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April 11, 2018 Social affairs

[Newsmaker] Environment Ministry urges local governments to collect plastic waste

The Ministry of Environment said it will start providing financial support to local recyclables collection and disposal companies as early as this week, as recycling companies continue to refuse to c...

[Newsmaker] Residents slam $93m project to expand Gwanghwamun Square

Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul is where South Korea’s largest political protests take place. The 2017 massive candlelight vigils here led to the impeachment of the former President Park Geun-hye last ye...

April 10, 2018
Social affairs
[Feature] Schools switch to virtual sports amid nightmare air pollution

Exercise is an indispensable part of a healthy lifestyle -- especially at school, where playground pursuits can get kids into the habit of keeping active. But with worsening air pollution raising he...

April 9, 2018
Social affairs
Plastics continue to pile up

Even the prime minister has appeared caught by surprise over the country’s ongoing waste management crisis. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon berated Environment Ministry officials over a lac...

April 8, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul to provide masks for elderly amid bad air quality

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Thursday that free masks for filtering fine particulate matter will be provided to the elderly and disabled amid worries over potential health hazards caus...

April 5, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Confusion, anger continue over restrictions on recyclables

Recent Chinese restrictions on the types of recyclables that it will purchase continue to cause much confusion, as both residents and management offices of apartment complexes struggle to understand ...

April 4, 2018
Social affairs
[Feature] Yongsan Electronics Market struggles to stay afloat

From junk electronic parts and second-hand smartphones to high-tech household appliances and audio systems, the electronics town of Yongsan is a place where techies can find virtually anything and ev...

April 3, 2018
Social affairs
South Korean Christians gather for joint Easter service

About 30,000 people here attended the “2018 Korean Churches United Easter Service,” organized by the Korean Christian Association, at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday to praise the true meaning of th...

April 2, 2018
Social affairs
China’s ban on trash imports causes major confusion, crisis

The majority of South Korea’s recyclables that are exported overseas go to China. Beijing’s recent decision to ban solid waste imports that it used to purchase is causing a ripple effect on the recyc...

April 2, 2018
Social affairs
Over 20 percent of air quality predictions last year incorrect: report

Over 20 percent of air quality predictions in Seoul issued by the Environment Ministry‘s National Institute of Environmental Research last year were incorrect, said Rep. Choi Do-ja of Bareun Mirae Pa...

April 1, 2018
Social affairs
Park’s verdict expected this week

The first leg of former President Park Geun-hye’s trial will be concluded soon, with the courts set to hold a sentencing hearing this week. Park is accused of a string of wrongdoings, including br...

April 1, 2018
Social affairs
Local districts should do more to tackle low birthrate, says Yangcheon District Mayor

A low birthrate is the new normal in South Korea. The country last year marked 1.05 births per woman, an all-time low since the statistics bureau started compiling such data. A total 358,000 babies w...

March 29, 2018
Social affairs
Park Geun-hye aides indicted for doctoring time log of Sewol sinking report

The prosecution on Wednesday indicted aides of former President Park Geun-hye on charges of perjury and falsifying documents in changes made to the time log of developments on the day of Sewol sinkin...

March 28, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Chung Bong-ju withdraws from Seoul mayoral race

Former lawmaker Chung Bong-ju on Wednesday withdrew his bid to run for Seoul mayor in June as sexual misconduct allegations against him lingered. The announcement came a day after Chung’s accuser he...

March 28, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-lawmaker Chung Bong-ju’s accuser repeats sexual assault allegation

An alleged victim of sexual harassment at the hands of Chung Bong-ju came forward Tuesday, refuting the former lawmaker’s claims of innocence in a press conference. Lawyer Ha Hee-bong, who represent...

March 27, 2018
Social affairs

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