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October 17, 2019 Social affairs

[Newsmaker] Top court confirms suspended sentence for Lotte chief

South Korea’s top court on Thursday confirmed a suspended sentence for Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin for his involvement in a corruption scandal that removed former President Park Geun-hye from ...

Foundation to be launched for victims of Japan’s forced labor

A private foundation aimed at supporting Asian victims forced into labor during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea will be launched as early as this year amid frayed relations between Seoul and Tokyo. “...

October 16, 2019
Social affairs
Cho Kuk’s resignation dominates parliamentary audit of Justice Ministry

The parliamentary audit of the Justice Ministry, held Tuesday without the minister, was dominated by political wrangling over Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s resignation the previous day over corruption a...

October 15, 2019
Politics
Justice Minister Cho Kuk steps down

Scandal-stricken Justice Minister Cho Kuk stepped down from his post Monday amid an ongoing investigation into corruption allegations involving his family, 35 days after he was appointed despite stro...

October 14, 2019
Social affairs
Conservatives dominate central Seoul, demand resignations of Moon, Cho

Conservative civic groups critical of the Moon Jae-in administration took to the streets in central Seoul on Wednesday demanding the resignation of the president and arrest of scandal-stricken Justic...

October 9, 2019
Social affairs
Cho Kuk lays out prosecution reform plan

Embattled Justice Minister Cho Kuk laid out measures to reform the prosecution Tuesday, proposing to curb its power for direct probes and better protect human rights during investigations. Cho, whos...

October 8, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Korea should stop funding coal power in Indonesia’

While South Korea has vowed to phase out fossil fuels and turn to clean energy to combat climate change and air pollution, it is supporting coal-fired power plants elsewhere -- like in Indonesia. Th...

October 7, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Cho Kuk’s wife denies allegations, to be summoned again

Chung Kyung-shim, the wife of scandal-ridden Justice Minister Cho Kuk, returned home near midnight Saturday after spending 15 hours at the prosecutor’s office for questioning over allegations she com...

October 6, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] ‘We are Cho Kuk’: Protesters condemn ‘political’ prosecution

Tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets of southern Seoul on Saturday to condemn prosecutors for what they called their politically motivated investigation of scandal-ridden Justice Ministe...

October 5, 2019
Social affairs
Typhoon Mitag batters Korea

Typhoon Mitag, the seventh typhoon to hit the Korean Peninsula this year, brought strong winds and heavy rain on Wednesday as it made landfall on the southwestern coast. The typhoon was traveling at...

October 2, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecution to abolish special investigation divisions

The prosecution said Tuesday that it will abolish special investigation divisions under prosecutors’ offices across the country and improve investigation practices in line with the Moon Jae-in admini...

October 1, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] '90s-born generation drives changes in politics, workplace in Korea

In Korea, understanding those born in the 1990s is all the rage now, as they enter the workforce and emerge as a powerful new voting bloc. Shelves at major bookstores are filled with new hardback...

October 1, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Up to 27 coal power plants to be shut down December to March to curb pollution

A national anti-fine dust body suggested Monday that the government enforce stronger measures to curb hazardous particulate pollution, such as by shutting down coal power plants and restricting old d...

September 30, 2019
Social affairs
Cho Kuk reiterates determination for prosecution reform

Justice Minister Cho Kuk reiterated his determination to reform the prosecution as a new 16-member prosecution reform committee tasked with drawing up measures to overhaul the powerful law enforcemen...

September 30, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] Korean students join global climate strike

Some 500 students on Friday took to the streets in central Seoul to demand bolder measures to mitigate climate change, joining the global movement triggered by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg. ...

September 27, 2019
Social affairs

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