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180-kg wild boar captured in Busan

A wild boar rampaged through a residential area in Busan and was captured 16 hours after the initial sighting, according to the Busan Wildlife Conservation Commission. On Wednesday at 3:59 a.m., Bus...

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Are civil service jobs haven for young generation?

SEJONG -- Over the past decade, more young job seekers in the nation have prepared for civil service examinations, which reflects unstable job security in the private sector including conglomerates. ...

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs
Crew of Korean icebreaker help isolated Chinese researchers

The Araon, South Korea's only icebreaking vessel, has helped evacuate 24 isolated Chinese researchers in the Antarctic region, the country's ocean ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Oceans and ...

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs
Adoptee deported by US sues S. Korea, agency

Adam Crapser lives in limbo, a stranger in South Korea, the country of his birth. Forcibly separated from his wife, children and friends in America, he is isolated by language and culture, left alon...

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
Lawmaker denies all allegations

Rep. Sohn Hye-won again denied all allegations brought against her in a press conference in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Wednesday. Sohn is alleged to have used her influence as lawmaker to interve...

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Korea eyes artificial rain in fine dust fight

Officials skeptical artificial rain can significantly reduce fine dust levels

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-prosecutor in 'Me Too' case gets 2 years in jail

A former ranking prosecutor was sentenced to two years in jail Wednesday for unfairly disadvantaging his female junior colleague after she raised sexual misconduct allegations against him. The Seoul...

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Appeals court upholds another wartime forced labor victim's compensation claim

A Seoul appellate court on Wednesday upheld another compensation claim by an elderly South Korean victim of Japan's wartime forced labor, ordering Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to pay her 100 million won ($8...

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
Seoulites help crack down on over 45,000 illegal prostitution ads

A Seoul citizen watchdog organization reported over 50,000 illegal online prostitution advertisements in 2018, helping police crack down on illegal establishments and adult entertainment establishmen...

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
Men taking paternity leave rise 46.7 percent on-year in 2018

The number of male employees taking paternity leave in Korea rose 46.7 percent on-year in 2018 amid a shift in social perception and workplace culture, the government said Wednesday. A total of 17,6...

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
Court to decide on arrest warrant for disgraced ex-Supreme Court chief

A Seoul court will hold a hearing Wednesday to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae over a massive power abuse scandal involving the country'...

Jan 23, 2019
Social affairs
[News Focus] Sejong City strives to provide offices for lawmakers, president

SEJONG -- Two ministries, the Ministry of Interior and Safety and Ministry of Science and ICT, will join the Government Complex Sejong this year via relocation of their offices in Seoul and Gwacheon,...

Jan 22, 2019
Social affairs
Man arrested for working with fake pharmacist license

A man who worked at eight pharmacies over a four-month period with a fake pharmacist license has been arrested for violating pharmaceutical laws and fabricating official documents, according to polic...

Jan 22, 2019
Social affairs
Bad welding 27 years ago caused Ilsan hot water pipe rupture

The pipeline rupture on Dec. 4, 2018 that killed one person turned out to be the result of weak welding when the pipeline was first installed in 1991, according to police Tuesday. “We have received ...

Jan 22, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Human rights watchdog to set up independent monitoring system to root out sexual violence in sports community

Report says Kim Mi-seung quit archery after experiencing molestation, having complaints disregarded

Jan 22, 2019
Social affairs

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