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Toddler dies after being left alone in minibus in scorching heat in South Korea

Two additional deaths were attributed to the heat in South Korea as of Wednesday morning, bringing the heat-related death toll in the country to six this year. A 4-year-old girl was found dead in a ...

July 18, 2018
Social affairs
Lawyer arrested for involvement in opinion rigging scandal

A lawyer who is suspected of being a key figure behind a high-profile opinion rigging scandal involving a former presidential aide was arrested Tuesday, according to the authorities. The lawyer, 61,...

July 17, 2018
Social affairs
Heat blamed for two deaths in South Korea last week

At least two deaths have been linked to the heat wave that has gripped South Korea over the last few days, health authorities confirmed Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, heat wave warnings have been...

July 17, 2018
Social affairs
1 in 6 Korean medical professionals have latent TB: study

About 1 in 6 Korean medical professionals are estimated to have latent tuberculosis, and a stronger measure is needed to prevent the potentially infectious disease, a newly released study showed Mond...

July 16, 2018
Social affairs
[From the Scene] ‘We exist’: Korean queers seek visibility through pride parade

When Ryu Hee-seon, 25, attended her first queer parade in 2011, she could not help but burst into tears. A young lesbian who had very limited exposure to the queer community at the time, she had neve...

July 15, 2018
Social affairs
Korea International School hosts 2018 WLSA College Fair

Korea International School hosts 2018 WLSA College Fair A college admissions fair featuring some of the most prestigious universities around the world will be held in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, on J...

July 13, 2018
Education
[Newsmaker] Ex-governor’s sexual assault trial: former aides testify in favor of now-disgraced politician

The latest sexual assault trial session of former South Chungcheong Provincial Gov. An Hee-jung, accused of raping his secretary, was filled with testimonies in favor of the now-disgraced politician....

July 12, 2018
Social affairs
‘Koreans feel ‘least healthy’ among people of OECD countries’: data

Those in South Korea feel least healthy among the people of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, although indicators, such as life expectancy at birth and deaths from canc...

July 12, 2018
Social affairs
Doctors, pharmacists clash over hypertension medication in South Korea

A common, off-patent drug that had often been used to treat high blood pressure but which was banned in Korea after it was revealed to contain a chemical that poses a cancer risk has become the cente...

July 11, 2018
Social affairs
More than 200,000 Koreans sign petition against upcoming queer festival

More than 200,000 Koreans signed an online petition asking the presidential office to disallow the upcoming queer parade, which is scheduled to be held in central Seoul on Saturday. The petition, w...

July 11, 2018
Social affairs
‘20 percent of Seoul users of foreign hotel booking sites were misled’: report

Almost 20 percent of all Seoulites who used foreign hotel booking sites last year for overseas accommodation were misled, encountering hidden charges and deceptive price claims, according to a Seoul ...

July 10, 2018
Social affairs
South Korea's constitutional court rules in favor of banning private detective agencies

South Korea's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of banning private detective agencies, claiming the existing laws are the only way to protect the privacy of the general public. The unan...

July 10, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul Metro bans feminist ads on metro stations

Seoul Metro on Monday announced its decision to ban ads that contain “personal opinions or motivations,” such as contents in favor of certain religions, ideologies and political activism -- including...

July 9, 2018
Social affairs
Reopened actress suicide case shows prosecution did not indict any of key suspects in 2009

About two months after a reinvestigation on the 2009 sex abuse case of the late actress Jang Ja-yeon was ordered, a news report has claimed that none of the 20 key suspects at the time were indicted ...

July 6, 2018
Social affairs
Yemeni asylum seekers on Jeju still need medical assistance: human rights agency

At least 32 Yemeni asylum seekers on South Korea’s Jeju Island are in need of medical attention, despite Seoul’s announcement last month that it has offered food and medical assistance to the refugee...

July 6, 2018
Social affairs

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