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Moon meets former economic officials over ways to boost economy

President Moon Jae-in held a rare meeting with former government officials Wednesday to seek their advice on ways to boost the economy that could signal possible changes in his economic policies. Th...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Foreign-educated children of rich families caught taking illegal drugs

A growing number of foreign-educated young scions of South Korea's conglomerate owner and wealthy families are making scandalous headlines these days for using banned substances. Many of the well-he...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea holds national memorial ceremony to mark Jeju massacre

A national memorial ceremony took place on South Korea's southern island of Jeju on Wednesday to honor the victims of a bloody ideological clash between the then government and civilians in the late ...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Fire in Busan burns 20 ha of forest in two days

A mountain fire in Busan that started Tuesday burned about 20 hectares of forest before it was fully extinguished at around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, Busan Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters said...

Apr 3, 2019
Social affairs
Firefighters struggle to contain mountain fire in Busan

Firefighters continued to battle a massive mountain fire in the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday, with no reports of casualties having been filed so far. The fire continued to burn through a m...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Third-generation chaebol scions booked on drug use charges

The police have booked a number of third-generation scions of South Korean family-owned conglomerates on suspicions they bought and used illegal substances even as the investigation into more drug de...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Moon calls for efforts to attract foreign tourists amid chronic deficit

President Moon Jae-in called for efforts to attract more foreign tourists to his country Tuesday to help offset the country's chronic deficit in tourism. In a special meeting held in Songdo near Inc...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Fire in Suncheon burns 5 hectares of forest

A forest fire that broke out in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, Monday was put out Tuesday, after burning through 5 hectares of forest in two days. The fire started near a hillside road in Seungju-...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea to begin repair work for video reunions of separated families

South Korea will begin repair work this week on video reunion centers set up across the nation for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, a unification ministry official said Tuesday. The gov...

Apr 2, 2019
Social affairs
Grandson of SK Group founder arrested for alleged drug purchases

A grandson of SK Group founder, Chey Jong-gun, was arrested Monday for allegedly buying liquid marijuana, police said. Wearing a face mask, a grandson of SK Group founder appears at a police station...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
‘Letter from Kim Jong-un’ posters spread in colleges nationwide

Posters criticizing President Moon Jae-in’s policies have been found in colleges around the country, sparking a police investigation. The identical poster sets had been found at 29 universities and a...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
Moon reaffirms cooperation with civic groups to reform society

President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his support for civic activist groups Monday, calling them "important partners" in efforts to reform the nation. "Making laws, regulations and distributing national ...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
KAIST, THE to hold summit, university ‘impact’ ranking to be revealed

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Times Higher Education are jointly holding a three-day conference in South Korea on the changing roles of universities in the era of the “fo...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
Seungri arranged prostitution services for some men: police

Police confirmed Monday that former K-pop boyband BIGBANG member Seungri arranged prostitution services for some men, as they have obtained statements from people involved, verifying some of the alle...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs
Probe team head vows to investigate ex-vice minister's sex scandal

The head of a new probe team tasked with reinvestigating sex and bribery allegations against a former vice justice minister promised Monday that his team will work the case "by the book" to get to th...

Apr 1, 2019
Social affairs

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