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Typhoon Mitag may lose strength after hitting Taiwan, China: forecasters

Typhoon Mitag is expected to make landfall on South Korea's southwest coast on Thursday but its strength may be weaker than anticipated after passing through Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, the loca...

Sept 30, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea to allow longer paternity leave next month

Male employees will be allowed to take up to 10 days off after their child's birth starting next month, the labor ministry said Monday, as South Korea seeks to help more people balance their work and...

Sept 30, 2019
Social affairs
With no new ASF confirmed for 3rd day, S. Korea revs up containment efforts

With no new ASF confirmed for 3rd day, S. Korea revs upcontainment South Korea has ratcheted up quarantine efforts to prevent additional outbreaks of African swine fever, though no new confirmed case...

Sept 30, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul City offers Korean name service to overseas Korean culture fans

The Seoul city government said Monday that it has launched a pilot program to give foreigners Korean names as part of efforts to promote the Korean alphabet, hangeul. The program, titled "Korean Nam...

Sept 30, 2019
Social affairs
[Graphic News] No. of S. Koreans living abroad inches up in 2018: ministry

The number of South Korean nationals living overseas rose slightly last year from two years earlier, largely led by increases in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, a biennial report by the Foreign ...

Sept 29, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Typhoon Mitag to strike southern Korea this week

Typhoon Mitag is forecast to hit the southern region of the Korean Peninsula this week, according to the Korea Meteorological Agency on Sunday. The weather agency said Mitag is expected to make land...

Sept 29, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea still on high alert over additional African swine fever outbreak

South Korea is remaining highly vigilant over additional outbreaks of African swine fever and is stepping up disinfection efforts, although there have been no further confirmed cases of the deadly an...

Sept 29, 2019
Social affairs
Another suspected African swine fever case tests negative in S. Korea

A new suspected case of African swine fever reported in South Korea on Saturday tested negative amid concerns over the spread of the highly contagious and deadly animal disease despite extensive quar...

Sept 29, 2019
Social affairs
Large-scale rally held to support justice minister, reform drive

A large number of people gathered in Seoul on Saturday to support Justice Minister Cho Kuk and his drive to reform the prosecution despite a widening investigation into corruption allegations involvi...

Sept 29, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Typhoon Mitag may affect S. Korea next week

Typhoon Mitag, the season's 18th typhoon, could affect the Korean Peninsula next week, the weather agency said Saturday. The typhoon formed in the Philippine Sea earlier in the day and is moving nor...

Sept 28, 2019
Social affairs
Another suspected African swine fever case reported in S. Korea

South Korea reported a new suspected case of African swine fever on Saturday, adding to concerns over the potential spread of the deadly animal disease despite extensive quarantine efforts. The susp...

Sept 28, 2019
Social affairs
Nine injured in cargo ship fire at Ulsan port

Nine sailors were injured after a fire broke out on a cargo ship and spread to another vessel following an explosion in the southeastern port city of Ulsan, authorities said Saturday. The 25,881-ton...

Sept 28, 2019
Social affairs
[From the scene] Korean students join global climate strike

Some 500 students on Friday took to the streets in central Seoul to demand bolder measures to mitigate climate change, joining the global movement triggered by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg. ...

Sept 27, 2019
Social affairs
Moon stresses human rights, reform amid investigation of justice minister

President Moon Jae-in on Friday stressed the importance of reforming the prosecution, Cheong Wa Dae said. According to spokesperson Ko Min-jung, Moon emphasized that whether Cho is responsible for a...

Sept 27, 2019
Social affairs
Man arrested for fatally beating stepson for 20 hours

A South Korean man in his 20s has been taken into custody on suspicion of beating his stepson to death. On Friday, the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency revealed it is seeking an arrest warrant for...

Sept 27, 2019
Social affairs

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