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US, NK to discuss return of American troops’ remains Sunday

The US and North Korea have agreed to discuss the repatriation of American troops’ remains from the 1950-53 Korean War on Sunday. The US State Department had announced after US Secretary of State Mi...

July 13, 2018
North Korea
Pride parade to face anti-LGBT rallies Saturday

Various events for sexual minorities as well as anti-gay rallies are scheduled for this weekend in Seoul. Advocates of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights plan to hold the Seoul Queer Cult...

July 12, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-President Chun to be tried in Gwangju for defaming the dead

Former President Chun Doo-hwan will be tried in Gwangju on Monday for defaming the dead in his memoir. In his book published in April last year, Chun called the late Catholic priest Cho Bi-oh “Satan...

July 12, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Yemeni asylum seekers on Jeju to get results in two weeks

Yemini asylum seekers who have arrived on Jeju Island this year will start receiving the results of their refugee status applications in two weeks’ time. Amid much public debate over how to deal wit...

July 11, 2018
Social affairs
Busan offers transport fees to senior citizens who give up driver’s license

As part of efforts to reduce car accidents involving senior citizens, Busan City said it will provide transport allowances and other benefits to those aged 65 or above who voluntarily surrender their...

July 11, 2018
Social affairs
Online ads of marriage agencies under scrutiny

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said Monday it will review online video advertisements by international matchmaking agencies to see if any of them incite bias or are likely to infringe on ...

July 9, 2018
Social affairs
Govt. loses suit against religious group over Sewol ferry

The government lost a lawsuit against members of a religious group to pay for the costs incurred in the aftermath of the Sewol ferry sinking in 2014. The Seoul Central District Court said Monday tha...

July 9, 2018
Social affairs
NK eyeing second summit with US in Switzerland: report

North Korea is looking for a place in Switzerland to hold its second summit with the US, according to a Japanese news report on Friday. Citing multiple diplomatic sources, Kyodo News reported that a...

July 6, 2018
North Korea
UN human rights expert to meet with NK restaurant workers: report

A UN human rights expert said he will meet this week with North Korean restaurant workers who defected to the South in 2016, a US broadcaster reported on Friday. Pyongyang has demanded the repatriat...

July 6, 2018
North Korea
Enlistment deferred for conscientious objectors

The Military Manpower Administration said on Thursday that enlistment will be deferred for conscientious objectors who refuse the mandatory military service until they are legally able to perform alt...

July 5, 2018
Defense
Prosecution questions dismissal of warrant for ex-labor minister

Prosecutors on Thursday questioned the court’s dismissal of a warrant to detain a former labor minister suspected of having taken part in an anti-labor union scheme led by the state spy agency during...

July 5, 2018
Social affairs
46 under probe for travel insurance fraud

Dozens of people were caught for cheating insurance companies out of money by lying that they lost valuables while traveling abroad. Busan’s Yeongdo Police Station said Wednesday that it had booked ...

July 4, 2018
Social affairs
Rules toughened to reduce damage from clinical trials

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Wednesday it will toughen regulations on clinical trials, as they have led to an alarming number of deaths and hospitalizations due to side effects. Eighty-...

July 4, 2018
Health
Bill proposed to guarantee soldiers’ rights to not attend religious events

A former Army general-turned-lawmaker proposed a revision bill that forbids coercing soldiers in active service to take part in religious events. Rep. Kim Joong-ro of the minor opposition Bareunmira...

July 3, 2018
Social affairs
Woman gets jail term for stoning abusive husband to death

A woman was sentenced to four years in prison for stoning her abusive husband to death despite a self-defense plead. The Supreme Court said on Monday that it finalized a lower court ruling on the wo...

July 2, 2018
Social affairs

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