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Ultrafine dust chokes Korea, cold spell expected late Wednesday

Social affairsDecember 10, 2019

South Korea was blanketed by a high level of particulate pollution Tuesday, prompting emergency dust reduction measures for the first time this winter and an ultrafine dust advisory issued in the aft...
PPP forum on exporting smart transport infra to be held

Social affairsDecember 9, 2019

A forum on public-private partnerships for the export of smart technology-based public transport infrastructure is set to be held in Seoul on Thursday, the Seoul City government said Monday. Hosted ...
[Newsmaker] College admissions reforms coming amid controversy

Social affairsNovember 28, 2019

Seoul-based universities will select more freshmen through a state-administered college entrance exam to be held once a year starting in 2023 as part of college admissions reform measures unveiled by...
[Newsmaker] Seoul mayor vows to restrict ‘excessive’ rallies

Social affairsNovember 27, 2019

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Tuesday vowed to restrict excessive protests that “threaten public good,” amid complaints over weekend rallies that have dominated Gwanghwamun Square for several months. ...
[Feature] Lai Dai Han people still seeking apology, roots in Korea

Social affairsNovember 27, 2019

Nearly 45 years after the end of the Vietnam War, some Vietnamese still live in the shadow of the war. Among them are the Lai Dai Han people -- a term meaning mixed blood in Vietnamese and referr...
Opposition leader continues hunger strike for 7th day amid calls for removal of tent

PoliticsNovember 26, 2019

The main opposition party on Tuesday strongly protested the presidential office’s request for the removal of the tent where its leader has held a hunger strike for the past seven days in protest of k...
Old diesel cars to be banned in central Seoul

Social affairsNovember 26, 2019

Old diesel cars will be banned from the area within Seoul’s four main gates starting December, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday, as part of efforts to tackle air pollution. Diesel cars ...
Hideous criminals to be banned from marrying foreign women

Social affairsNovember 22, 2019

The government said Friday that it will ease requirements for marriage migrants to naturalize even after a divorce and those convicted of violent crimes will be banned from marrying foreign women as ...
[Newsmaker] Ex-vice minister mired in orgy scandal cleared of all charges

Social affairsNovember 22, 2019

Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-eui, who was indicted for allegedly receiving sexual services and bribes, was cleared of all charges Friday in a court ruling that came six years after he first b...
Korean, Japanese lawyers demand action for forced labor victims

Social affairsNovember 20, 2019

South Korean and Japanese legal professionals on Wednesday called for action to enforce Korean Supreme Court rulings holding Japanese firms responsible for compensating Koreans forced to work in thei...
14 mayors, governors file petition to save Lee Jae-myung’s governorship

PoliticsNovember 19, 2019

Fourteen governors and mayors across the nation, including Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, have filed a petition with the Supreme Court, asking for the acquittal of Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, w...
[Newsmaker] Korean man accused of murdering Vietnamese wife

Social affairsNovember 18, 2019

A Korean man in his 50s was apprehended for allegedly murdering his Vietnamese wife, a woman 25 years his junior, the police said Monday. The Yangju Police Station said they are investigating a 55-y...
6 in 10 Koreans support hike in electricity prices to curb fine dust: survey

Social affairsNovember 17, 2019

Nearly 6 in 10 Koreans are in favor of suspending coal-fired power plants to reduce particulate pollution from autumn through spring, even if it is accompanied by a hike in electricity rates, a surve...
[Newsmaker] Koreans sit for national college entrance exam

Social affairsNovember 14, 2019

Nearly half a million people sat for the annual state-administered college entrance exam Thursday, with the number of test-takers marking an all-time low. The College Scholastic Aptitude Test, local...
[Newsmaker] First hearing in ‘comfort women’ case held three years after lawsuit filed

Social affairsNovember 13, 2019

The first hearing in a lawsuit brought against the Japanese government by former victims of Japanese military sexual slavery was held Wednesday, nearly three years after the suit was filed. The Japa...