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Police to probe high school teacher over sexual misconduct claims

A high school graduate in Incheon said that she had been sexually harassed by a male teacher. She accused the teacher of sexual harassment Saturday, according to Incheon Yeonsu Police Station on Tue...

March 6, 2018
Social affairs
Man detained for burning bar in Busan

Busan Dongnae Police Station arrested a male suspect in his 60s on charges of setting a bar on fire Friday. The arson suspect reportedly broke into the bar after smashing the window with a brick and...

March 2, 2018
Social affairs
Foreign worker receives 20 years for killing co-worker

The Daegu High Court sentenced a foreign worker to 20 years in prison for killing his co-worker. The suspect was accused of murdering the victim by striking his head multiple times with a weapon and...

March 1, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul considers taxi fare hike in July

Seoul City is considering raising the basic taxi fare by as much as 1,500 won ($1.40) and extending extra charges in the nighttime in July. The hike is intended to reflect the current labor conditio...

February 26, 2018
Social affairs
Father found guilty of killing 8-month-old infant in ‘airplane’ game

South Korea’s Supreme Court has handed a 3 year and 6 month sentence to a father accused of child abuse resulting in death by playing ‘airplane’ to comfort his crying baby. ‘Airplane’ is a game in w...

February 26, 2018
Social affairs
[Photo News] Korean figure skaters Choi Da-bin, Kim Ha-nul at PyeongChang

Choi Da-bin finished 7th at women’s singles figure skating Friday at her first-ever appearance in the Winter Olympics at Gangneung Ice Arena. Choi received 131.49 points in the ladies’ figure skatin...

February 23, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Im Si-wan, Ok Taec-yeon’s special outing at PyeongChang

Famous as both boy band members and actors, Im Si-wan and Ok Taec-yeon, were chosen to be special guides at PyeongChang Olympic Plaza Culture-ICT Pavilion. The two Korean idols are participating in ...

February 22, 2018
Social affairs
[PyeongChang 2018] Organizers to clamp down on rampant ticket resales

The PyeongChang Organizing Committee said it would crack down on the pervasive reselling of PyeongChang Winter Olympic tickets both online and offline. “We cannot track down transactions made only o...

February 21, 2018
Social affairs
[PyeongChang 2018] China confident in eight-minute show at PyeongChang 2018 closing ceremony

The famous Chinese film director Zhang Yimou showed confidence in Beijing’s eight-minute show, which China will perform during the closing ceremony at the PyeongChang Olympics. Zhang said, “All the ...

February 19, 2018
Social affairs
Cryptocurrency, get-rich-quick gateway for Korean college students?

The cryptocurrency fad led by bitcoin is attracting a growing number of South Korean college students into a dizzyingly volatile investment market, despite (or perhaps because of) its great accessibi...

February 14, 2018
Social affairs
[PyeongChang 2018] Dating app Tinder goes wild at PyeongChang Games

In PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, site of the ongoing Winter Olympics, the number of active Tinder users has seen an explosive surge. (Tinder Facbeook Page) Tinder users can either swipe right on o...

February 14, 2018
Social affairs
Overseas Korean volunteers to hold concert tour

More than 300 Korean university students, who returned home after a year overseas doing volunteer activities in 68 countries, will perform a homecoming concert titled the “Good News Corps Festival.” ...

February 12, 2018
Industry
[PyeongChang 2018] A touching photograph shows NK coaches rooting for S. Korean athlete

The photograph of two North Korean coaches cheering on a South Korean skier has been getting some attention on social media here. Kim Eun-ho participated in Olympic cross country skiing men‘s 15km +...

February 12, 2018
More sports
[PyeongChang 2018] Special blankets for Olympic athletes

With only two days until the 2018 Winter Olympics, attention has turned to the PyeongChang Olympic Village where the athletes are staying. Instead of the athletes, however, the public has been capti...

February 8, 2018
Social affairs
[PyeongChang 2018] Short track preferred winter spectator sport for a date

The majority of respondents from a matchmaking survey would choose short track as the sport to watch on a date during the PyeongChang Winter Games. According to a survey from matchmaking service Duo...

February 8, 2018
More sports

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