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December 17, 2018 Social affairs

[Newsmaker] Death of evictee raises call for action on resettlement

On Dec. 3, Park Jun-kyung, 37, a tenant in the Ahyeon-dong 2 reconstruction area in Mapo-gu, Seoul, was found dead in the Han River. His belongings and a note were found at a pavilion at Hangang Park...

New guideline on delaying school attendance to take effect in Seoul next month

A new guideline for delaying elementary and middle school admission for reasons such as studying abroad will come into force in Seoul starting next year. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education a...

December 16, 2018
Education
Thousands spend night without heat after hot water pipe leaks in Mok-dong

An underground hot water pipe in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, leaked Tuesday, cutting off hot water and heat to more than 1,800 households for 17 hours. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and th...

December 12, 2018
Social affairs
Gas supply cut off to 4,500 households in Busan

Around 4,500 households in the Marine City area of Busan had no heat or gas services for three to four hours on Monday after a construction crew damaged gas lines in the city’s Haeundae district. Ac...

December 11, 2018
Social affairs
Obligation for public day care centers in new apartment complexes

Public day care centers should be set up and operate in new apartment complexes of more than 5,000 households, and day care centers must check whether infants are vaccinated each year, as decreed in ...

December 10, 2018
Social affairs
Water meters in Seoul freeze in cold weather

The three-day cold spell that eased Monday caused 160 water meters to freeze and burst in Seoul, the local government said. According to the Office of Waterworks Seoul Metropolitan Government on Mon...

December 10, 2018
Social affairs
Drunk driver who killed soldier on leave admits to charges against him

A man surnamed Park, who is accused of killing 22-year-old soldier Yoon Chang-ho while driving under the influence, admitted to the charges against him at his trial Friday. In the first inquests int...

December 7, 2018
Social affairs
Cold wave sweeps through Korea, suspending all ferry services at Incheon port

With strong winds and cold wave warnings in effect in some parts of Incheon on Friday, all passenger ferry services linking Incheon to islands have been canceled. On Friday, a strong-wind warning wa...

December 7, 2018
Social affairs
Subway trains delayed during morning rush hour

At 7:58 a.m. on Friday morning, a Subway Line No. 8 train headed for Amsa Station in Seoul came to a stop at Sujin Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Subway operation on Subway Line No. 8 was d...

December 7, 2018
Social affairs
Young entrepreneurs in Seoul to get subsidized housing

Young people preparing to start their own businesses will get assistance from the Seoul Metropolitan Government in the form of housing. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new project was held Thursda...

December 6, 2018
Social affairs
Heavy snowfall to bring cold wave

Temperatures will drop significantly Friday, with heavy snowfall, on the coldest day according to Korea’s traditional 24 seasonal divisions. Morning lows will vary from minus 12 to 2 degrees Celsius...

December 6, 2018
Social affairs
Ilsan hot water pipe rupture investigation expanded

The police investigation into the rupture of a hot water pipeline near Baekseok Station in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, is set to expand to employees of subcontractors who were in charge of maintaining,...

December 6, 2018
Social affairs
1 dead, 22 injured after hot water pipe bursts near Baekseok Station in Ilsan

An underground pipe carrying hot water burst Tuesday evening north of Seoul, killing one and injuring 22 others. The incident near Baekseok Subway Station in Ilsan -- a district within Goyang, Gyeong...

December 5, 2018
Social affairs
101 suspects arrested on charges of illegal pornography

Over a hundred suspects have been arrested for making and distributing illegal film and child pornography, using overseas-based social media channels such as Tumblr and Twitter, police said Tuesday. ...

December 4, 2018
Social affairs
First cold wave warning to be issued for most of the country Tuesday night

The first cold wave warning will be issued at 11 p.m. Tuesday, as temperatures plummet after Tuesday’s rain. (Yonhap) According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the cold wave warning wil...

December 4, 2018
Social affairs

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