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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
Kindergarten to be demolished after accident in Seoul; no injuries

A kindergarten building in Seoul tilted Thursday night around 11:22 p.m. after the collapse of a retaining wall at a nearby construction site. The building was empty, and no one was injured. Accordi...

September 7, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors seek 20-year jail term for ex-President Lee Myung-bak

Prosecutors on Thursday demanded 20 years in jail for former President Lee Myung-bak over a series of corruption charges including bribery and embezzlement. Along with the jail term, the prosecutors...

September 6, 2018
Politics
Seoul education office under fire for ‘hospital in return for special school’ deal

Parents of disabled children denounced the Seoul Education Office on Wednesday for making a deal to obtain the support of residents of the Gangseo district in Seoul for the establishment of a special...

September 5, 2018
Social affairs
Korean Red Cross delivers 2,144 hygiene kits for victims of Laos dam collapse

Korean Red Cross said Tuesday it sent an additional 2,144 hygiene kits for those affected by a dam collapse that occurred in late July in Laos. The relief goods are to be delivered by Korean Air to ...

September 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
Sinkhole accident evacuees refuse to return home

Hundreds of apartment residents who were evacuated after a large sinkhole appeared in the Geumcheon District in Seoul have refused to return to their homes amid concerns that their apartment building...

September 3, 2018
Social affairs
Panel proposes stronger labor rights for part-time lecturers

SEJONG -- Labor conditions for about 80,000 part-time lecturers in South Korea are expected to improve as a result of a policy proposal agreed upon Monday by instructors, universities and the governm...

September 3, 2018
Education
Ministry to provide W4.6b to prevent children from being left alone on buses

The Education Ministry announced Sunday that it will provide 4.6 billion won ($4.1 million) to public schools for the installment of safety devices to prevent young children from accidentally being l...

September 2, 2018
Education
[Newsmaker] 17.7 cases of spycam crimes occurred daily last year: lawmaker

An average of 17.7 cases of “molka” -- using hidden cameras to take pictures or videos for sexual purposes -- were reported per day last year, a lawmaker said Sunday. According to the data Rep. Park...

September 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Weekender] Homemade dosirak, a healthy alternative with bragging rights

A neatly rolled omelet, half-cut cherry tomatoes and sprouts salad, fried cubes of meat and tofu in a packed meal, or “dosirak” in Korean, show off the delicate culinary skills of the cook. As one-p...

August 30, 2018
Food
Torrential rain to move down peninsula

The state weather agency forecast Thursday the torrential rain that swept across the upper part of the Korean Peninsula would move down to the Chungcheong and Jeolla regions. According to the Korea ...

August 30, 2018
Social affairs
1 killed, 2 injured in sudden downpour in Seoul

The state weather agency forecast more rain accompanied by strong wind and lightning throughout Wednesday and Thursday, following heavy rains that pounded several parts of the country Tuesday. A 49 ...

August 29, 2018
Social affairs
Sales of caffeinated drinks to be banned at schools

Sales of all caffeinated beverages will be prohibited in all elementary, middle and high schools from next month. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, a revised law will go into effect...

August 29, 2018
Social affairs
Investigators conclude Gov. Kim colluded in opinion-rigging

South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo, a key associate of President Moon Jae-in, colluded in a massive opinion-rigging campaign, an independent counsel investigation concluded Monday. In a b...

August 27, 2018
Social affairs

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