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[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
Year-end party for Herald retirees

Former and incumbent Herald Corp. senior managers, including CEO Kwon Chung-won (fifth from right, front row), pose during a year-end reception for the Herald Retirees’ Club at the Korea Press Center...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs
Korean victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies at 97

Another elderly Korean victim of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery died Wednesday, a civic commemoration council said. Kim Soon-ok died of natural causes at the age of 97 at Seoul Asan Medical Center, ...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs
Twitter Korea ranks most tweeted terms for 2018

Twitter Korea announced the top 10 most tweeted terms of 2018, in a list spanning social issues and people. For social issues, “School MeToo” ranked first. The complete list is as follows: 1. Schoo...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] IT entrepreneur committed 46 illegal acts: Labor Ministry

A monthlong inspection of companies run by well-known IT entrepreneur Yang Jin-ho revealed numerous violations of the law, the Ministry of Employment and Labor said Wednesday. The probe also found bi...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs
Korea's first for-profit hospital gains approval from Jeju

South Korea's first for-profit hospital received the final approval from the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on Wednesday, putting an end to 16 years of controversy over the introduction of inve...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs
2 workers die after being buried by soil in drainage pipe construction

Two workers died after being buried under a mound of soil at a drainage pipe construction site just north of Seoul, authorities said Wednesday. The accident happened at 11:57 a.m. in Paju, Gyeonggi ...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs
25% of Korean adults have pets: report

One out of four 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 Wednesday. According to t...

Dec 5, 2018
Social affairs

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