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Three men poisoned by pufferfish

Three men, including a man surnamed Kim, 57, who ate pufferfish in Jeju City, have been hospitalized for poisoning. The three reported symptoms of swellfish poisoning at 2:53 p.m. Sunday. They were...

Feb 11, 2019
Social affairs
New chief of natl training center vows to foster athlete-centered culture

The new chief of the main national athletic training center on Monday vowed to change the culture for athletes, after a series of sexual assault scandals rocked South Korea's sports community. Shin ...

Feb 11, 2019
Social affairs
Ultrafine dust increases No. of mental patients

Ultrafine dust, smaller than 2.5 micrometer in diameter, may increase emergency hospitalization for mental illness, analysis showed Monday. There is a correlation between exposure to ultrafine dust ...

Feb 11, 2019
Social affairs
Court allows import of sex dolls

The Seoul High Court ruled that the import of sex dolls should not be prohibited on grounds that that it corrupts public morals. In 2017, a company made an import declaration of a 159-centimeter-tal...

Feb 11, 2019
Social affairs
Animal activist group Gaon accused of embezzling donations

On the heels of a recent embezzlement scandal at the animal protection organization CARE, another animal protection group known as Gaon now stands accused of appropriating donations. Seo Sun-il, hea...

Feb 11, 2019
Social affairs
[Multicultural Korea] Universal birth registration first step to ensuring children’s rights: Lawmaker

The number of foreign residents in Korea continues to grow and now accounts for some 3.6 percent of the country's population. This is part of a series that examines how Korea is grappling with the is...

Feb 10, 2019
Social affairs
[Multicultural Korea] Undocumented children in South Korea deprived of basic rights

‘Biggest problem is we do not know where the kids are’

Feb 10, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] Koreans mourn overworked doctor’s death

Emergency doctor’s death sheds light on poor working conditions for emergency medical staff

Feb 10, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] No damage reported from 4.1 magnitude earthquake off Pohang

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the southeastern city of Pohang on Sunday, but there have been no reports of damage, meteorological officials said. The quake happened at 12:53 p.m. in waters 5...

Feb 10, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul Mayor vows to root out dog meat biz

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Saturday pledged to completely eliminate the business of dog meat in South Korea’s capital. “Once dog-butchering businesses are completely removed soon, I plan to mak...

Feb 10, 2019
Social affairs
Former SNU graduate student accuses professor of sexual abuse

A former Seoul National University graduate student has publicly accused a professor of sexual misconduct and condemned the school for lack of punishment for the perpetrator, stoking the flames of th...

Feb 8, 2019
Social affairs
Severe cold wave to continue over weekend

The bitter cold snap gripping Korea as of Friday will continue through the weekend, with temperatures in many parts of the nation plummeting below minus 10 degrees Celsius. As of 10 a.m., cold wave ...

Feb 8, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] JTBC chief Sohn countersued

Sohn Suk-hee, a popular news anchor and president of cable TV network JTBC, has been countersued by a freelance journalist who threatened to go public about a car accident involving Sohn. Kim Woong,...

Feb 8, 2019
Social affairs
[Video] Contract worker’s funeral held two months after death

Memorial services for 24-year-old Kim Yong-gyun, a contract worker who died in an industrial accident Dec. 11 while inspecting a coal-fired power station in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, will be...

Feb 7, 2019
Social affairs
Garbage returned from Philippines a headache for Korea

Some 1,200 tons of plastic waste shipped back to Korea from the Philippines last week are unrecyclable, environment authorities concluded after opening some of the containers carrying the garbage Thu...

Feb 7, 2019
Social affairs

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