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[Weather] Fine dust blankets western parts of Korea

Skies will remain gray on Monday in many western areas of Korea as fine dust from China fills the air. The density of fine dust in the air will hit “bad” levels throughout the day in Seoul, Gyeonggi ...

Oct 15, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-footballer arrested for match-fixing attempt

Former South Korean football player Jang Hack-yong has been arrested for a match-fixing attempt, an official from the national pro football governing body said Sunday. According to the K League offi...

Oct 15, 2018
Social affairs
Government bans NK defector-turned-journalist from reporting in Panmunjeom

The Unification Ministry on Monday told a journalist who had defected from North Korea that he is not allowed to cover the inter-Korean high-level talks scheduled later in the day at Panmunjeom. Jou...

Oct 15, 2018
Social affairs
Accounting fraud at private kindergartens sparks uproar

South Korean parents are fuming after a lawmaker revealed thousands of cases of financial fraud at private kindergartens during a National Assembly session on Thursday. As more and more parents call...

Oct 14, 2018
Social affairs
Man fined for blackmailing ex with ‘revenge porn’

A man in his 20s was fined 3 million won ($2,600) for blackmailing his ex-girlfriend with “revenge porn” after she refused to meet him. The Seoul Central District Court said Sunday that it had sente...

Oct 14, 2018
Social affairs
Bodies of Korean climbers recovered in Himalayas

All of the nine bodies of Korean climbers and Nepali guides were recovered on Sunday, a day after they were found dead on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal. “At around 10:30 a.m. (local time), the rescu...

Oct 14, 2018
Social affairs
Firefighter booked for car accident and DUI

A firefighter was caught driving while drunk after smashing into five other cars. Incheon Western District Police Station said Saturday that the firefighter in his 40s was booked without arrest for ...

Oct 14, 2018
Social affairs
Body recovery efforts continue for Korean climbers killed on Himalayan mountain

SEOUL/NEW DELHI -- Efforts to recover the bodies of five South Korean climbers and four local guides continued Sunday, a day after they were found dead on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal, officials sai...

Oct 14, 2018
Social affairs
Korean prisons crowded 15 percent over capacity: lawmaker

Prisons across South Korea house an average 15 percent more inmates than their legal capacity, a lawmaker said Friday, citing a justice ministry report. Rep. Chang Je-won of the main opposition Lib...

Oct 12, 2018
Social affairs
Woman gets prison term for starving infant to death while meeting ‘new lover’

The Daegu District Court on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old woman to 12 years in prison for killing her infant child by neglect and getting rid of the body. According to court records, the woman left...

Oct 12, 2018
Social affairs
DNA match leads to arrest in unsolved burglaries, rapes in Gwangju

A 52-year-old man suspected of theft and rape in multiple cases in Gwangju and Daejeon has been arrested after a 15-year search, in light of new DNA evidence. The man surnamed Kim is accused of brea...

Oct 12, 2018
Social affairs
High school exam question on celebrity scandal sparks dispute

Exam papers from a girls’ high school in Incheon included a question related to a recent alleged assault incident involving Goo Ha-ra and her ex-boyfriend, touching off a storm of criticism. Korean ...

Oct 12, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-President Lee appeals corruption ruling

Former President Lee Myung-bak will appeal the court ruling that found him guilty of corruption and other irregularities, his lawyer said Friday. Kang Hoon, Lee's legal counsel, said he plans to sub...

Oct 12, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors to grill ex-police chief over ‘online comments’ operation

Prosecutors are expected to grill former police chief Cho Hyun-oh, who was arrested last week over allegations that he masterminded online public opinion-rigging in favor of the Lee Myung-bak governm...

Oct 12, 2018
Social affairs
4 Siberian tiger cubs shown to public after being born in May

A zoo displayed four Siberian tiger siblings, born in May this year, to the public on Friday as part of efforts to preserve the endangered species. The cubs were born at the zoo of Seoul Grand Park ...

Oct 12, 2018
Social affairs

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