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Anti-Abe rallies to sweep Seoul on Liberation Day

Rallies denouncing the Shinzo Abe administration for Tokyo’s economic retaliation against Seoul are set to take place Thursday on Liberation Day, along with events reflecting on the 74th anniversary ...

Aug 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Dismembered body found in Han River

A dismembered body has been found in the lower reaches of the Han River in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, local police said Wednesday. According to Goyang Police Station, the bare torso of a dead man wa...

Aug 14, 2019
Social affairs
Five feared dead or injured in elevator crash at construction site

Three workers were killed and three others injured in a construction elevator crash in the eastern city of Sokcho on Wednesday, fire authorities said. The hoist with four workers aboard plummeted fr...

Aug 14, 2019
Social affairs
Extremely poor defector mother, son found dead

A destitute defector from North Korea and her son have been found dead in their home in southwestern Seoul, possibly two months after their death, police said Tuesday. The bodies of the 42-year-old ...

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
74th Liberation Day ceremony to be held at Cheonan Independence Hall

South Korea will celebrate its 74th independence anniversary outside Seoul for the first time in 15 years, at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. The Ministry of I...

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Donggubat CEO strives for social well-being along with revenue growth

Korean firm hires one full-time disabled worker each time its posts a monthly sales hike of 4 million won

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-vice minister denies sexual exploitation, bribery charges

Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui denied accusations that he received sexual services or bribes from businessmen as his trial opened Tuesday, six years after he first became mired in an orgy s...

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-husband murder suspect sues current spouse for defamation

Koh Yu-jeong, who is suspected of murdering her former husband, has sued her current spouse for defamation. Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency said Monday that Koh has filed defamation charges agains...

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
Russian diplomat booked on drunk driving charge

A Russian diplomat in South Korea has been booked without detention on a drunk driving charge. The Namdaemun Police Station said Tuesday that the diplomat crashed into a tree on the side of the road...

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Bus driver’s waiting time doesn’t count as work hours: court

The Supreme Court ruled that a former chief executive who was fined for making his employee work longer than the legally permitted 52 hours a week was not guilty, saying waiting time did not count as...

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
Extremely poor defector mother, son found dead

A defector from North Korea and her son were found dead in their home in southwestern Seoul last month, police said Tuesday. The bodies of the 42-year-old woman identified by her family name Han and...

Aug 13, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Koreans reject ‘No Japan’ campaign, focus on criticizing Abe

Last week, it took less than five hours for a district office in Seoul to withdraw its plan to hang some 1,100 banners featuring “No. Boycott Japan” on lampposts across major streets in the heart of ...

Aug 12, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecution considers filing extra charges against ex-minister

The prosecution is considering whether to file additional charges against former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui, who is being tried on suspicions that he received sexual services and bribes, as th...

Aug 12, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Chaos at court as murder suspect claims self-defense

Koh Yu-jeong, suspected of murdering her former husband, attended her first trial before a crowd of jeering spectators Monday. During the trial at Jeju District Court, which started at 10 a.m., Koh ...

Aug 12, 2019
Social affairs
Rain forecast until Tuesday morning under indirect influence of typhoon

Rain will continue to fall in South Korea's central regions, including Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province, until early Tuesday morning under the indirect influence of Typhoon Lekima, which h...

Aug 12, 2019
Social affairs

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