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Protests set to cause heavy traffic in Seoul on Saturday

Heavy traffic is expected on Saturday in major parts of central Seoul, with around 20,000 protesters set to take part in various rallies in the city, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Friday. A ...

Nov 30, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors raid court administration office in blacklist probe

Seoul prosecutors on Friday raided the National Court Administration, a key organization under the Supreme Court, to collect evidence linked to the court's suspected involvement in power abuse scanda...

Nov 30, 2018
Social affairs
Govt. releases 58 conscientious objectors

A total of 58 South Korean conscientious objectors were released from prison on parole simultaneously at 10 a.m. on Friday, the Ministry of Justice said. The release came after the landmark Supreme ...

Nov 30, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Top court orders ex-President Chun to be tried in Gwangju in defamation case

The Supreme Court has upheld lower courts' rejection of former President Chun Doo-hwan's request to be tried in Seoul, instead of Gwangju, in a defamation case involving his memoir, court officials s...

Nov 30, 2018
Social affairs
[Weather] ‘Bad’ fine dust in most parts of Korea with wide temperature range

Fine dust will linger across the nation Friday even after yellow dust from China is swept out. Daily temperatures will reach around 10 degrees Celsius. Bad fine dust levels are expected for Gyeonggi...

Nov 30, 2018
Social affairs
Court sentences arsonist to life imprisonment over fatal bar fire

A man convicted of intentionally setting fire to a bar in June and killing five people was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for aggravated arson. The Jeonju District Court handed down the sen...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul to clamp down on taxis refusing passengers

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will crack down on taxis that refuse passengers, starting Saturday. The city said Thursday that it will deploy 60 police officers and 174 city bylaw officers to 26 ...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Weekender] Reflecting gratitude towards life as you eat: Temple Food

You are what you eat, or so they say. For Buddhist practitioners in Korea, this idea develops further, and eating becomes part of spiritual practice. The dietary culture of Korean Buddhism is not mu...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Foreign cultural diplomat team Hangeul promotes Korea

Team says cultural differences make Korea intriguing

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
Perpetrators of DUI accidents get heavy prison sentences in recent court rulings

South Korean courts have recently been meting out increasingly heavier punishments against drunk driving perpetrators, apparently reflecting rising public criticism over legal leniency for driving un...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
Women executives a rarity at Korea’s top 500 corporations

The number of women executives at Korea’s top 500 companies has increased slightly, but it is still rare for women to attain corporate leadership positions, the latest figures showed. The Ministry o...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
Korea to import medical marijuana starting early next year

Patients with epilepsy and other rare diseases will be able to get medical marijuana here as soon as early 2019, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday. As the National Assembly passed a...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Top court upholds life sentence for ‘Molar Daddy’ over murder of daughter’s friend

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the lower court’s life sentence ruling for Lee Young-hak, 36, who was found guilty of murdering his 14-year-old daughter’s friend. The court also denied Lee’s cl...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
Police to question labor union members over alleged assault

Police on Thursday called for seven unionized workers of a local auto parts maker to appear for questioning on charges of having assaulted one of the company's executives. Five others were notified ...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
Top court upholds life sentence for woman and lover in nicotine poisoning death of husband

The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed lower courts' life imprisonment verdict for a woman and her lover, who were convicted of colluding in a nicotine-poisoning death of her husband two years ago. ...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs

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