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[Herald Interview] Boosting rental housing supply as solution to housing problem

Lee Heon-uk, new chief of Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, speaks about policies and plans

Apr 16, 2019
Social affairs
Audrey Reefs to donate sanitary pads to girls in poverty-stricken areas

An Australian women’s products company Audrey Reefs partnered with World Vision US on March 16 and pledged to donate excess inventory of sanitary pads to girls in poverty-stricken areas, in a bid to ...

Apr 16, 2019
Social affairs
Gyeonggi Province to build more satellite towns of Seoul

Gyeonggi’s new cities promise influx of in-city jobs, access to nature, convenient commute to Seoul

Apr 16, 2019
Social affairs
Police probe alleged cover-up of infant’s death at hospital

Police are investigating medical staff at a hospital who allegedly dropped a newborn premature baby and told the parents the baby had died of illness. No autopsy was performed before the newborn was ...

Apr 16, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Police raid K-pop singer Park Yoo-chun’s house in drug probe

Park denies using drugs, to appear voluntarily for police questioning

Apr 16, 2019
Social affairs
S. Koreans mark 5th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking with memorial ceremonies, events

The fifth anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry was commemorated in memorial ceremonies and events across the country on Tuesday. In one of the country's worst maritime disasters, the Sewol ...

Apr 16, 2019
Social affairs
Moon vows full account of 2014 Sewol ferry sinking

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday pledged continued efforts to find the truth behind the 2014 deadly sinking of a South Korean ferry and the previous government's much-condemned response at that time....

Apr 16, 2019
Social affairs
Thoroughly investigate sex crimes against late actress, witness urges

Yoon Ji-oh, a colleague of the late actress Jang Ja-yeon and a witness in an investigation into Jang’s death a decade ago, urged authorities on Sunday to leave no stone unturned. “In the past 10 yea...

Apr 15, 2019
Social affairs
One in 10 single Koreans say wedding is a must: survey

Only 1 in 10 single South Koreans consider a wedding ceremony to be mandatory for married couples, a survey showed Monday, indicating a shift in perceptions compared with past years. In Korea, a cou...

Apr 15, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Sewol victims’ families call for new probe, punishment

Bereaved families of the victims of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster on Monday called for a fresh prosecutorial investigation into the event and punishment for those accountable, a day before the fifth ...

Apr 15, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea purchases devices needed for video reunions of war-torn families

South Korea has completed the purchase of equipment to be sent to North Korea for video reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the Unification Ministry said Monday. South Korea is...

Apr 15, 2019
Social affairs
High-emission vehicles to be restricted from downtown Seoul

High-emission vehicles will be restricted from the center of Seoul beginning in July this year, as part of the municipal government's new policy measures to reduce fine dust pollution in the capital,...

Apr 15, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea to enforce law to prevent leaving kids alone aboard school buses

South Korea will implement a law this week aimed at requiring operators of day care centers and kindergartens to install devices that prevent children from dying or suffering harm after being left al...

Apr 15, 2019
Social affairs
Arrest warrants sought for protesters who occupied lawmaker’s National Assembly office

Police on Saturday requested arrest warrants for two members of a progressive collegiate association for trespassing. The two had occupied Liberty Korea Party Floor Leader Na Kyung-won’s office as p...

Apr 14, 2019
Social affairs
Court acquits man accused of eating fried chicken to dodge conscription

A man accused of putting on weight by eating fried chicken to avoid mandatory military service was acquitted of breaking the law on conscription, Incheon District Court said Sunday. The 22-year-old ...

Apr 14, 2019
Social affairs

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