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Drunk man arrested for public nudity outside National Assembly

A middle-aged man has been arrested for running around naked in front of the National Assembly building, police said Friday. The 61-year-old man was spotted heavily drunk and walking around naked in...

Dec 7, 2018
Social affairs
Subway trains delayed during morning rush hour

At 7:58 a.m. on Friday morning, a Subway Line No. 8 train headed for Amsa Station in Seoul came to a stop at Sujin Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Subway operation on Subway Line No. 8 was d...

Dec 7, 2018
Social affairs
Hyundai union cancels planned strike Friday on halted car joint venture talks

Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. have cancelled their planned strike on Friday in protest against the company's plan to invest in a local car manufacturing joint venture sought by a municipal g...

Dec 7, 2018
Social affairs
#MeToo, feminism dominated Twitter in 2018

Feminist issues controlled this year’s Twitter dialogue in Korea, leaving behind fine dust and minimum wage

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
Court sentences Syrian to 3 years in jail for promoting IS

Incheon District Court on Thursday sentenced a Syrian to three years in jail for violating the anti-terrorism law. The defendant was found guilty of inciting people to join the Islamic State group. ...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
Young entrepreneurs in Seoul to get subsidized housing

Young people preparing to start their own businesses will get assistance from the Seoul Metropolitan Government in the form of housing. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new project was held Thursda...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
Heavy snowfall to bring cold wave

Temperatures will drop significantly Friday, with heavy snowfall, on the coldest day according to Korea’s traditional 24 seasonal divisions. Morning lows will vary from minus 12 to 2 degrees Celsius...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Graphic News] 25% of S. Korean adults have pets: report

About 1 in 4 South Korean adults owns a pet, and they spend an average of around 100,000 won ($89.95) per month on their companion, a report by KB Financial Group showed. According to the report b...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors raid police headquarters over irregularities under Lee administration

Prosecutors raided police headquarters Thursday as part of an investigation into the alleged abuse of authority by police intelligence units under the Lee Myung-bak administration. The Public Securi...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Court rules against megachurch pastor in internal dispute

The court ruled in favor of members of a megachurch in Seoul’s Gangnam district who sought to strip the senior pastor of his position in a yearslong internal dispute. According to the Sarang Church,...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
Ilsan hot water pipe rupture investigation expanded

The police investigation into the rupture of a hot water pipeline near Baekseok Station in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, is set to expand to employees of subcontractors who were in charge of maintaining,...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
McDonald’s customer hurls food at employee in viral video

A video showing a McDonald’s customer hurling a paper bag with food at an employee has quickly spread online, sparking public outrage. It has been less than a month since a clip showing a McDonald’s...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
Child care center rehires head accused of abuse

A child care center in Jongno, Seoul, has rehired a chief who was accused of child abuse two years ago, triggering concerns among teachers and parents. The welfare foundation that runs the center se...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
Court holds hearings on arrest warrants of two ex-top court justices

A Seoul court held hearings Thursday to decide whether to issue arrest warrants for two former Supreme Court justices who were allegedly involved in a massive power abuse scandal in the judiciary. T...

Dec 6, 2018
Social affairs
[Video] Boiling water from pipeline rupture kills 1, injures dozens

GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province -- When Kim, a worker at a diner, opened the door to look outside at around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, she found the ground was flooded with hot water, and the air was thick with st...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs

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