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Court rejects residents’ request to suspend govt. provision of THAAD land

A Seoul court on Tuesday dismissed local residents’ request to temporarily invalidate the government’s offering of land to host a U.S. missile defense system. Site designated for THAAD deployment in...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Which sanitary pads are safe?

A wave of confusion has ensued after reports about some ‘toxic’ sanitary pads, prompting customers to search for safe products. Ecofem, a female environmentalists’ association, and Kangwon National ...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Prosecutors seek arrest warrants for two ex-spy agency officials

Prosecutors on Tuesday requested court warrants to arrest two retired officials of the National Intelligence Service as part of a probe into the spy agency's interference in the 2012 presidential ele...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Activists call for improvement in migrant fishermen’s human rights

Migrant fishermen are exposed to human rights abuses, activists and human rights lawyers said Tuesday, calling on the government and ship owners to step up efforts to improve the situation. Kim Jong...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Former, current MBC chiefs quizzed over alleged unfair labor practices

The chief of South Korea's major public broadcaster MBC and one of his predecessors were questioned by the labor ministry Tuesday over allegations that they violated labor laws and unfairly exerted i...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Korea male infertility up due to late marriage, stress: report

Male infertility in South Korea rose dramatically in the past five years due to people getting married late, heavy workloads and stress, a local report said Tuesday. The number of male infertility c...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Prosecutors indict two intl. car shipping firms for bid rigging

Prosecutors said Tuesday they indicted two international auto shipping companies for fixing bid prices for sea transportations of Korean-made automobiles. Japan-based Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, ...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Oct. 2 designated by Blue House as a Chuseok-season holiday

Oct. 2 has been confirmed as a temporary holiday by the Cabinet, Tuesday, making the sought after 10-day holiday in the beginning of October a reality. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 9, the longest chain of ...

Sept 5, 2017
Social affairs
Expats unfazed about North’s nuke test

Foreign residents in South Korea largely remained calm after North Korea’s nuclear test Sunday, although some expressed deepening worries over the escalating military standoff between the North and t...

Sept 4, 2017
Social affairs
Annual ‘Operation Chromite’ reenactment event canceled due to NK provocations

INCHEON -- An annual event to reenact "Operation Chromite," a US-led operation during the Korean War, has been called off in the aftermath of the latest North Korean missile and nuclear tests, the ev...

Sept 4, 2017
Social affairs
No. of drug offenders up 19% in 2016: report

The number of narcotics offenders in South Korea rose 19.3 percent in 2016 from a year earlier, due largely to the widespread use of the Internet as a channel to more easily trade the banned substanc...

Sept 4, 2017
Social affairs
Environment Ministry considers expanding habitats for endangered bears

South Korea’s project to bring back endangered wild bears has been successful, but it has produced an unforeseen problem: runaway bears. The Environment Ministry was to announce Monday what is to b...

Sept 3, 2017
Social affairs
Indonesian woman’s nightclub beating draws angry reaction

An Indonesian woman claimed Sunday that she was discriminated against and beaten up by a Korean bouncer of a club because of her nationality, in an incident that drew a lot of social media attention ...

Sept 3, 2017
Social affairs
Seoul subway hit by weekend glitches

Seoul Subway Line Nos. 1 and 2 experienced an array of disruptions on Saturday, resulting in delays in travel time. A train on Line 1 had to be stopped after a technical problem arose between Namyeo...

Sept 3, 2017
Social affairs
Seoul issued 33 heat wave warnings, alerts this summer

Seoul recorded 33 days of extreme heat waves this summer, which is eight fewer days than last year, the city government said Sunday. Thirty-three heat wave warnings and alerts were issued due to swe...

Sept 3, 2017
Social affairs

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