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Justice Ministry refutes report that Park Geun-hye’s health in decline

The Justice Ministry on Thursday refuted a news report that detained former President Park Geun-hye is in declining health and has been skipping meals. In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said t...

Theater director sentenced to six years for sexual assault, marking first #MeToo jail term

Theatrical director Lee Youn-taek was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for abusing his occupational authority to sexually harass or assault subordinate members of his drama troupe. The Seo...

September 19, 2018
Social affairs
Parties divided over Pyongyang Declaration

Political parties on Wednesday reacted to the Pyongyang Declaration along partisan lines. Liberal parties welcomed the joint declaration, while conservative opposition parties denounced the joint sta...

September 19, 2018
Politics
South Korean party leaders meet with NK parliamentary chief

The chiefs of three South Korean political parties met with North Korean parliamentary leader Kim Yong-nam in Pyongyang on Wednesday. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place Tuesday, but ...

September 19, 2018
Politics
Tough confirmation hearing expected for education minister nominee

A tough confirmation hearing is expected Wednesday for Education Minister nominee Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, as a series of reports have revealed irregularities. On Mo...

September 18, 2018
Politics
[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi Province to introduce first surveillance cameras inside operating rooms

Following recent reports of violence and medical malpractice in operating rooms at hospitals across the country, Gyeonggi Province announced Monday it will install surveillance cameras in operating r...

September 17, 2018
Social affairs
[From the Scene] Contrasting rallies on Refugee Act in Seoul

Two contrasting rallies, in support of and opposition to the Refugee Act, took place across from each other in Jongno in central Seoul on Sunday. The movements came two days after the Justice Ministr...

September 16, 2018
Social affairs
Seoul invites foreign reporters, social media influencers to introduce touristic charms

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will invite 22 reporters and influencers from around the world to introduce the city’s touristic charms, it said Sunday. The city government said it has planned a f...

September 16, 2018
Social affairs
Kyung Hee University to host Peace BAR Festival 2018 to celebrate 37th International Day of Peace

Kyung Hee University will hold Peace BAR Festival 2018 to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the International Day of Peace and gather academia, nongovernmental organizations and business partnerships...

September 16, 2018
Education
Former ambassador gets 1 year jail for sex offenses against subordinates

A Seoul court on Wednesday handed down a one-year prison term for a former Korean ambassador for sex offenses against subordinate workers by abusing his occupational authority, when he was stationed ...

September 12, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Looking at 30 years ahead is needed in making national policy’

Once an aid-recipient country, South Korea has worked its way up to becoming a donor country, at a speed that surprised the world. The country’s development and changes also occurred under a unique c...

September 11, 2018
Politics
Moon calls on opposition parties to drop partisan politics

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday reiterated the importance of the upcoming inter-Korean summit and called for cooperation from the parliament, after political leaders rejected an invitation to accomp...

September 11, 2018
Politics
Ministry publishes new guidelines for school violence

The Education Ministry on Monday published revised guidelines on school violence that give victims the right to participate in the retrial process. The revised guidelines, which come three years aft...

September 10, 2018
Education
Over 2,000 students, school staff catch school meal salmonella

Over thousand students and staff have been hit with food poisoning after eating chocolaste cakes at school cafeterias, the government reported Friday. As of 6 p.m. on Friday, 2,112 suspected cases o...

September 7, 2018
Social affairs
[Eye Plus] Petite France envelopes visitors in French culture

Following some 10 kilometers on the lakeside of Cheongpyeong Dam in Gyeonggi Province toward Nami Island, one is welcomed by a small French theme park with unique and colorful houses. Opened in Gapy...

September 7, 2018
Travel

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