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June 20, 2019 Social affairs

NHRCK, activists call for better treatment of asylum seekers

South Korea’s human rights watchdog and refugee activists on Thursday called for better protection of the human rights of asylum seekers, taking issue with what they see as unfair practices in health...

[Feature] Asylum seekers decry falsehoods, abuse in refugee screening

Recalling his refugee application interview, Mohamad Sabry, who was formerly a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and is now in Korea on a humanitarian stay visa, said it was the beginning of “another ...

June 19, 2019
Social affairs
Incheon mayor apologizes for reddish tap water

Incheon Mayor Park Nam-choon on Monday apologized for the city’s botched response to contaminated tap water and laid out a set of measures to tackle the problem. The cause of the reddish tap water wa...

June 17, 2019
Social affairs
No deal reached, parliamentary standoff to continue

A parliamentary impasse appears set to continue, as rival political parties on Sunday failed to narrow differences on holding a parliamentary hearing on the country’s economic situation. In addition...

June 16, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Witness accuses YG of collusion with police

YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun-suk faced allegations Thursday that he pressured a witness to change his testimony in an attempt to cover up iKON leader B.I’s alleged use of an illegal drug. (Yonhap) ...

June 13, 2019
Social affairs
Korean Air family members get suspended jail terms for smuggling

The widow and eldest daughter of the late Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Thursday received suspended prison terms for smuggling luxury goods into South Korea through company planes. (Yonhap) ...

June 13, 2019
Social affairs
8 in 10 Koreans prioritize economy over reunification: survey

Eight out of 10 South Koreans put priority on economy over reunification with North Korea, a survey showed Friday, amid the government’s continued efforts to improve inter-Korean ties and a slowing e...

June 7, 2019
Social affairs
LKP leader vows party reform, appeals to young voters

Marking 100 days since he assumed the party leadership, main opposition Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday vowed to reform the party. LKP leader Hwang Kyo-ahn (Yonhap) The previou...

June 6, 2019
Politics
Gangbyeonbuk-ro to be closed Sunday for bike parade

Gangbyeonbuk-ro will be closed to traffic Sunday morning to make way for some 6,000 bicycles that will travel 21 kilometers through central Seoul and along the eight-lane expressway for the 2019 Seou...

June 6, 2019
Social affairs
[Photo News] Seoul Care opens

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon participates in a ceremony to celebrate the launch of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s care and welfare brand Seoul Care at Seoul Metropolitan Seonam Hospital on Tuesday....

June 4, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Basic income experiments gain momentum

In May, Ahn Hyo-bin, a young professional living in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, received 250,000 won ($212) from the provincial government because he was 24 years old. Nothing else was required for h...

June 4, 2019
Social affairs
Search continues for missing victims in Hungary boat sinking

The search for 21 missing passengers of a sightseeing boat that sank in Hungary continued Sunday as recovery efforts remained hampered by high waters, strong currents and poor underwater visibility. ...

June 2, 2019
Foreign Policy
[From the Scene] ‘Proud to be who we are’

On a breezy Saturday afternoon, tens of thousands of people paraded through central Seoul in Korea’s biggest pride parade ever in a call for equal rights for sexual minorities, despite vocal oppositi...

June 1, 2019
Social affairs
Wife of child rapist Cho Doo-soon defends him as ‘polite person’

The wife of convicted child rapist Cho Doo-soon, whose brutal rape of an 8-year-old girl in 2008 shocked the nation, described him as a “polite person” in a petition she wrote on his behalf while he ...

May 30, 2019
Social affairs
I attended dinner with Jho Low but left early: Psy

Korean rapper Psy admitted Wednesday that Low Taek Jho, a Malaysian fugitive involved in the 1MDB scandal, was his friend and that he had attended a dinner gathering arranged by Yang Hyun-suk, head o...

May 30, 2019
Social affairs

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