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Lights to be turned off Saturday for Earth Hour

Lights in South Korea will be turned off for an hour on Saturday as part of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s annual Earth Hour campaign to raise awareness about climate change, WWF said Thursday. 20...

March 28, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-KT chairman to be questioned over hiring irregularities

The prosecution is set to call in Lee Suk-chae, former chairman of telecom firm KT Corp., for questioning over allegations that job favors were given to a high-profile opposition lawmaker’s daughter....

March 27, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul to plant 30 million trees by 2022 to fight fine dust

A total of 30 million trees will be planted in Seoul by 2022 and two large forests will be formed as part of efforts to mitigate worsening air pollution and urban heat, the Seoul Metropolitan Governm...

March 26, 2019
Social affairs
Owner of nightclub linked to Burning Sun scandal arrested

An owner of a nightclub linked to the sex-drug scandal involving a member of K-pop boy band Big Bang has been arrested on charges of tax evasion, a Seoul court said Tuesday. (Yonhap) The Seoul Cent...

March 26, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Early English education a necessity: Daejeon education chief

As countries become ever more interconnected and globalized, English proficiency becomes a necessity if a nation and its people are to succeed on the global stage. Therefore early English education i...

March 24, 2019
Social affairs
Police to investigate clinic over propofol allegations involving Hotel Shilla CEO

The police on Thursday opened a preliminary investigation into a plastic surgery clinic where Lee Boo-jin, the Hotel Shilla CEO and daughter of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, allegedly rec...

March 21, 2019
Social affairs
Hotel Shilla CEO habitually received injection of propofol: report

Lee Boo-jin, the Hotel Shilla CEO and daughter of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, may have habitually received injections of propofol, a fast-acting sedative and anaesthetic drug, a local n...

March 21, 2019
Social affairs
EU fines Google 1.49 bn euros for anti-trust breach

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator slapped tech giant Google with a new fine on Wednesday over unfair competition, in Europe's latest salvo against Silicon Valley. (Yonhap) "Today the commissio...

March 20, 2019
Technology
[Herald Interview] Blaming China doesn’t help combat fine dust: GGGI director

It has become a habit for many South Koreans to point to China as a thick haze of ultrafine dust descends and chokes the country, as well as to lash out at the Korean government for failing to settle...

March 20, 2019
Social affairs
Police accelerate probe into Burning Sun scandal

Police on Tuesday accelerated a probe into nightclub Burning Sun, which has been marred by allegations of sexual assault, the illicit filming of sex videos, drug use and corrupt ties with police, as ...

March 19, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul distributes guidelines on spycam crimes

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday distributed guidelines on how to respond to spycam crimes for victims and law enforcement officers, amid a growing epidemic of spycam porn in the country. ...

March 19, 2019
Social affairs
Arrest warrant sought for Jung Joon-young

The prosecution on Tuesday asked a Seoul court to issue an arrest warrant for Jung Joon-young, a singer-songwriter suspected of secretly filming sex videos and sharing them in online group chats, ami...

March 19, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] State authority blocks truth, says man who blew open Burning Sun scandal

Kim Sang-kyo, who opened the floodgates of a gamut of allegations, including illegal drug use, sexual assault to police corruption at the Burning Sun club, appeared before the police Tuesday for ques...

March 19, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Burning Sun head attends arrest warrant hearing

Lee Moon-ho, the head of nightclub Burning Sun marred by allegations of sexual assault, drug use and corrupt ties with the police, attended a hearing on an arrest warrant against him Tuesday. He is s...

March 19, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Parents of jailed celebrity stock analyst found dead

The parents of Lee Hee-jin, 33, a celebrity stock analyst jailed for illegal stock dealings, were found dead Saturday in an apparent double murder, police said Monday. (Lee Hee-jin' blog) Lee’s f...

March 18, 2019
Social affairs

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