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[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
[Weather] Large daily temperature difference expected throughout the day

Residents of Korea woke up to a cold morning, as daily low temperatures dropped to minus 3 to 1 degrees Celsius nationwide. (Yonhap) Despite the chilly weather, temperatures will go up throughout t...

Nov 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Arrest warrant sought for man over firebomb attack against top court chief's car

Police sought an arrest warrant for a 74-year-old man on Wednesday for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a vehicle carrying the head of the country's top court earlier this week, they said. The move ca...

Nov 28, 2018
Social affairs
Supreme Court chief justice denounces Molotov cocktail attack as “undermining rule of law”

Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su on Wednesday condemned an attack in which a Molotov cocktail was thrown at his car, calling it a “grave event undermining the rule of law.” Around 9 a.m. on...

Nov 28, 2018
Social affairs
How Seoul’s ‘energy self-sufficient’ apartments save on electricity bills

Renewable energy accounts for only about 6 percent of the total electricity generated in Seoul, while residents living in apartments pay higher maintenance fees -- including electricity bills for sha...

Nov 28, 2018
Social affairs
Massive blackout hits Goyang and Paju

A massive power outage hit Goyang and Paju in Gyeonggi Province around noon on Wednesday, affecting residential and commercial customers. The power utilities in most areas were fully reconnected afte...

Nov 28, 2018
Social affairs
Resolution on impeachment of judges lacks legal force: top court

Korea’s top court said the recent resolution by a group of judges addressing the possibility of impeaching justices involved in a power abuse case does not have legal power, a lawmaker revealed Tuesd...

Nov 28, 2018
Social affairs
Gas leak at wastewater plant leaves several workers injured

BUSAN -- A toxic gas leak at a wastewater treatment plant left four workers temporarily unconscious on Wednesday, authorities said. A chemical, believed to be hydrogen sulfide, leaked at around 1:08...

Nov 28, 2018
Social affairs

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