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Korea's interior minister plans to adopt municipal police system

South Korea's interior minister on Sunday reaffirmed his resolve to adopt a municipal police system as part of efforts to enhance local autonomy and decentralization. Minister of the Interior and Sa...

Sept 17, 2017
Social affairs
Korea to carry out safety checks ahead of Chuseok holidays

The South Korean government will carry out comprehensive safety checks of public facilities like subway stations and outdoor markets ahead of the upcoming Chuseok holidays, the industry ministry here...

Sept 17, 2017
Social affairs
2 firefighters killed as burning pavilion collapses

Two firefighters were killed Sunday after being trapped in a pavilion in the city of Gangneung on South Korea's east coast that collapsed following a blaze, firefighting authorities said. The two we...

Sept 17, 2017
Social affairs
Two YouTubers to be accused of child abuse videos

Two YouTubers who post clips related to children are to be reported to the police for child abuse. Save the Children Korea, a nongovernmental organization that promotes children’s rights, said Thurs...

Sept 15, 2017
Social affairs
Death by killer bush ticks doubles this year

The deadly tick-borne disease Thrombocytopenia Syndrome is continuing to spread in South Korea, infecting 139 people as of October, according to the Korea‘s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Sept 14, 2017
Social affairs
Bus driver charged with DUI

A bus driver has been charged with driving under the influence, police said Thursday. Dongdaemun Police Station in Seoul said that a bus driver surnamed Lee was booked without physical detention Sat...

Sept 14, 2017
Social affairs
Prosecutors begin probe on alleged cultural blacklist under Lee Myung-bak govt.

Seoul prosecutors said Thursday they have launched an investigation into allegations that the National Intelligence Service under the former conservative Lee Myung-bak administration compiled a black...

Sept 14, 2017
Social affairs
Korea to commemorate Incheon landing operation

South Korea's Navy said Thursday it will hold a ceremony this week to commemorate the historic Incheon landing operation during the 1950-53 Korean War. But it has decided to skip a reenactment of th...

Sept 14, 2017
Social affairs
Prosecution widening KAI probe to alleged accounting fraud related to fighter jet project

Prosecutors investigating accounting fraud allegations at South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer related to a helicopter project are broadening inquiries into new suspicions that the company may al...

Sept 13, 2017
Social affairs
'Over 150 retired spies joined efforts to sway 2012 election’

More than 150 retired agents of the nation’s spy agency were mobilized to manipulate public opinion in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, according to the prosecution. The prosecution is ...

Sept 13, 2017
Social affairs
Korea seeking to join Kazakhstan's e-govt. project

South Korea promoted its electronic government solutions in Kazakhstan Wednesday as part of efforts to tap into a mammoth state project to digitalize public administration in the central Asian countr...

Sept 13, 2017
Social affairs
Korean consul-general in Japan faces probe over alleged abuses

Seoul prosecutors have launched a probe into a South Korean consul-general in Japan over allegations of verbal abuse and violence against a subordinate, the prosecution office said Wednesday. The Mi...

Sept 13, 2017
Social affairs
Train collision in Gyeonggi leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

Two trains collided during a test run on the Gyeongui-Jungang Line at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. One of the train operators died and six others were injured. The accident occurred between Yangpyeon...

Sept 13, 2017
Social affairs
Senior unconscious after scuffle with foreign neighbor

An argument between a local resident from the US and an older Korean man escalated, leaving the latter with a cerebral hemorrhage, according to investigators in Muan, South Jeolla Province, Wednesday...

Sept 13, 2017
Social affairs
Over 1.1m people expected to travel abroad during Chuseok holiday

More than 1.1 million people are expected to travel abroad during the 10-day Chuseok holiday, which begins late this month, industry sources said Wednesday. Incheon International Airport Corp. said ...

Sept 13, 2017
Social affairs

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