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Woman serving life sentence granted retrial, a first in Korea

A woman who has served 18 years of a life sentence for killing her father will be retried, the top court confirmed Wednesday. It is the first time that a retrial has been granted for a convict servin...

Oct 3, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Typhoon to affect southern parts of Korea over weekend

Super Typhoon Kong-rey is expected to affect southern parts of South Korea this weekend, the weather agency said Wednesday. As of 9 a.m., this year's 25th typhoon was traveling northwest at a speed ...

Oct 3, 2018
Social affairs
[Photo News] Seoul Olympics marathon re-enacted for 30th anniversary

Thousands of people hit the streets in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The Son Kee-chung Peace Marathon started at 8 a.m. from Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, which ...

Oct 3, 2018
Social affairs
1 dead, 3 injured in multiple-vehicle collision on Gyeongin Expressway

A man suspected of drunk driving caused a fatal, multiple-vehicle collision on Gyeongin Expressway around 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, killing one person and injuring three others, police said. According to...

Oct 3, 2018
Social affairs
[Weather] Clear skies forecast for National Foundation Day

South Korea’s weather on National Foundation Day will be sunny and chilly, with a wide temperature range between day and night. (Yonhap) The temperatures plunged to 6-15 degrees Celsius nationwide ...

Oct 3, 2018
Social affairs
Murder suspect in Bonghwa shooting case to stand jury trial

The Daegu District Court on Tuesday said it has granted the jury trial demand filed by an elderly man accused of murdering two civil servants and attempted murder of a neighbor in Bonghwa, North Gyeo...

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
A third of top bureaucrats own homes in Seoul’s 3 most expensive districts: report

One in 3 top government officials own at least one residential property in Seoul’s three most expensive residential districts, Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa, according to a report released Tuesday. Of ...

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
Reports of sexual misconduct in schools continue in Incheon

Education authorities in Incheon are scrambling to deal with social media posts alleging sexual misconduct in the city’s schools. The #MeToo reports on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are mostly pos...

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Two Seoul districts protest government’s latest home supply plan

Residents in two districts in Seoul -- Songpa and Gangdong -- are protesting the government’s latest home supply plan, which includes building a new residential town in a former prison site in Songpa...

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Groping victim speaks out, shining new light on dispute over court decision

Case takes a new turn as victim discloses online attacks from those who support man convicted of indecent act

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
Court allows live broadcast of former President Lee's trial

A Seoul court decided Tuesday to televise live the sentencing hearing of former President Lee Myung-bak, who is charged with corruption. The decision was made in consideration of public interest and...

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
Police seek arrest warrant for Orion vice chief on embezzlement charges

Police said Tuesday they requested a court warrant to arrest the vice chairwoman of South Korean confectionery maker Orion Group on embezzlement charges. Lee Hwa-kyung is alleged to have spent about...

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Weather] Temperatures plummet Tuesday morning

Residents in Korea woke up to the coldest morning so far this fall as temperatures plummeted nationwide. Seoul’s morning temperature recorded 10.3 degrees Celsius, Gwangju 13.4 C, Chuncheon 7.7 C, Bu...

Oct 2, 2018
Social affairs
Report says out-of-wedlock birth rate lowest in Korea among OECD states

South Korea has the lowest rate of out-of-wedlock births among advanced countries, primarily because of ingrained conservative social values, a report said Monday. The report published in the latest...

Oct 1, 2018
Social affairs
South Korea to invest 97.7 billion won in public health

Regional health care disparities pose ‘serious problem,’ government study shows

Oct 1, 2018
Social affairs

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