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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
Seoul taxi fare to rise Feb. 16

Taxi fares in Seoul will rise on Feb. 16, the city government said Wednesday. The basic taxi fare will increase from the current 3,000 won ($2.60) to 3,800 won, while the basic late-night fare from ...

February 6, 2019
Social affairs
Over 90% women consider ‘wealth’ important in choosing spouse

More women in Korea take into consideration a potential partner’s financial capability than men when they choose a spouse, a recent survey showed Wednesday. According to research from the Korea Inst...

February 6, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul to set up Sewol commemorative site at Gwanghwamun Square

The Seoul city government will remove memorial tents set up for the 2014 Sewol ferry tragedy at Gwanghwamun Square and build a commemorative space at the site, Mayor Park Won-soon said Tuesday. Park...

February 6, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Suspected FMD outbreak reported in Chungju

A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease was reported in North Chungcheong Province on Thursday, amid escalating concerns over the highly contagious animal disease spreading in the country ahead of...

January 31, 2019
Social affairs
Over 35,000 patients refused life-sustaining treatment since last year

More than 35,000 people have refused life-sustaining medical treatment since legislation on end-of-life care went into effect Feb. 4, 2018, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea National I...

January 30, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecutor Seo looks back on #MeToo movement in Korea

More changes are needed in society to root out sexual violence, said Seo Ji-hyun on Tuesday, a year after she publicly accused her former boss of groping her in a TV interview, igniting the #MeToo mo...

January 29, 2019
Social affairs
Gender Ministry to expand support for female North Korean defectors

The government will expand support for female North Korean defectors, Gender Equality Minister Jin Sun-mee said Monday. The plans were revealed during a visit to a resettlement center for North Kore...

January 28, 2019
Social affairs
[Weekender] ‘I want to be pretty like mom!’

On a Friday afternoon, a customer enters a beauty spa that looks like the whole place has been dipped in pink. The difference from ordinary spas is that everything here at Shushu & Sassy is miniatur...

January 24, 2019
Social affairs
Young Skater Association reveals additional sports #MeToo cases

The Young Skater Association on Monday raised further allegations of sexual abuse by skating coaches, amid snowballing revelations of #MeToo cases in South Korea’s sports community. The association ...

January 21, 2019
Social affairs
TOPIK to include speaking test from 2023

The Test of Proficiency in Korean will include a speaking test starting in 2023, local media outlets reported Sunday. According to the reports, the National Institute for International Education, wh...

January 20, 2019
Social affairs
Police, Justice Ministry to crack down on massage parlors, adult entertainment illegally hiring foreign nationals

The government will inspect massage parlors and adult entertainment establishments throughout South Korea to root out the hiring of foreign nationals who live and work here illegally. The investigat...

January 20, 2019
Social affairs
[Feature] Waste bin-free public restrooms get mixed response

Japanese exchange student Aoi still remembers the “shocking moment” when she saw a trash bin in a Korean restroom stall for the first time. “As there are no such trash bins in toilets in Japan, I wa...

January 20, 2019
Social affairs

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