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Ewha Hospital withdraws application for highest medical facility status

A Seoul hospital responsible for the deaths of four newborns late last year said Monday that it has voluntarily withdrawn its application to be given the highest-ranking medical facility status. The...

Apr 23, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul to remove plastic umbrella sleeves from metro, state offices

Seoul Metropolitan Government will stop providing plastic umbrella sleeves at subway stations and government offices, starting next month. Seoul said Monday that starting on May 1, plastic umbrella ...

Apr 23, 2018
Social affairs
Father leaves 1-year-old out on balcony barefoot

A man in his 20s was booked without detention on charges of child neglect and physical abuse, Incheon Seobu Police said Monday. The 26-year-old father is accused of leaving his 1-year-old son out on...

Apr 23, 2018
Social affairs
[Trending] #RainFall #RainBoots

People in South Korea woke to heavy rainfall Monday morning, while strong winds and lightning flashed across some areas in the country as well. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, ...

Apr 23, 2018
Social affairs
Tax policy to be implemented with focus on low birth rate, youth unemployment

SEJONG -- South Korea's tax policy will be implemented in a way that helps resolve the country's chronic low birth rate and high unemployment among young people, the finance ministry said Monday. Du...

Apr 23, 2018
Social affairs
Dead baby found in Han River

Police launched an investigation into a case in which a dead baby was found floating in the Han River. A passerby filed a report around 6:05 a.m. on Sunday that there was a dead body of an infant fl...

Apr 22, 2018
Social affairs
Top court finds man not guilty of security law breach over NK books

The Supreme Court said Sunday that it has ruled a Military Manpower Administration employee not guilty of possessing books published in North Korea. The administration employee, surnamed Kang, was a...

Apr 22, 2018
Social affairs
Opposition party leaders explore special probe into 'Druking' scandal

Leaders of three opposition parties are set to put their heads together early this week to discuss ways to boost their push for a special probe into the sprawling online opinion rigging scandal invol...

Apr 22, 2018
Social affairs
Customs officials raid Korean Air over alleged tax evasion by chairman's daughter

Customs officials raided the headquarters of Korean Air Lines Co. and the residence of the chairman's daughter on Saturday to look into allegations that the heiress didn't pay duties on luxury goods ...

Apr 21, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Police say lawmaker was in contact with comment rigger

Democratic Party Rep. Kim Kyung-soo had communicated with a blogger accused of manipulating online opinions, the police said Friday, contradicting earlier statements. According to the latest revelat...

Apr 20, 2018
Social affairs
State auditor directly orders probe into allegations involving senior official, USKI

The chief of the state audit agency has directly ordered an investigation into allegations that a senior agency official used her status and that of her husband to demand that a US think tank accept ...

Apr 20, 2018
Social affairs
Appeals court clears ex-Seoul prosecution chief of violating anti-graft law

A Seoul appellate court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that found Lee Young-ryeol, a former chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, not guilty of corruption. The Seoul High C...

Apr 20, 2018
Social affairs
Number of farmers, fishermen continues to fall in S. Korea

SEJONG -- The number of South Koreans in the agrofisheries sector is continuing to decrease amid a rapid aging and urbanization trend in the country, government data showed Friday. Households engagi...

Apr 20, 2018
Social affairs
Embassy warns Indians not to fall prey to online theft

The Indian Embassy in Seoul has issued a warning for Indian citizens in Korea not to fall for fake calls asking them to transfer money electronically to a bank account. The diplomatic mission told T...

Apr 20, 2018
Social affairs
Police admit to having evidence linking ruling party lawmaker to Internet comment rigger

Police on Friday revealed fresh evidence linking a ruling party lawmaker to alleged online opinion rigging amid criticism that the authorities held back information related to the politically sensiti...

Apr 20, 2018
Social affairs

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