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Prosecution chief nominee vows political neautrality

Prosecutor-General nominee Yoon Seok-youl pledged to free the prosecution from political influence and reform the powerful law enforcement body at his confirmation hearing Monday. (Yonhap) “I take ...

July 8, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Senior journalist accused of taking upskirt photo in subway

A senior editorial member of broadcaster SBS resigned Monday over suspicion he secretly took a photo of the lower part of a woman’s body in a subway station, according to the TV station. The broa...

July 8, 2019
Social affairs
Incheon National University joins drive to innovate university ranking system

Incheon National University has joined prominent universities around the world in efforts to create a new university ranking system that better measures universities’ efforts to drive innovation in I...

July 4, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Irregular workers’ strike disrupts school operations

Irregular workers at schools went on strike Wednesday, calling for an end to discrimination in wages and welfare benefits vis-a-vis regular workers and disrupting meal services at thousands of school...

July 3, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Public anger, concerns persist over contaminated tap water

For more than a month, Lee Su-jin, who lives in western Incheon, has relied on bottled water to do household tasks from cooking to cleaning. Driving to a neighboring city to eat out or use a self-ser...

July 2, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Men taking parental leave first step to reducing gender inequality’

Men should be allowed and expected to take parental leave and attend to their children’s needs as the first step to achieving gender equality at work, according to a prominent US feminist scholar. T...

July 2, 2019
Social affairs
Rallies welcoming, protesting Trump held in central Seoul

Civic groups continued to hold rallies opposing and welcoming US President Donald Trump’s visit to Seoul on Sunday as Trump held a summit with President Moon Jae-in and met with North Korean leader K...

June 30, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecution probes hiring irregularities involving LKP leader’s son

The prosecution said Sunday that it had launched an investigation into possible hiring irregularities at telecom company KT involving the son of Hwang Kyo-ahn, chairman of the main opposition Liberty...

June 30, 2019
Social affairs
[Best Brand] SPEP leads global mindset, language training

A global education firm SPEP has been at the forefront of a paradigm shift in business education, providing training and consulting specialized in nurturing a workforce with a global mindset and fore...

June 26, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul to replace aged pipes amid ‘reddish tap water’ crisis

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said Wednesday that the city will bring forward plans to replace aged water pipes by securing extra funds, amid growing concerns over contaminated tap water reported in Seou...

June 26, 2019
Social affairs
Top prosecutor apologizes for prosecution’s past misdeeds

Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il on Tuesday apologized for the prosecution’s past abuses of power and human rights violations in connection with politically sensitive investigations, vowing to make the...

June 25, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Far-right campsite cleared from Gwanghwamun Square

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Tuesday forcibly removed tents set up by a far-right minor party at Gwanghwamun Square in early May without a permit, only to have them reinstalled by the party a...

June 25, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecution zeroes in on Hanbo Group chief

The prosecution is closing in on Chung Tae-soo, the former head of the now-defunct Hanbo Group who absconded after being convicted of embezzlement, with his son’s extradition to South Korea on Saturd...

June 24, 2019
Social affairs
Reddish tap water also reported in Seoul

Reddish tap water was detected in apartment complexes in Seoul on Friday, amid growing concerns over contaminated water after reddish water was first reported in Incheon in late May. As of Friday af...

June 21, 2019
Social affairs
NHRCK, activists call for better treatment of asylum seekers

South Korea’s human rights watchdog and refugee activists on Thursday called for better protection of the human rights of asylum seekers, taking issue with what they see as unfair practices in health...

June 20, 2019
Social affairs

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