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[Newsmaker] Anxiety heightens on stock market depreciation

Market observers remained tense throughout the weekend amid burgeoning skepticism that the stock benchmark Kospi might dip below the psychologically significant threshold of 2,000 this week, reeling ...

Oct 28, 2018
Economy
[Newsmaker] Me and my porn shadow: 'spycam' epidemic seizes South Korea

South Korea is in the grip of a ‘spycam’ epidemic, with covert footage of sex, nudity and urination posted online in what amounts to a “social death penalty” for thousands of women forced to live wit...

Oct 28, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Former senior judge arrested in judiciary power abuse scandal

A former senior judge was arrested early Saturday for his alleged role in illicit lobbying and trial manipulation involving the previous Supreme Court chief justice. The Seoul Central District Court...

Oct 27, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Court holds hearing to decide on ex-judge's arrest

A Seoul court held a hearing Friday to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for a former senior judge accused of suspected illicit lobbying and trial manipulation that involved a former Supreme ...

Oct 26, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Governor’s purported ex-mistress up the creek as her lawyer is jailed

Actress Kim Bu-seon’s defamation suit against Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung, who denies her claims that they had an extramarital affair, hit a snag Wednesday when her lawyer was jailed. Former lawmake...

Oct 25, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Seoul’s ‘hero’ campaign sparks gender debate

Seoul’s new campaign to encourage people to help strangers has generated controversy with an illustration that depicts a male figure as the symbol of heroism. Critics argue that the campaign’s visual...

Oct 25, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Indian prime minister wins Seoul Peace Prize 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 68, was chosen for the Seoul Peace Prize this year for his contributions to the growth of the Indian and global economies, crediting “Modinomics” for reducing soc...

Oct 24, 2018
People
[Newsmaker] More Korean women choose to freeze their eggs

The number of South Korean women who chose to freeze their eggs increased 12-fold from 2013-2017, the country's major medical firm said. According to CHA Medical Group, a health care firm which owns...

Oct 23, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Internet cafe murder case fuels debate on mental health and violent crimes

A heated debate on mental health and its link to violent crimes is underway after a murder suspect requested that his medical history be considered to mitigate punishment. He had been medically treat...

Oct 22, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] University bans public, deliveries, taxis after naked trespasser

After students’ calls for action against trespassing on campus by people to commit sexual acts, Dongduk Women’s University officials announced measures Sunday to prevent recurrences. From November, ...

Oct 22, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Only 28% of school buildings reinforced for earthquake in Korea: lawmaker

Only 28 percent of schools in Korea have undergone earthquake-resistant construction, and it will take over a decade for all the buildings to be reinforced a lawmaker said Friday. According to the d...

Oct 19, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Taxi drivers rise against Kakao’s new carpooling service

Tens of thousands of private and corporate taxi drivers took to the streets Thursday to protest Kakao Mobility, a new carpooling service to be launched by the end of the year. At Gwanghwamun Square,...

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] ‘Infidelity investigator’ accused of outing sex-trade clients, violating privacy laws

A website promoting the services of an “infidelity private investigator” has stirred controversy in South Korea about the disclosure of personal information. According to Seoul Gangnam Police Statio...

Oct 18, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Online community of mothers blamed for teacher’s death

An online community of mothers of young children in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, is being blamed by the public for the recent death of a day care worker, who took her own life after one of the community...

Oct 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Passenger dies of heart attack onboard Asiana Airlines

A male passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight from Incheon to Chicago died of a heart attack last Thursday around two to three hours after takeoff, Chicago’s Korean-language media outlet reported Tue...

Oct 17, 2018
International

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