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More foreign tourists visiting N Seoul Tower

The number of foreign tourists to N Seoul Tower, one of the most popular tourist spots in the South Korean capital, has been on a steady rise in recent months due apparently to more Chinese visitors,...

Jul 30, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Heat wave kills 27, sickens more than 2,000

A heat wave in South Korea had killed at least 27 people, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday. A total 2,042 people were medically treated for heatstroke an...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
Documents reveal power abuse cases linked to National Court Administration

More documents linked to the power abuse scandal involving former Supreme Court Chief Yang Sung-tae have been revealed, including allegations that he used trials involving former forced laborers duri...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] In South Korea, women’s group protests Facebook’s rejection of feminist ad

A South Korean women’s rights group is protesting Facebook’s decision to reject its ad, which criticizes the country’s lookism and social pressures for women to look appealing. An illustration that ...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Trending] ‘Sohwakhaeng’ taps into Koreans’ desire to find happiness in little things

In a country where working long hours used to be seen as a badge of honor, more people are adopting a new way of life in search of happiness. But there is one “small” condition. Instead of pursuing ...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-top court chief justice receives large 'special activity funds': civic group

Former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae received a large amount of "special activity funds" amid allegations that he used trials as bargaining chips in the top court's dealings with the presidential offic...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Vatican's envoy delivers pontiff's donation to support Yemeni refugees on Jeju

The Vatican's top envoy in Korea has delivered Pope Francis's donation of 10,000 euros ($11,626) to a local bishop who has advocated for the rights of Yemeni asylum seekers on the southern resort isl...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
Court denies ex-college student’s petition to invalidate expulsion

A college student who had been expelled over a sexual assault case filed a petition requesting the cancellation of his expulsion but was denied, according to the Seoul Eastern District Court on Sunda...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-opposition leader makes controversial comments on suicide after iconic politician's death

The former chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party said Sunday that suicide should not be treated as something that deserves respect, an apparent reference to late lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan, who...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
Moon gives eulogy to father of late prominent student activist

President Moon Jae-in on Saturday eulogized the father of a student activist whose death sparked nationwide pro-democracy protests in the 1980s that led to a direct presidential election. Moon said ...

Jul 29, 2018
Social affairs
Health Ministry denies crackdown on ‘meokbang’

The Ministry of Health and Welfare refuted reports that it plans to crack down on “meokbang.” The term , also known as mukbang, translates to “eating show,” referring to internet broadcast hosts com...

Jul 27, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors demand 4 years in prison for ex-Gov. An in sex

Prosecutors requested a Seoul court on Friday to sentence former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung to four years in prison for sexual abuse charges. An, 54, was indicted in April on charge...

Jul 27, 2018
Social affairs
Scandal-laden chief of Korea's biggest Buddhist sect facing calls for resignation

The executive chief of South Korea's largest Buddhist order offered an apology for a series of scandals involving embezzlement and corruption, but declined to step down immediately. The disgraced Ve...

Jul 27, 2018
Social affairs
'261 public servants suspected of illicit overseas work trips’: anti-corruption agency

A total of 261 public servants, including 38 lawmakers, are suspected of having taken illicit overseas trips, many of them financed by entities under their supervision, the state-run Anti-Corruption ...

Jul 26, 2018
Social affairs
Korean Consulate makes progress in helping 18,000 adoptees to get US citizenship

A bill to help 18,000 adoptees from Korea living in the US without US citizenship is making progress, according to the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Glendale City Council...

Jul 26, 2018
Social affairs

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