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Dozens evacuated after fire at Cheongna International City high-rise building

Dozens of residents have been evacuated from an apartment building in Incheon after a fire broke out Sunday morning. Fifty-five people fled their homes after witnesses noticed smoke coming out of th...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Kendo instructor fined for use of corporal punishment on kid

Jeonju District Court said Sunday that it has fined a 41-year-old kendo instructor 5 million won ($4,500) for allegedly infringing on the Child Welfare Act. The instructor was indicted for hitting a...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Why did Korean Air heiress illegally hire Filipina domestic workers?

It was not an unfamiliar sight when Cho Hyun-ah, the Korean Air heiress whose “rage” over nuts delayed a flight some four years ago, once again bowed and apologized for her “troubles” last month over...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Man gets suspended jail term for hitting his mom with soju bottle

A man in his 30s has been handed down a suspended prison term for inflicting violence on his mother with a liquor bottle for scolding him. Ulsan District Court said Sunday that it has sentenced the ...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Taxi driver dies after car rams into a subway station in Gwangju

A 77-year-old taxi driver died as his Sonata crashed into a wall near Gwangju Metro’s Airport Station on Saturday afternoon. Authorities said the man surnamed Park was already dead when they arrived...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Drunkard booked for punching firefighter who rescued him

Iksan Police Station in North Jeolla Province said Saturday that it has booked a 55-year-old man without detention on the charge of obstruction of justice. The man, surnamed Kwon, is accused of punc...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Elderly man caught growing opium poppies in apartment garden

A 68-year-old man has been booked without physical detention after police discovered opium poppies growing in his apartment’s terrace garden, authorities said Sunday. According to Guro Police Statio...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecution indicts 38 people over hiring irregularities at banks

Prosecutors indicted 38 people mostly on charges of obstruction of business after a monthslong investigation into hiring irregularities at six local banks, officials said Sunday. Wrapping up an eigh...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Weather] Expect more hot weather on Sunday

Cloudy skies are expected to be seen nationwide in Korea on Sunday, but the temperatures will remain high during the day. The daytime high in Seoul will reach 28 degrees Celsius in Seoul, 25 C in Inc...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Nuclear operator to close Wolsong-1, nullify construction plans

South Korea’s nuclear power operator will close the Wolsong-1 unit before the end of its life cycle and nullify the construction plan of four new plants, its chief executive said Friday. Chung Jae-h...

Jun 15, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors seek 25 years for Choi Soon-sil

Prosecutors on Friday demanded a 25-year jail term for an old friend of former President Park Geun-hye for a string of corruption charges linked to a massive influence-peddling scandal. The demand c...

Jun 15, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Former NIS chiefs guilty on transfers to Park

Former National Intelligence Service chiefs were sentenced to prison terms of three to 3 1/2 years Friday for regularly making secret money transfers to former President Park Geun-hye’s aides when sh...

Jun 15, 2018
Social affairs
Supreme Court chief vows cooperation over probe into power abuse case

The Supreme Court chief justice said Friday he will actively cooperate with a prosecution probe into allegations that the top court under his predecessor used trials as bargaining chips in its dealin...

Jun 15, 2018
Social affairs
S. Korean woman suspected of catching mosquito-borne illness on trip to Malaysia

CHUNCHEON, Gangwon Province -- Health authorities are launching epidemiological investigations into a woman with a suspected case of a mosquito-borne illness that can permanently deform sufferers' jo...

Jun 15, 2018
Social affairs
Democratic Party of Korea to normalize parliament next week: floor leader

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea will soon set up a task force to carry out the election campaign promises made by the party‘s candidates, its floor leader Hong Young-pyo said Thursday. Democrat...

Jun 14, 2018
Social affairs

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