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Complaint filed against pink toys for girls, blue for boysSocial affairsJan 2, 2020A civic group filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, taking issue with baby products that come in pink for girls and in blue for boys, a civic group said Thursday. Fro... -
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[What the 2020s will hold for Korea] More immigrants, multinational familiesSocial affairsDec 31, 2019A new decade has dawned. Unprecedented challenges await Korea from an aging and shrinking population to accelerated warming of the peninsula. The Korea Herald has prepared a four-part series looking... -
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[Newsmaker] Cold snap grips KoreaSocial affairsDec 31, 2019The season’s strongest cold wave hit South Korea on Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, with temperatures in many parts of the country dropping below minus 10 degrees Celsius. Cold wave alerts or advisories we... -
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[What the 2020s will hold for Korea] Visible signs of climate changeSocial affairsDec 31, 2019A new decade has dawned. Unprecedented challenges await Korea from an aging and shrinking population to accelerated warming of the peninsula. The Korea Herald has prepared a four-part series looking... -
Justice minister nominee vows to push ahead with prosecution reformSocial affairsDec 30, 2019Justice minister nominee Choo Mi-ae on Monday pledged a swift and thorough implementation of prosecution reform, one of the most controversial reform initiatives of President Moon Jae-in and his ruli... -
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[News Focus] Final vote expected on new corruption investigation bodySocial affairsDec 29, 2019A bill on setting up an independent body tasked with investigating corruption of high-ranking officials was expected to be put to vote Monday amid fierce opposition from the prosecution and the main ... -
Ex-justice minister denies power abuse allegationsSocial affairsDec 26, 2019Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk denied allegations on Thursday that he had abused his power to suspend a presidential inquiry into a former Busan vice mayor, as he attended an arrest warrant hearing ... -
7 in 10 Seoulites say Korean unification needed: surveySocial affairsDec 25, 2019More than 7 out of 10 residents of Seoul said the reunification of South and North Korea was necessary despite soured inter-Korean relations, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey of 2,... -
Filibuster against election reform continues for 2nd dayPoliticsDec 24, 2019Lawmakers from rival political camps took to the parliamentary podium for a marathon, relayed speech, as a filibuster continued into the second consecutive day Tuesday over a proposed reform of elect... -
Forensic report falsified in Hwasong murder case: prosecutionSocial affairsDec 23, 2019The prosecution on Monday demanded a retrial for a man who may have been wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in 1988, in light of new evidence and a series of flaws in the ... -
Arrest warrant sought for ex-justice ministerSocial affairsDec 23, 2019The prosecution on Monday sought an arrest warrant for former Justice Minister Cho Kuk over allegations he abused his power to end a presidential inquiry into a former Busan vice mayor. The Seoul Ea... -
National fine dust info center opensSocial affairsDec 19, 2019A national fine dust information center opened Thursday as part of government efforts to more systematically and comprehensively manage data related to particulate pollution. Set up under the Minist... -
Sejong University ranks 10th among Korean universities in surveyEducationDec 19, 2019Sejong University ranked No. 401 in the 2020 World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, the university said Thursday. The Seoul-based university placed 10th among South Korea’s universitie... -
Seoul mayor calls for three-fold increase in real estate taxesSocial affairsDec 18, 2019Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said Wednesday that real estate taxes should be raised three-fold, as housing prices soar despite governmental efforts to discourage real estate speculation. “The ratio of ... -
Togolese President, IYF founder discuss ‘mind’ educationSocial affairsDec 18, 2019Togo’s President Faure Essozimna Gnassingb met with Park Ock-soo, the founder of Good News Mission and non-government organization International Youth Fellowship to discuss promoting character educat...
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