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December 11, 2019 Social affairs

Seoul to set 50 kph speed limit on roads with bus-only lanes

The speed limit on Seoul roads with bus-only lanes will be adjusted to 50 kilometers per hour starting late this month as part of efforts to reduce traffic accidents involving pedestrians, the city g...

Ultrafine dust chokes Korea, cold spell expected late Wednesday

South Korea was blanketed by a high level of particulate pollution Tuesday, prompting emergency dust reduction measures for the first time this winter and an ultrafine dust advisory issued in the aft...

December 10, 2019
Social affairs
PPP forum on exporting smart transport infra to be held

A forum on public-private partnerships for the export of smart technology-based public transport infrastructure is set to be held in Seoul on Thursday, the Seoul City government said Monday. Hosted ...

December 9, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] College admissions reforms coming amid controversy

Seoul-based universities will select more freshmen through a state-administered college entrance exam to be held once a year starting in 2023 as part of college admissions reform measures unveiled by...

November 28, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Seoul mayor vows to restrict ‘excessive’ rallies

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Tuesday vowed to restrict excessive protests that “threaten public good,” amid complaints over weekend rallies that have dominated Gwanghwamun Square for several months. ...

November 27, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Lai Dai Han people still seeking apology, roots in Korea

Nearly 45 years after the end of the Vietnam War, some Vietnamese still live in the shadow of the war. Among them are the Lai Dai Han people -- a term meaning mixed blood in Vietnamese and referr...

November 27, 2019
Social affairs
Opposition leader continues hunger strike for 7th day amid calls for removal of tent

The main opposition party on Tuesday strongly protested the presidential office’s request for the removal of the tent where its leader has held a hunger strike for the past seven days in protest of k...

November 26, 2019
Politics
Old diesel cars to be banned in central Seoul

Old diesel cars will be banned from the area within Seoul’s four main gates starting December, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday, as part of efforts to tackle air pollution. Diesel cars ...

November 26, 2019
Social affairs
Hideous criminals to be banned from marrying foreign women

The government said Friday that it will ease requirements for marriage migrants to naturalize even after a divorce and those convicted of violent crimes will be banned from marrying foreign women as ...

November 22, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Ex-vice minister mired in orgy scandal cleared of all charges

Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui, who was indicted for allegedly receiving sexual services and bribes, was cleared of all charges Friday in a court ruling that came six years after he first b...

November 22, 2019
Social affairs
Korean, Japanese lawyers demand action for forced labor victims

South Korean and Japanese legal professionals on Wednesday called for action to enforce Korean Supreme Court rulings holding Japanese firms responsible for compensating Koreans forced to work in thei...

November 20, 2019
Social affairs
14 mayors, governors file petition to save Lee Jae-myung’s governorship

Fourteen governors and mayors across the nation, including Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, have filed a petition with the Supreme Court, asking for the acquittal of Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, w...

November 19, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Korean man accused of murdering Vietnamese wife

A Korean man in his 50s was apprehended for allegedly murdering his Vietnamese wife, a woman 25 years his junior, the police said Monday. The Yangju Police Station said they are investigating a 55-y...

November 18, 2019
Social affairs
6 in 10 Koreans support hike in electricity prices to curb fine dust: survey

Nearly 6 in 10 Koreans are in favor of suspending coal-fired power plants to reduce particulate pollution from autumn through spring, even if it is accompanied by a hike in electricity rates, a surve...

November 17, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Koreans sit for national college entrance exam

Nearly half a million people sat for the annual state-administered college entrance exam Thursday, with the number of test-takers marking an all-time low. The College Scholastic Aptitude Test, local...

November 14, 2019
Social affairs

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