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Justice Ministry to reinvestigate sex crime charge against former vice justice minister

Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-ui is likely to be reinvestigated on sex crime charges, of which he had been cleared in 2013, as the Justice Ministry views the previous decision as an apparent m...

April 24, 2018
Social affairs
Foreign voters seek more information on elections in other languages

With less than two months until the June 13 local elections, foreign residents with voting rights say they lack information on candidates. In 2005, the South Korean government revised the Immigratio...

April 18, 2018
Politics
Hongik Univ. Station most prone to hidden camera crimes: statistics

Hongik University Station on Line No. 2 had the greatest number of hidden camera crimes reported, followed by Express Bus Terminal Station and Gangnam Station, a local subway operator said Tuesday. ...

April 17, 2018
Social affairs
One arrested, 10 booked for swindling 4,600 Chinese migrants

A group of Chinese migrants has been arrested for swindling over 4,600 other Chinese migrants out of billions of won in a fraudulent multilevel investment scheme. Busan Metropolitan Police Agency’s ...

April 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Moon says FSS chief will be asked to step down if illegality found

President Moon Jae-in said Friday he would remove the controversial financial watchdog chief if his overseas trips are found to have been illegal or unethical as a lawmaker. Kim Ki-sik, who was appo...

April 13, 2018
Politics
Experts urge for changes in law, policies to reduce secondary harm from sex crimes

Although the recent #MeToo movement in Korea has encouraged many to open up about their experiences of sexual assault and harassment, the victims often end up suffering secondary victimization by thi...

April 12, 2018
Social affairs
Ministry blasted for watering down assessment for senior taxi drivers

Opinions are divided over the government’s announcement that it will change the planned qualification test for taxi drivers over 65 to a medical assessment. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and ...

April 10, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-President Lee Myung-bak indicted on embezzlement, bribery

The prosecution on Wednesday indicted former President Lee Myung-bak on a series of charges involving tens of billions of won in embezzlement and bribery, making him the fourth Korean president to fa...

April 9, 2018
Politics
Park Geun-hye sentenced to 24 years in prison

Former President Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison and a fine of 18 billion won ($16.8 million) on Friday, over the massive corruption scandal that led to her ouster in March last yea...

April 6, 2018
Social affairs
Park unlikely to attend Friday's hearing

A Seoul court is to deliver its verdict Friday for former President Park Geun-hye over the massive corruption scandal that led to her ouster last year. The Seoul Central District Court is scheduled ...

April 5, 2018
Social affairs
Government to increase day care services for elementary school students

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday announced plans to increase public after-school day care services for children from 7 to 12 years of age to relieve the burdens of households where both parents wor...

April 4, 2018
Education
Ahn declares bid to run for mayor

Ahn Cheol-soo, a former presidential candidate and former leader of an opposition party, announced Wednesday his bid to run in the Seoul mayoral election in June. Ahn is currently the recruitment ch...

April 4, 2018
Politics
Liberty Korea Party proposes constitutional amendment

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday announced its proposal for a constitutional amendment that seeks to redistribute presidential powers, hinting at a difficult negotiating process wit...

April 3, 2018
Politics
[Video] Families demand state support for people with developmental disabilities

In front of the Hyoja community service center, just 200 meters away from the presidential office in Seoul, some 3,000 parents and volunteer workers took to the streets to demand support for people w...

April 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Strong foundation of mother tongue important in learning English’

Korean parents’ emphasis on education, in particular their keen interest in early English language education, are well-known. Teaching children a foreign language while they are still learning their...

April 2, 2018
Education

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