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February 22, 2019 Social affairs

Fine dust emergency measures issued nationwide except Jeju

The government issued fine dust emergency measures for all parts of the country except Jeju Island on Friday, as fine dust blanketed Korea for three consecutive days. The fine dust levels nationwide...

Court finds medical staff not guilty in deaths of 4 newborns

A court on Thursday found the medical staff of Ewha Womans University Medical Center not guilty of the deaths of four infants. Seoul Southern District Court found malpractice by the seven medical wo...

February 21, 2019
Social affairs
Egg-laying date to be inscribed on eggshells

A new policy mandating the inscription of the egg-laying date on eggshells will be implemented starting Saturday, the government said Thursday. Under the new policy, egg farms must indicate the four...

February 21, 2019
Social affairs
[Eye Plus] Traditional Korean culture alive at King’s Street

It’s easy to spot beautiful palaces when you walk around Seoul, a city that blends modern and traditional Korean cultures. Changdeokgung, a royal palace built in 1405, is among them. Donhwanum is th...

February 21, 2019
Culture
[Video] Inside dog farm in Korea

HONGSEONG, South Chungcheong Province -- On a rainy Friday morning, howls filled the cold, foggy air around a recently decommissioned dog farm in a remote corner of South Chungcheong Province. Here s...

February 20, 2019
Social affairs
YouTuber finds body at abandoned hospital

A YouTuber found a corpse over the weekend while streaming a show at an abandoned hospital in Gwangju. According to Gwangju Police on Monday, the 30-year-old YouTuber surnamed Park entered the hospi...

February 19, 2019
Social affairs
Elementary school student found unconscious in hotel’s pool

An elementary school student was found unconscious in a swimming pool at a hotel in Busan, local media reported Monday. According to Busan Haeundae police, the 13-year-old student surnamed Lee was s...

February 18, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] Unchanged taximeters confuse drivers, passengers after implemented rate hike

Rushing to a business meeting, Kim Ha-min, 34, took a taxi. The fare on the taximeter showed 6,100 won ($5.42), but the driver told him to pay extra money as the fare has been raised. “I don’t remem...

February 17, 2019
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Population is not about numbers. Fertility is about women’: UNFPA chief

The key to resolving South Korea’s low fertility rate is to understand that women have the right to choose pregnancy, rather than just pushing them to have more babies, the executive director of the ...

February 17, 2019
Social affairs
[Breaking] Fire at Hanwha factory in Daejeon kills 3

An explosion occurred at a Hanwha plant in Daejeon at around 8:42 a.m., killing three people. The casualties are believed to be workers from the factory, the fire authority said. The fire was exting...

February 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] ‘Smart’ restaurants challenge for elderly

When 71-year-old YouTuber Park Mak-rye tried a fast-food restaurant’s self-ordering service for the first time, the challenging process took longer than anticipated to complete. Park first pushed th...

February 13, 2019
Social affairs
96-year-old driver kills pedestrian in Seoul

A 30-year old pedestrian was killed by a 96-year-old driver on Tuesday in Seoul, sparking concerns over elderly drivers. According to police, the driver surnamed Yoo caused the accident in front of ...

February 13, 2019
Social affairs
11 Maltese dogs found dead at studio apartment in Cheonan

Eleven dog carcasses were found at a studio apartment in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, local media outlets reported Tuesday. According to Cheonan city government and police on Tuesday, a mana...

February 12, 2019
Social affairs
Court allows import of sex dolls

The Seoul High Court ruled that the import of sex dolls should not be prohibited on grounds that that it corrupts public morals. In 2017, a company made an import declaration of a 159-centimeter-tal...

February 11, 2019
Social affairs
Former SNU graduate student accuses professor of sexual abuse

A former Seoul National University graduate student has publicly accused a professor of sexual misconduct and condemned the school for lack of punishment for the perpetrator, stoking the flames of th...

February 8, 2019
Social affairs

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