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Opposition leader continues hunger strike for 7th day amid calls for removal of tentPoliticsNov 26, 2019The 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 SeoulSocial affairsNov 26, 2019Old 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 womenSocial affairsNov 22, 2019The 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 ... -
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[Newsmaker] Ex-vice minister mired in orgy scandal cleared of all chargesSocial affairsNov 22, 2019Former 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 victimsSocial affairsNov 20, 2019South 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 governorshipPoliticsNov 19, 2019Fourteen 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... -
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[Newsmaker] Korean man accused of murdering Vietnamese wifeSocial affairsNov 18, 2019A 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: surveySocial affairsNov 17, 2019Nearly 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... -
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[Newsmaker] Koreans sit for national college entrance examSocial affairsNov 14, 2019Nearly 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... -
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[Newsmaker] First hearing in ‘comfort women’ case held three years after lawsuit filedSocial affairsNov 13, 2019The 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... -
Nightclub rejects NHRCK’s recommendation on racismSocial affairsNov 13, 2019A South Korean club accused of denying foreigners entry has rejected the recommendation by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea that the club not discriminate against customers based on race... -
10 people booked for alleged ‘Produce X 101’ vote riggingSocial affairsNov 12, 2019Police said Tuesday that they booked 10 people, including producers of a K-pop audition TV show and officials of CJ ENM, in connection with allegations they had rigged the results of audience voting.... -
‘Humanitarian status holders deserve same protection as refugees’Social affairsNov 11, 2019Asylum seekers staying in South Korea with humanitarian status should enjoy the same protections and treatment as recognized refugees, activists monitoring the human rights situation facing 39 asylum... -
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[Newsmaker] Interpol Red Notice issued for actress Yoon Ji-ohSocial affairsNov 8, 2019Actress Yoon Ji-oh, who is under investigation for suspected fraud and defamation, lashed out at police for requesting an Interpol Red Notice for the Korean Canadian, despite her alleged crimes not b... -
Elite high schools to be abolished in 2025Social affairsNov 7, 2019The Ministry of Education on Thursday announced its decision to abolish elite high schools across the country in March 2025, as part of efforts to improve fairness in the education system. “In 2025,...
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