Articles by Park Jun-hee
Park Jun-hee
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Doctor indicted for leaking patients’ medical records
A physician at a medical examination center in Seoul has been indicted for taking endoscopic pictures of patients and sharing them in a group chat room. The 52-year-old, whose name and gender weren’t disclosed, is facing charges of breaching the Personal Information Protect Act, according to police and prosecution on Monday. The doctor reportedly took pictures of computer screens that contained the personal information of 97 patients during his stint at an examination center in Seoul&rsquo
Social Affairs March 20, 2023
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Koreans don’t enjoy lunch with co-workers: report
Public servants of all ages have a low preference for eating lunch with their teammates, a report showed Sunday. According to a report by the Korea Institute of Public Administration on the values and organizational innovation of public servants per generation, both the MZ Generation -- a Korean term referring to millennials and Generation Z, or those roughly born from 1981 to 2012 -- and older generations have negative views about eating lunch with coworkers. The finding came to light in resear
Social Affairs March 19, 2023
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Military to look into claims against officers by ex-president’s grandson
South Korea’s military said late Wednesday that it would look into claims made by the grandson of the late former President Chun Doo-hwan that his acquaintances, incumbent officers in the military, had used drugs inside the army. The military said that it would try to confirm such claims raised by the grandson, declining to further comment on the issue. The two military men are reportedly lieutenants of the country’s Department of Defense and the Air Force. The Ministry of Defense sa
Social Affairs March 16, 2023
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Police raid Defense Ministry over Yoon’s alleged ties to fortuneteller
South Korean police raided the Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a claim made by a former spokesperson for the ministry that a fortuneteller had been involved in the relocation of the presidential residence to Yongsan in central Seoul. Investigators from the cyber bureau of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency were sent to confiscate evidence, including vehicle entry records, to determine if the fortuneteller had visited the ministry's premises in Yo
Social Affairs March 15, 2023
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Government to hear from public on working hours plan
The presidential office said Wednesday that the maximum weekly working hours would be decided after adhering to the will of the public, especially underprivileged workers. This semi-reversal came just a week after the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on March 6 that it would revise the current 52-hour workweek to allow workers to manage their working hours depending on their workload balance. “The core of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s labor market policy is to protect the right
Politics March 15, 2023
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Seoul City to build aerial gondola across Han River
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said the city government would build an aerial cable car connecting major leisure attractions and cultural sites on the banks of the Han River, while visiting London on Monday. Oh made the remark after touring the IFS Cloud cable car, which offers 360-degree views of London across the River Thames. Oh visited London as part of his 10-day trip to Europe, which aimed to look for policy ideas and to discuss ways to enhance international cooperation. Taking inspiration from Lo
Social Affairs March 14, 2023
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137 indicted in probe of military evasion
South Korean prosecutors said Monday that they had indicted 137 people on charges of attempting to evade the country’s mandatory military service, including charges for those aiding such offenses, vowing it will beef up efforts to prevent these crimes from happening in future. Among those indicted were the sons of lawyers and doctors, musicians, actors, professional athletes, an entertainment agency chief, as well as a number of local military brokers who helped men attempt draft evasion,
Social Affairs March 13, 2023
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[Newsmaker] Korean parents turn to foreign schools as alternative to 'Daechi hell'
Like many parents, the ultimate goal that Cho Mi-jin, a 47-year-old mother in Seoul, has in mind is for her children to enter a prestigious university. But she does not want her children to endure the intense competition and grueling years they would have to go through in public schools and private cram schools -- locally known as hagwon -- for that one common goal: admission to top universities through a high score on the Suneung, Korea's college entrance test. Instead, she has come up with her
Social Affairs March 13, 2023
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Middle school teacher under police investigation for wielding scissors at colleague
A middle school teacher in Seoul was booked by police on suspicion of brandishing scissors at a colleague. The Seoul Seongbuk Police Station said Friday that the offender, whose name and age have not been disclosed, is facing assault charges involving scissors and physical abuse. According to police, the offender, who also serves as the director of the school affairs department, allegedly shouted and cursed at the victim for raising an issue during a meeting earlier this month. After the quarrel
Social Affairs March 10, 2023
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218 passengers evacuated after live bullet found in Korean Air plane
Airport police said they evacuated 218 passengers and 12 crew members from a Korean Air plane after a suspicious item reported to be a live bullet was found on the plane as it was ready for departure early Friday morning. No injuries were reported as everyone disembarked. Korean Air flight KE621 was scheduled to depart from Incheon to Manila, the Philippines, at around 7:45 a.m., but a report was filed with emergency response officials that a live bullet had been found on the plane. At around 8:
Social Affairs March 10, 2023
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Justice minister in France to discuss immigration policies
South Korea’s Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon met with French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday, his office confirmed Thursday, a trip highlighting his focus on coping with the fast-growing number of foreign residents here. The two ministers exchanged information on immigration and border and migration management policy issues between Korea and France and decided to build a cooperative system to deal with the challenges of international migration, the ministry added. Han headed
Social Affairs March 9, 2023
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Spending on private education surpasses W26tr in 2022
Koreans spent a record high of 26 trillion won ($20 billion) on private education in 2022, with spending on English being the highest, data from Statistics Korea and the Education Ministry showed Tuesday. Last year’s out-of-school expenditure marked a 10.8 percent increase from 2021’s 23.4 trillion won, showing that obligations for students here extend beyond the school curriculum to hagwons, also known as cram schools that provide tailor-made lessons. By subject, the average monthly
Social Affairs March 7, 2023
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Victims of school bullying more prone to suicide risks
Students who experienced bullying during their school years are more likely to report high levels of suicide-related behavior, research showed Sunday. A joint research team led by Professor Park Ae-ri at Sunchon National University and Professor Kim Yu-na’s research team at Yuhan University showed that college students who had experienced school violence were 2.6 times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers who hadn't been involved in such incidents. The finding came to light
Social Affairs March 5, 2023
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‘No more masks!’ Classrooms return to normal after 3 years
After three years of indoor mask mandates, students in Korea returned to classrooms without masks on Thursday for the new semester. The full-scale reopening of schools comes as part of the government’s decision to end the 27-monthslong mandate in January, allowing schools from elementary to secondary levels to be mask-free. With the rules lifted, the temperature check routine before entering classrooms and cafeterias and the installation of plastic dividers at canteens to stop the virus sp
Social Affairs March 2, 2023
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[From the Scene] While Yoon offers new vision to mend ties, protests against Japan continue
Soon after President Yoon Suk Yeol gave a key address, calling Japan a partner for South Korea's regional security and economy, some hundreds held a rally on Independence Movement Day on Wednesday, urging him to keep his promise of resolving historic disputes with the neighboring country including the one over sexual slavery during its 1910-45 rule of Korean Peninsula. In the late morning chill, around 200 civic activists gathered near the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul, holding paper
Social Affairs March 1, 2023
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