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Video of man in clown mask attempting burglary a viral marketing stunt

The closed-circuit TV clip of a man in a clown mask attempting to break into an apartment turned out to have been a viral marketing stunt by a delivery service agency, according to police. Seoul Gwa...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs
Four men accused of mocking wartime sex slavery victims apologize

Four South Korean men apologized Wednesday for mocking women who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II. Six surviving sex slavery victims said Thursday the men vi...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs
World Toilet Association earns UN consultative status

The World Toilet Association has been granted special consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council for its expertise in health and hygiene. This allows the WTA, currently le...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs
Over 6 in 10 Koreans taking part in boycott of Japanese goods: poll

More than 6 in 10 South Koreans are taking part in a boycott of Japanese products amid growing public resentment over Tokyo's export restrictions, a poll showed Thursday. In the poll of 504 adults n...

Jul 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] Newly registered pet dogs up 40% in 2018

The number of newly registered pet dogs in South Korea rose nearly 40 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, the country’s animal quarantine agency said. Around 147,000 new dogs were registered with...

Jul 24, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Marriage migrants often at mercy of Korean husbands

Women stay in abusive relationships due to concerns about child custody, residency status

Jul 24, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Union of delivery workers refuses to handle Uniqlo goods

With South Koreans increasingly taking part in a boycott of Japanese goods, the Parcel Delivery Workers’ Solidarity Union on Wednesday refused to handle Uniqlo products. “Parcel Delivery workers wil...

Jul 24, 2019
Social affairs
Nearly 34% of S. Korean adolescents have thought about suicide over academic pressure: poll

Nearly 34 percent of South Korean adolescents have thought about killing themselves because of academic pressure, a recent survey showed Wednesday. The grim finding came in the National Youth Policy...

Jul 24, 2019
Social affairs
7-year prison term finalized for theater director for sexual assaults

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a high court ruling that sentenced a famed theatrical director to seven years in prison and ordered him to take 80 hours of a sexual violence treatment course fo...

Jul 24, 2019
Social affairs
Government-private committee launched to respond to WHO gaming disorder classification

The government on Tuesday launched a committee to address the adoption of the World Health Organization-classified gaming disorder into Korea’s own disease code. The joint government-private sector ...

Jul 24, 2019
Social affairs
Nation braces for protracted heat waves

South Korea is bracing for sweltering heat waves in the coming weeks, with its southern provinces and many other regions suffering from an extended tropical night phenomenon, weather forecasters said...

Jul 24, 2019
Social affairs
Driver of overturned van in Gangwon repeat road crash offender: police

A van carrying 16 passengers crashed Monday morning in Gangwon Province, leading to deaths and injuries of all those aboard. Upon investigation, police found the van’s driver, a 61-year-old surnamed ...

Jul 23, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ex-SK Chem chief, 33 others indicted over humidifier sterilizer scandal

The prosecution said Tuesday it has indicted 34 people, including former company executives, for manufacturing and selling humidifier disinfectants containing toxic chemicals, wrapping up an eight-mo...

Jul 23, 2019
Social affairs
Overturned van in Samcheok carried 6 Thai nationals: police

Six Thai nationals were aboard the van that crashed Monday morning in Gangwon Province, that resulted in the deaths or injuries of all of the passengers, police said Tuesday. A Hyundai van carrying ...

Jul 23, 2019
Social affairs
Students released after 8 hours of questioning over protest in Japan consulate

Six South Korean college students who were taken into police custody after staging a protest performance over Japan's export restrictions inside the Japanese Consulate in Busan were all released late...

Jul 23, 2019
Social affairs

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