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Korea ranks 45th on international Corruption Perceptions Index

South Korea ranked 45th out of 180 countries in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index report, climbing up six notches from 2017. The index, issued by Transparency International, evaluates countries ...

Jan 29, 2019
Social affairs
Another suspected FMD outbreak found in Anseong

A suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in Anseong on Tuesday, a day after the government confirmed a type O variant case in the area. The owner of a "hanwoo" beef cattle farm in...

Jan 29, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Former ‘comfort woman,’ women’s activist Kim Bok-dong dies

Kim Bok-dong, a South Korean victim of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II and a symbol of the fight against wartime violence, died late Monday, bringing the number of survivo...

Jan 29, 2019
Social affairs
PM orders measures to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Tuesday called for strong measures to prevent a recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease from spreading into other parts of the nation ahead of Lunar New Year's Day. Q...

Jan 29, 2019
Social affairs
Fire hits Park Hyatt Busan

Around 40 guests were evacuated from the Park Hyatt Busan on Monday night, as fire hit the luxury hotel. According to the authorities, smoke was seen coming out of the ceiling at the entrance of the...

Jan 29, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea confirms foot-and-mouth disease case

South Korea on Monday confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak at a farm located less than 80 kilometers south of Seoul. The first outbreak of the animal disease this year was confirmed at a mil...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
South Korea again confirms influx of fine dust from China

A study by a South Korean government agency has again confirmed that China is largely responsible for fine dust particles over the Korean Peninsula, officials said Monday. The latest conclusion was...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
Body of Korean man presumed to be victim of boat accident found in Japan

The body of a South Korean man presumed to be the only remaining missing victim of a fishing boat accident earlier this month has been found on a beach in Japan, police said Monday. The 9.77-ton Muj...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
Man commits crimes to go to prison

A Chinese national who wanted to go to prison turned himself in after setting a house on fire and injuring a market employee with a knife. According to Yeongdeungpo Police on Monday, the man in his ...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
Artificial rain experiment over sea ends in failure

The South Korean government’s first artificial rain experiment this year over the Yellow Sea failed to induce rain, the Korea Meteorological Administration said Monday, with 14 more experiments plann...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
Gender Ministry to expand support for female North Korean defectors

The government will expand support for female North Korean defectors, Gender Equality Minister Jin Sun-mee said Monday. The plans were revealed during a visit to a resettlement center for North Kore...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
3 teens booked on suspicion of robbery

Three teenagers were apprehended in connection with 28 robberies involving 20 million won ($17,900) worth of cash, cigarettes and other items. According to the Busan Jin Police station on Monday, a ...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] New twists and turns in case against JTBC chief

Sohn Suk-hee, the president of cable channel JTBC and a popular news anchor, offered company money to keep a freelance journalist from going public about an assault Sohn allegedly committed, a vernac...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
Former ‘comfort woman’ dies at 93, leaving 24 survivors

Another victim of sexual slavery during the Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula passed away Monday. A former South Korean “comfort woman,” known only to the media by the surname Lee upon her...

Jan 28, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ex-Supreme Court chief hires another lawyer in preparation for legal battle

Former Supreme Court Chief Yang Sung-tae, currently in detention, has hired another lawyer to prepare for what will be a tough legal battle over allegations that he politically influenced trials to l...

Jan 27, 2019
Social affairs

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