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Euthanasia of rescued dogs sparks debate on animal rights

When it was revealed earlier this month that the leader of a well-known animal rights group had killed more than 230 rescued dogs to free up space at its shelter, public anger was palpable. Cheon...

Jan 27, 2019
Social affairs
Yongin to focus efforts on hosting semiconductor cluster

Yongin, located in Gyeonggi Province some 40 kilometers south of Seoul and home to some 1 million people, is the most ideal city to host a semiconductor cluster, given its proximity to Seoul and pers...

Jan 27, 2019
Social affairs
Nearly half of mothers giving first birth had C-sections in 2017

Nearly half of South Korean mothers giving birth to their first child received caesarean sections in 2017, data showed Sunday, with the percentage rising over recent years. According to the data com...

Jan 27, 2019
Social affairs
No. of Japanese visitors to Korea jumps more than 28% in 2018

The number of Japanese visitors to South Korea increased at the fastest rate in nine years in 2018, while the number of South Koreans to Japan reached a record high, data released Saturday showed. A...

Jan 26, 2019
Social affairs
Taxi driver who kidnapped a passenger caught after 9 hours

A taxi driver who kidnapped and attacked a female passenger was detained and his case submitted to the prosecutor’s office, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Thursday. The driver ...

Jan 25, 2019
Social affairs
Artificial rain tested over Yellow Sea to fight fine dust

South Korea conducted an artificial rain experiment over the Yellow Sea on Friday to analyze the method's effect on reducing fine dust pollution. The Korea Meteorological Administration and the Mini...

Jan 25, 2019
Social affairs
Measles cases increase to 38

An additional case in Seoul brought the number of confirmed measles cases in a recent outbreak in South Korea to 38, according to Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. The latest case was ...

Jan 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Govt. to launch special probe team to investigate sexual violence in sports

The South Korean government said Friday it will launch a special probe team to look into sexual violence and other human rights violations in the country's sports community, following a series of cla...

Jan 25, 2019
Social affairs
2 injured by a patient in psychiatric hospital

A 57-year-old patient who injured a doctor and a citizen by wielding a deadly weapon has been caught and is being investigated, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Thursday. “The patient has been ...

Jan 25, 2019
Social affairs
More jobless people apply for 'unemployment credits' in 2018

South Korea saw more jobless people seek financial assistance from the state pension fund in 2018 amid the country's rising unemployment, data showed Friday. About 416,000 unemployed people applied ...

Jan 25, 2019
Social affairs
JTBC chief rejects accusation of violence filed by freelance journalist

Sohn Suk-hee, the chief and well-known news presenter of the cable channel JTBC, is facing an allegation that he used violence against a freelance journalist, but he denied the accusation and reporte...

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs
[Weekender] ‘I want to be pretty like mom!’

Beauty market targeting preschoolers grows in Korea amid criticism

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald interview] Sitcom ‘Haiphong Families’ depicts reality of Korea’s multicultural families

KCTV Jeju producer Kim Jung-hyuk produces award-winning sitcom on multicultural families

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs
Family of Korean hospitalized after fall at Grand Canyon seeks financial help

The family of Park Joon-hyuk, a 25-year-old student hospitalized in Flagstaff, Arizona, after a fall at Grand Canyon National Park, is asking the South Korean government to help with his hospital bil...

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul City projects hit snag

Large-scale projects by Seoul City, such as the expansion of the Gwanghwamun Plaza and the redevelopment of Euljiro, have hit a snag, as the city government appears to have failed to sufficiently dis...

Jan 24, 2019
Social affairs

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