior and culture

Nov 26, 2018
Social affairs

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