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80% support post-military hiring plan

Results of Defense Ministry survey more divided on financial support Nearly 80 percent of the public support the re-installment of a military duty employment plan, previously abolished for being unc...

May 19, 2011
Social affairs
No more 119 ‘taxis’ for drunks

Emergency response crews can deny drunks asking for a ride home or others trying to misuse the system, said the state’s disaster control center on Tuesday. According to a revised bill to take effect...

May 17, 2011
Social affairs
Asbestos still present at 85% of Seoul schools

Over 85 percent of below-college-level academic facilities suspected of asbestos pollution contain the potentially dangerous mineral fiber, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Tuesday. A...

May 17, 2011
Social affairs
Spain embassy vehicle in hit-and-run rampage

A Spanish diplomatic vehicle was involved in a two-kilometer, multiple-hit-and-run rampage in Itaewon, Seoul, injuring three police officers, police said Sunday. According to the National Police Age...

May 16, 2011
Social affairs
Police to scrap tri-color arrow traffic lights

Police will dismantle the controversial tri-color arrow traffic lights at 53 intersections nationwide, including 11 locations in central Seoul. Since the installment nearly a month ago, the red-yell...

May 16, 2011
Social affairs
Adidas wins logo dispute

A Seoul court has ruled against an online shopping company in a trademark infringement suit filed by Adidas Korea in November. The company, disclosed to the media as “F,” used Adidas’ signature 3-li...

May 16, 2011
Social affairs
Anti-corruption watchdog outlines year’s policies

ACRC implements code of conduct for local council members The head of the state’s anti-corruption watchdog explained its continual efforts to battle corruption to foreign corporation representatives...

April 14, 2011
Social affairs
Seoul gender ratios depend on location

Singles looking for a significant other can increase their chances by choosing different locations, with different areas throughout Seoul showing a wide range of gender ratios, according to census da...

April 13, 2011
Social affairs
Anti-corruption watchdog to meet foreign executives

Seoul’s anti-corruption watchdog will host a conference Thursday to discuss corruption and inform chiefs from foreign corporations of the state’s efforts to handle the issue. The Anti-Corruption and...

April 13, 2011
Social affairs
Buckle up or pay up on expressways

Starting in April, all vehicle passengers on expressways here will be required to wear seatbelts, said the National Police Agency on Thursday. Under a revised traffic law, drivers on expressways inc...

March 31, 2011
Social affairs
Treating demons and diseases of defectors

Counseling facility offers N.K. refugees a place free from judgment and prejudice It is nearly 10 minutes until new-patient registration closes, but people continue to file into the counseling cente...

March 30, 2011
Social affairs
Korean youth in bad shape

Sleeping five hours a night and only exercising when required to, Kwon Hye-won, like the majority of other female high-school students, was unhappy with her body. “I spent most of my time studying, ...

March 29, 2011
Social affairs
Pakistanis flee Taliban to seek asylum in Korea

According to figures released Monday by the Seoul office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, 423 asylum seekers applied for refugee status here in 2010, nearly a third more than the year befo...

March 29, 2011
Social affairs
Korean classes added for migrant families

Children of migrant families will be given the chance to learn Korean through an after-school program, Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. Hoping to ease the children’s transition into the cu...

March 28, 2011
Social affairs
Court receivership period to be shortened: official

The period of court receivership for bankrupt companies is to be reduced from several years to a minimum of six months, according to officials Monday. The Seoul District Court’s bankruptcy division ...

March 28, 2011
Social affairs

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