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S. Korea to begin repair work for video reunions of separated families

South Korea will begin repair work this week on video reunion centers set up across the nation for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, a unification ministry official said Tuesday. The gov...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Grandson of SK Group founder arrested for alleged drug purchases

A grandson of SK Group founder, Chey Jong-gun, was arrested Monday for allegedly buying liquid marijuana, police said. Wearing a face mask, a grandson of SK Group founder appears at a police station...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
‘Letter from Kim Jong-un’ posters spread in colleges nationwide

Posters criticizing President Moon Jae-in’s policies have been found in colleges around the country, sparking a police investigation. The identical poster sets had been found at 29 universities and a...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
Moon reaffirms cooperation with civic groups to reform society

President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his support for civic activist groups Monday, calling them "important partners" in efforts to reform the nation. "Making laws, regulations and distributing national ...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
KAIST, THE to hold summit, university ‘impact’ ranking to be revealed

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Times Higher Education are jointly holding a three-day conference in South Korea on the changing roles of universities in the era of the “fo...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
Seungri arranged prostitution services for some men: police

Police confirmed Monday that former K-pop boyband BIGBANG member Seungri arranged prostitution services for some men, as they have obtained statements from people involved, verifying some of the alle...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
Probe team head vows to investigate ex-vice minister's sex scandal

The head of a new probe team tasked with reinvestigating sex and bribery allegations against a former vice justice minister promised Monday that his team will work the case "by the book" to get to th...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
University hit for asking scholarship applicants to prove poverty

Seoul National University has drawn fire for asking applicants to one of its scholarship programs to prove their poverty in disregard of a dissenting opinion from the state human rights watchdog, off...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
The number of postpartum care centers decreases

The number of postpartum care centers nationwide has fallen, a report said Monday, likely an indication of the falling birthrate. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education put the number of su...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
Coast Guard rescues Filipino captain off east coast

The Coast Guard rescued a Filipino captain who was found unconscious on a cargo ship on Sunday, authorities said. The 5,570-ton freighter was anchored in waters about 10 kilometers west of Gal Isla...

Mar 31, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s population likely to peak in 2028

South Korea’s statistics agency forecast that the country’s population is likely to peak at 51.94 million in 2028, before declining to 39.29 million in 2067. The demographic outlook came as deaths...

Mar 31, 2019
Social affairs
Government to halt public construction work if fine dust levels spike

South Korea will order a halt to public construction work in the event of high concentrations of fine dust, the government said Sunday. The finance ministry said it will dispatch guidelines to all ...

Mar 31, 2019
Social affairs
New allegations of procuring prostitution raised against Seungri

An acquaintance of K-pop star Seungri has testified that the celebrity procured prostitution at locations in addition to the ones alleged so far, a local news outlet reported. According to Ilyo Shin...

Mar 31, 2019
Social affairs
Herald Corp. goes dark for 2019 Earth Hour

Lights went out for an hour at the Herald Corp. headquarters Saturday as the company observed Earth Hour, an annual global lights-out event. Every year on the last Saturday of March, lights are swit...

Mar 31, 2019
Social affairs
Colleague of late actress Jang Ja-yeon calls for stronger police protection

Yoon Ji-oh, a former colleague of a late actress Jang Ja-yeon, on Saturday urged police to strengthen the protection for her, as police did not respond to her emergency signals for more than ten hour...

Mar 31, 2019
Social affairs

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