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SFS appoints Tom Alexander as new assistant head of school

EducationJan 24, 2021

The Seoul Foreign School has appointed a financial expert in the education sector as its new assistant head of school - finance and operations, the school announced Sunday. Tom Alexander assumed the...
[Feature] ‘Lost decade’ possible for South Korea as employment prospect dims among young job seekers

Social affairsJan 24, 2021

Landing a full-time job, climbing up the corporate ladder, complaining about higher-ups and being constantly bothered by team dinners is what 28-year-old Jang Hyeon-seok has dreamed of since graduati...
S. Korea remains alert over possible uptick ahead of Lunar New Year, reports under 400 new cases

Social affairsJan 22, 2021

Authorities warned against coronavirus complacency as potential risk factors still remain at large even though South Korea has been reporting fewer cases in recent days due to tougher virus curbs. H...
S. Korea to prepare 250 COVID-19 vaccination centers to start inoculations next month

Social affairsJan 22, 2021

South Korea is preparing 250 vaccination centers across the country as it looks to kick off a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program next month. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Friday ...
[Newsmaker] School violence halved, but cyberbullying rises in pandemic

EducationJan 21, 2021

School violence in South Korea nearly halved from a year earlier in 2020 but cyberbullying gained greater presence among students as the COVID-19 pandemic limited the number of in-school interactions...
Delivery chaos looms as parcel workers consider full-scale strike ahead of Lunar New Year

Social affairsJan 20, 2021

South Korea may be headed for delivery chaos ahead of next month’s Lunar New Year holiday, as unionized parcel delivery workers consider a full-scale walkout next week in their fight for better worki...
Anti-corruption watchdog chief nominee vows neutrality, independence

PoliticsJan 19, 2021

The inaugural chief nominee for a high-profile corruption investigative body vowed Tuesday to sternly investigate any high-ranking officials in accordance to the law without being politically influen...
Moon rules out immediate pardons for ex-presidents, divides parties

PoliticsJan 18, 2021

President Moon Jae-in on Monday ruled out pardoning two former presidents in the near future, but left open the possibility of pardons down the line when backed by public consensus. Moon said Monday...
[Feature] Death sentence looming for universities as first-ever demographic winter starts

EducationJan 17, 2021

Private universities in South Korea may be heading for mass closures as the country crosses into its first-ever demographic winter, and experts say more government support is needed. As the populati...
S. Korea may extend current social distancing rules with more exemptions

Social affairsJan 15, 2021

Authorities are in discussion to potentially adjust social distancing rules for next week, as the country looks to address demands from small merchants while controlling the ongoing third COVID-19 wa...
Supreme Court confirms 20 years in prison for ex-president Park

PoliticsJan 14, 2021

The highest court upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye, closing the final chapter in one of the greatest political scandals in South Korea to date. The Supreme Court on Th...
[Newsmaker] South Korea gripped by anger and remorse over toddler’s death

Social affairsJan 13, 2021

Anger and sadness have swept across South Korea for the past week following the death of Jeong-in, a 16-month-old toddler whose death from months of child abuse in October caused a huge public outrag...
[News Focus] Small businesses to launch legal challenge to social distancing rules

Social affairsJan 12, 2021

Small business owners are taking legal action against the government, calling the social distancing rules unfair and saying the restrictions have greatly diminished their chances of economic survival...
Optimism grows as S. Korea records lowest number of cases in 41 days

Social affairsJan 11, 2021

South Korea is mulling whether to readjust its social distancing rules as optimism rises from a continued fall in the daily count of new coronavirus cases. The country on Monday saw 451 new COVID-19...
[Feature] Cash incentives fail to boost childbirth

Social affairsJan 10, 2021

Having a baby is not even a question for Lim Ji-yeon, 34, as she and her husband made the decision that it was not for them years ago. Both Lim and her husband thought having a child would be nice, ...