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S. Korean police request help from Chinese authorities in Burning Sun probe

South Korean police confirmed Thursday they are seeking cooperation from Chinese law enforcement in the probe of a nightclub tied to former BIGBANG member Seungri. The request was made to verify var...

Apr 4, 2019
Social affairs
Growing number of women disagree with traditional gender roles

About 7 out 10 married women disagree with the traditional gender roles of breadwinning husbands and homemaker wives, although a majority of the women acknowledge that mothers are better at raising c...

Apr 4, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Higher proportion of students skip breakfast

2018 saw a higher proportion of South Korean students skipping breakfast compared to the previous year, said the Ministry of Education, citing a recent study on their physical health. The proporti...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Police investigate babysitter over alleged abuse of 14-month-old

Police on Wednesday summoned a babysitter alleged to have abused a 14-month-old for over three months by slapping and neglecting the baby while her parents were not at home. According to Geumcheon P...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Lonely in Korea? You're not alone

As single-person households grow, cities come up with ways to help them combat loneliness

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Roy Kim will return to Korea soon to face police probe over sex video scandal

Popular K-pop ballad singer Roy Kim will return to South Korea as soon as possible to face a police interrogation over an allegation that he was part of the online chat room where the arrested musici...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Bus hours extended for Cherry Blossom Festival

Operation hours for bus services running past Yeouido Hangang Park and more trains will be deployed on Line. 9 subway this weekend for an upcoming April 5-11 Cherry Blossom Festival, the Seoul Metrop...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Moon meets former economic officials over ways to boost economy

President Moon Jae-in held a rare meeting with former government officials Wednesday to seek their advice on ways to boost the economy that could signal possible changes in his economic policies. Th...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Foreign-educated children of rich families caught taking illegal drugs

A growing number of foreign-educated young scions of South Korea's conglomerate owner and wealthy families are making scandalous headlines these days for using banned substances. Many of the well-he...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea holds national memorial ceremony to mark Jeju massacre

A national memorial ceremony took place on South Korea's southern island of Jeju on Wednesday to honor the victims of a bloody ideological clash between the then government and civilians in the late ...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Fire in Busan burns 20 ha of forest in two days

A mountain fire in Busan that started Tuesday burned about 20 hectares of forest before it was fully extinguished at around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, Busan Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters said...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Firefighters struggle to contain mountain fire in Busan

Firefighters continued to battle a massive mountain fire in the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday, with no reports of casualties having been filed so far. The fire continued to burn through a m...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Third-generation chaebol scions booked on drug use charges

The police have booked a number of third-generation scions of South Korean family-owned conglomerates on suspicions they bought and used illegal substances even as the investigation into more drug de...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Moon calls for efforts to attract foreign tourists amid chronic deficit

President Moon Jae-in called for efforts to attract more foreign tourists to his country Tuesday to help offset the country's chronic deficit in tourism. In a special meeting held in Songdo near Inc...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Fire in Suncheon burns 5 hectares of forest

A forest fire that broke out in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, Monday was put out Tuesday, after burning through 5 hectares of forest in two days. The fire started near a hillside road in Seungju-...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs

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