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South Korea's annual greenhouse emissions hit record high in 2017

South Korea's annual greenhouse emission reached a record high of 709.1 million tons in 2017, a government environment agency said Monday. The Greenhouse Gas General Information Center, under the Mi...

Oct 7, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Korea should stop funding coal power in Indonesia’

While South Korea has vowed to phase out fossil fuels and turn to clean energy to combat climate change and air pollution, it is supporting coal-fired power plants elsewhere -- like in Indonesia. Th...

Oct 7, 2019
Social affairs
Typhoon Hagibis rapidly gains strength; impact on Korea uncertain

Country may have to brace for strongest typhoon this year

Oct 7, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul city to expand free Wi-Fi network by 2022

The siblings in Korean director Bong Joon-ho's Cannes-winning film "Parasite" may not have to squat down in their basement-level apartment looking for Wi-Fi signal anymore. That is if they go out to...

Oct 7, 2019
Social affairs
Ministry says it appears hard to send cheering squad for World Cup match in Pyongyang

The unification ministry said Monday it appears to be difficult to send a cheering squad for an inter-Korean World Cup qualifier to be held in Pyongyang next week as the North has not responded to an...

Oct 7, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Unionists of Seoul Subway Line No. 9 begin 3-day strike

Unionized workers of a Seoul subway began a three-day strike on Monday, demanding an increase in the number of workers and the introduction of a step-based salary system. The labor union of Seoul Me...

Oct 7, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Cho Kuk’s wife denies allegations, to be summoned again

Parliamentary audit this week expected to be engulfed by corruption allegations surrounding Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s family

Oct 6, 2019
Social affairs
Medical expenses for seniors to reach W60tr in 2025

Medical expenses for people aged 65 or older are expected to reach 57.94 trillion won ($48.64 billion) in 2025, when the country is projected to become a superaged society, data released by the Natio...

Oct 6, 2019
Social affairs
Govt. to tighten departure process for foreigners staying without permission

Foreigners staying illegally in South Korea will go through a tighter inspection process before they are allowed to leave the country, the Ministry of Justice announced Sunday. According to the mini...

Oct 6, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea reports 2 suspected cases of swine fever

South Korea reported two suspected cases of African swine fever on Sunday despite massive preventive measures across the country. The first new suspected case was reported from a farm in Pocheon, ju...

Oct 6, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] ‘We are Cho Kuk’: Protesters condemn ‘political’ prosecution

Tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets of southern Seoul on Saturday to condemn prosecutors for what they called their politically motivated investigation of scandal-ridden Justice Ministe...

Oct 5, 2019
Social affairs
Supporters of justice minister to hold rally, demanding reform of prosecution

Activists and citizens plan to hold a rally in southern Seoul on Saturday to support Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his drive to reform the prosecution amid a probe into corruption allegations surround...

Oct 5, 2019
Social affairs
Body of landslide victim found in Busan

The body of a man buried in a landslide in the southern city of Busan was found Friday after 33 hours of rescue work, police said. He is the last of the four victims of the landslide that crashed a ...

Oct 4, 2019
Social affairs
Hwaseong serial killer's confession in doubt

Criminal Lee Chun-jae was belatedly found to have made a dubious confession, raising doubts about the credibility of statements in which he identified himself as the killer in South Korea's worst ser...

Oct 4, 2019
Social affairs
About 2,200 shipwrecks abandoned in S. Korean waters: lawmaker

About 2,200 shipwrecks remain abandoned in South Korean waters, posing a potential environmental threat, a ruling party lawmaker insisted Friday. Rep. Seo Sam-seok of the Democratic Party, citing da...

Oct 4, 2019
Social affairs

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