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Seoul to improve living conditions in semi-basement apartments depicted in ‘Parasite’Social affairsFeb 18, 2020The Seoul City government will financially support 1,500 households living in semi-basement apartments like the one depicted in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” to improve their living conditions, ... -
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[Newsmaker] Chinese students in Korea advised 14-day self-isolationSocial affairsFeb 17, 2020The government said Monday that it will advise Chinese students enrolled in Korean universities to suspend attending classes and to stay in isolation for two weeks, in an effort to rein in the spread... -
Sejong University’s research team succeeds in farming American steelheadSocial affairsFeb 14, 2020Sejong University succeeded in farming American steelhead in Korea amid rising demand for salmon here, the university said Friday. Led by professors Kim Min-sun and Lee Jang-won of Integrative Bio-i... -
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[Newsmaker] Samsung denies heir’s drug abuse allegationsSocial affairsFeb 13, 2020Samsung Electronics flatly denied Thursday allegations that its heir apparent and Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong illegally received injections of propofol, a short-acting sedative and anesthetic drug. T... -
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[Weekender] At home, safe from the virusSocial affairsFeb 13, 2020Since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed last month, many South Koreans have put their social lives on hold, choosing to stay home most of the time. When they have to step outside, many cover ... -
Fewer students think Korean unification needed: surveySocial affairsFeb 11, 2020More students think the reunification of the two Koreas is unnecessary and the Korean Peninsula is not peaceful, a survey showed Tuesday, amid stalled progress in inter-Korean relations. According t... -
Coronavirus information center opens for foreignersSocial affairsFeb 11, 2020Seoul has launched an information and consulting center on the new coronavirus exclusively for foreigners, with translation services available in eight languages, the Seoul Metropolitan Government sa... -
Controversy rekindled over Hwacheon ice fishing festivalSocial affairsFeb 10, 2020An ice-fishing festival in Hwacheon has reignited controversy over animal abuse for its cruel killing of mountain trout, with the environment minister denouncing it as a “human-focused” event at the ... -
S. Korea reports 3 more coronavirus cases, total at 27Social affairsFeb 9, 2020The government said Sunday it will send another chartered plane to China’s Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, to bring back Koreans and consider imposing an additional entry ban on oth... -
S. Korea sees coldest day on recordSocial affairsFeb 6, 2020Amid an unusually warm winter, Seoul saw the coldest day of the season Thursday, with the morning low in the capital recorded at minus 11.8 degrees Celsius. The temperature, registered at 6:34 a.m.,... -
Korea reports 1 more case of novel coronavirus, total now 19Social affairsFeb 5, 2020South Korea on Wednesday evening confirmed another case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total here to 19. The latest case was related to one of the two patients confirmed earlier in the day. ... -
42 kindergartens, schools in Seoul ordered to close amid coronavirus scareSocial affairsFeb 5, 2020The Seoul city education office on Wednesday ordered a week-long suspension of classes for 42 kindergartens and schools in the two Seoul districts where a person infected with the new coronavirus had... -
Virus fear sparks China phobia in S. KoreaSocial affairsFeb 5, 2020Public fears over the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, are prompting many South Koreans to avoid Chinese people altogether in the belief they can minimize their risk of catching the... -
Rights campaigner warns against spread of hateSocial affairsFeb 5, 2020The head of South Korea’s national human rights watchdog on Wednesday voiced concern over hate speech against Chinese people and called for humanity and solidarity in the global fight against the new... -
Warmest winter, smallest snowfall on record in KoreaSocial affairsFeb 4, 2020South Korea had its warmest January and the least recorded snowfall, with the average temperature standing at 2.8 degrees Celsius, the weather agency said Tuesday. The average temperature in January...
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