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Cho Kuk to answer lawmakers’ questions about investigator

Cho Kuk, senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, is set to answer questions from lawmakers about a case involving a former investigator under his supervision, among other issues, in his firs...

December 28, 2018
Social affairs
NK reports railway, road groundbreaking a day after

North Korean state media reported the groundbreaking for a project to reconnect inter-Korean railways and roads on Thursday, a day after the ceremony took place. “A groundbreaking ceremony for recon...

December 27, 2018
North Korea
Seoul scores highest on work-life balance in Korea

Among Korea’s 17 metropolises and provinces, Seoul showed the highest level of work-life balance, a government survey showed. The Ministry of Employment and Labor on Friday announced the results of ...

December 21, 2018
Social affairs
Prosecutors raid builder associated with Kim Tae-woo

Prosecutors on Friday searched the premises of a builder suspected of getting improper assistance from Kim Tae-woo, a former investigator with the presidential office, during the course of a bribery ...

December 21, 2018
Social affairs
Panel launched to discuss how to expand flextime work

A panel was launched Thursday to discuss how to expand flextime work, a key issue in labor-management talks, amid controversy over the matter. Organized under the presidential Economic, Social & Lab...

December 20, 2018
Social affairs
Police focus on boiler pipe in Gangneung guesthouse accident

Police are focusing on finding out when and why a gas-fired boiler disconnected from an exhaust pipe, leading to the deaths of three students of carbon monoxide poisoning at a guesthouse in Gangneung...

December 20, 2018
Social affairs
Police found girl who killed herself had been victim of sexual violence

Police have discovered that a teenage girl who took her life in July had been sexually assaulted by her male peers. One of the perpetrators posted sexually disparaging remarks about the victim on so...

December 18, 2018
Social affairs
Korea ranks 115th in gender parity report by WEF

Korea ranked 115th out of 149 countries in the World Economic Forum’s report on the global gender gap released Tuesday. According to the 2018 report, Korea’s gender gap index was 0.657, below China ...

December 18, 2018
Social affairs
Police chief admits lax handling of violence by unionized workers

Police are considering taking punitive measures against those responsible for lackadaisical response to violence by some union workers at an auto parts maker against an executive. Last month, some 4...

December 17, 2018
Social affairs
UN likely to adopt resolution condemning NK rights violations

The United Nations is expected to adopt a resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea and urging the country to immediately take action to address the matter. The UN General Assembl...

December 17, 2018
North Korea
Vietnam interested in hosting second US-NK summit

Vietnam has expressed interest in hosting the second US-North Korea summit, while high-level officials of the two countries were confirmed to have visited Vietnam recently, according to news reports....

December 14, 2018
North Korea
16 spots on old hot water pipes found to have safety risks

An inspection on old heating pipes that run 686 kilometers nationwide found 16 spots with safety risks, the Korea District Heating Corp. said Thursday. An old hot water pipe burst near a subway stat...

December 13, 2018
Social affairs
Korail emergency manual cited for delayed evacuation

A Korail manual that requires cabin attendants to consult a manager before evacuating passengers delayed the evacuation on the derailed KTX bullet train last week, according to a cabin attendant. Fo...

December 13, 2018
Social affairs
Schoolteacher under #MeToo probe found dead

A high school teacher under police investigation over sexual harassment allegations was found dead in Daejeon on Monday. Apartment management staff found the man, 42, lying dead on a flower bed in a...

December 11, 2018
Social affairs
Korea to allow children on dependent visas to work in Korea

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission advised the government to find ways to allow high school graduates of multicultural families to get jobs even before they become Korean nationals. As ...

December 11, 2018
Social affairs

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