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[Newsmaker] Foreign swimmer arrested for alleged sexual harassment

A foreign swimmer participating in the FINA World Championships in Gwangju was arrested Sunday for alleged sexual harassment. Gwangju Seobu Police Station in the southern metropolitan city said it h...

Jul 28, 2019
Social affairs
Loft collapse inside Gwangju nightclub kills 2, injures athletes at FINA championships

A loft inside a nightclub in the southwestern city of Gwangju collapsed Saturday, killing two people and injuring more than 10, including athletes competing at the 18th FINA World Championships, city...

Jul 27, 2019
Social affairs
Ministry warns against food poisoning, flesh-eating bacterial infection

The Food Safety Ministry issued a warning Friday against food poisoning and flesh-eating infection associated with Vibrio bacteria, urging caution in beach-going and seafood consumption. The ministr...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
Adoption, abandonment find new voices in ‘Side by Side’

Filmmaker team and husband-and-wife duo Glenn and Julie Morey held a screening and panel discussion for their short documentary film on international adoption, titled “Side by Side,” Thursday at the ...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
Overseas Koreans Foundation ordered to fix loose rule on scholarship program

The Overseas Koreans Foundation, a Foreign Ministry-affiliated organization, was found to have been supporting children of diplomats and expatriates with its scholarship programs designed for educati...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecutors to take on illegal business operations at Daesung-owned property

Investigation is underway into suspicions of illegal sex business operations at a Gangnam building owned by Daesung of K-pop group Big Bang. Seoul Gangnam Police Station said Friday the case involvi...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul mayor’s Gwanghwamun makeover plans unfeasible: minister

Interior and Safety Minister Chin Young said Thursday the ministry and the Seoul Metropolitan Government are far from reaching an agreement on the city’s plans to revamp Gwanghwamun Square. The mini...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
DUIs in Seoul drop 23% under toughened rules

Drunk driving cases dropped 23 percent in Seoul in the month following the introduction of toughened regulations. The revised traffic law, the Second Yoon Chang-ho Act, lowered the legal limit of dr...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
Heavy rain warnings issued in central regions, downpour in store for weekend

The season’s first heavy rain warning was issued in Seoul on Friday morning, with nationwide downpours in store over the weekend. The Korea Meteorological Administration adjusted a heavy rain watch ...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
No. of cybercrimes increases 22% in H1, phishing scams rampant

Cases of cybercrimes confirmed by police across South Korea have increased over 20 percent, with phishing scams raging, in the first half of this year, data from the National Police Agency showed Fri...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
DMZ hiking trail to open in Paju next month

South Korea said Friday it will open the third and last hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas next month. The western section of the DMZ trail in Paju, some 30 kilomete...

Jul 26, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea's central regions on alert for heavy rain

South Korea on Thursday issued heavy rain alerts for central regions and activated a national disaster control body to cope with possible damage. The weather authorities forecast sudden heavy downpo...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ex-President Park gets reduced term

A high court on Thursday sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to five years in prison for causing losses to state coffers by unlawfully receiving money from chiefs of the country’s spy agency. T...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs
[News briefs] Burning Sun whistleblower comes under police protection

Police will provide protection for Kim Sang-kyo, who opened the floodgates of allegations surrounding the Burning Sun club, and his family, as requested by Kim, according to the police on Thursday. ...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs
Civic groups condemn Japan for trade feud

South Korean civic organizations on Thursday lashed out at the Japanese government’s export curbs against the country and denial of its brutal history, calling for joint action with Japan’s civil soc...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs

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