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80% support post-military hiring planSocial affairsMay 19, 2011Results 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...
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No more 119 ‘taxis’ for drunksSocial affairsMay 17, 2011Emergency 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...
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Asbestos still present at 85% of Seoul schoolsSocial affairsMay 17, 2011Over 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...
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Spain embassy vehicle in hit-and-run rampageSocial affairsMay 16, 2011A 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...
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Police to scrap tri-color arrow traffic lightsSocial affairsMay 16, 2011Police 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...
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Adidas wins logo disputeSocial affairsMay 16, 2011A 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...
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Anti-corruption watchdog outlines year’s policiesSocial affairsApr 14, 2011ACRC 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... -
Seoul gender ratios depend on locationSocial affairsApr 13, 2011Singles 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...
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Anti-corruption watchdog to meet foreign executivesSocial affairsApr 13, 2011Seoul’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...
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Buckle up or pay up on expresswaysSocial affairsMar 31, 2011Starting 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...
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Treating demons and diseases of defectorsSocial affairsMar 30, 2011Counseling 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... -
Korean youth in bad shapeSocial affairsMar 29, 2011Sleeping 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, ...
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Pakistanis flee Taliban to seek asylum in KoreaSocial affairsMar 29, 2011According 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...
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Korean classes added for migrant familiesSocial affairsMar 28, 2011Children 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...
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Court receivership period to be shortened: officialSocial affairsMar 28, 2011The 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 ...
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