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November 20, 2024 08:01am
[Graphic News] 70% of S. Koreans believe couples can live together without tying the knot: survey
Nearly 7 in 10 South Koreans believe that couples can live together without getting married, and almost 40 percent support having children without g...
November 19, 2024 03:44pm
[Campus Now] Women's colleges in crisis: Blasted for gender bias, coed transition proposals
Confronting their biggest challenge in a century, South Korea's women’s universities are embroiled in controversies that have led some to questio...
November 19, 2024 03:43pm
Arrest warrant sought for new mother who killed infant twins
Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a woman in her 40s accused of killing her recently born 7-month-old twins, citing the stress of caring for th...
November 19, 2024 03:30pm
Police to push for licenses for personal mobility devices
Police are pushing to introduce driver’s licenses dedicated specifically for personal mobility devices, such as electric scooters or motorized bicycle...
November 19, 2024 03:09pm
‘Hangang River,’ not 'Han River': Seoul city
The Seoul Metropolitan Government stated on Tuesday that the correct English name for the river running through the capital city, commonly referred to...
November 19, 2024 02:55pm
Seoul Metro union to strike on Dec. 6
The main labor union of Seoul Metro, which operates subway Line Nos. 1 through 8 said Tuesday that it will launch a full-scale strike on Dec. 6 if a d...
November 19, 2024 02:21pm
[Out of the Shadows] Drug addiction is illness, not moral failing, experts say
Drug addiction is a thorny public health issue in South Korea that should be seen as an illness rather than a moral failing, according to experts, c...
November 19, 2024 02:20pm
Model claims she was forced to take drugs; police say she hasn't told them
South Korean model who has confessed drug use recently claimed that she was forced to take drugs by an unidentified businessperson, but police said sh...
November 19, 2024 02:20pm
Man gets jail term for stalking ex-girlfriend, sending over 300 messages in 2 days
A Seoul court on Monday sentenced a man to a one-year prison term for stalking his former girlfriend by leaving hundreds of unwanted messages and ca...
November 19, 2024 02:19pm
8.3% of middle school students in Hwaseong used drugs: survey
Some 8.3 percent of middle school students in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province have used drugs, a survey by the state-run drug addiction center showed Mond...
November 19, 2024 02:15pm
Traveler endures invasive search at Daegu Airport after drug scanner error
A traveler was forced to undergo an invasive body search, including the removal of her sanitary pad, after a drug detection scanner at Daegu Airport f...
November 19, 2024 02:06pm
Ambulance employee fined for causing death of terminally ill patient
An employee of a privately run ambulance service has been fined for dropping a terminally ill patient and causing an injury to the head that ended u...
November 19, 2024 01:48pm
DP leader indicted again over alleged misuse of public funds
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was indicted without detention Tuesday on charges of misappropriating funds when he was the governor of Gyeonggi Provi...
November 19, 2024 11:10am
Telegram designates child protection officer to respond to sexually exploitative materials: S. Korean regulator
Telegram designates child protection officer to respond to sexually exploitative materials: S. Korean regulator The global messaging service Telegram ...