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1 in 10 youths have experienced unwanted sexual inducement online: poll

One out of 10 teenagers in South Korea has experienced a form of sexual inducement online, such as being asked to provide a video of their body, over the past three years, a poll showed Saturday, ind...

Jun 20, 2020
7 in 10 Koreans think Korean society discriminative: survey

The majority of South Koreans perceive that the society is discriminative and human rights violations are serious, though they believe their own human rights are largely being respected, a survey sho...

Jun 19, 2020
Reservations required before visits to beaches amid virus woes

Making reservations to spend time at beaches in South Korea may become mandatory as the country tries to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. The country is planning to first introduce a reserv...

Jun 19, 2020
At least 8 passengers test positive for virus after flying in from Bangladesh

At least six Bangladeshi nationals and two South Koreans have tested positive for the coronavirus after entering South Korea on the same flight from the South Asian country, authorities said Friday. ...

Jun 19, 2020
Virus transmission increasingly traced to restaurants, bars: KCDC

Nearly 10 percent of patients have untraceable origin

Jun 19, 2020
Seven in 10 Koreans favor ‘contactless’ culture

Most Koreans favor the coronavirus decorum of keeping physical distance and expanding online activities for daily life, according to a survey organized jointly by job boards Job Korea and Albamon. T...

Jun 18, 2020
Govt. urges schools, students to settle tuition refund row, reaffirms 'no cash support' stance

South Korea's education ministry on Thursday urged universities and students to mutually resolve the latter's growing call for tuition refunds amid the new coronavirus pandemic. "(The ministry) feel...

Jun 18, 2020
[Feature] ‘Seven years on, refugee protection in S. Korea in retreat’

Nkuka Lulendo and his family stepped on South Korean soil after a long, grueling 10 months of being trapped inside Incheon International Airport’s transit zone in October last year. But it was only t...

Jun 18, 2020
Two foreigners test positive for virus days after arrival in Yangju

Two foreigners living in Yangju, a Gyeonggi Province city about 50 kilometers north of Seoul, tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, days after arriving here from Pakistan and the Philippin...

Jun 18, 2020
Man sets self on fire with baby in arms

A man set himself on fire in a suicide attempt while holding his baby in his arms, but the police rescued the child unharmed, local authorities said Thursday. The man suffered second-degree burns on...

Jun 18, 2020
3 in 10 Koreans think having kids unnecessary: survey

More than three out of every 10 South Koreans believe it is unnecessary to have kids even after marriage, while parents spend nearly $300 a month on private education for each student in grades 12 or...

Jun 18, 2020
Seoul city adds 25 new coronavirus cases, persisting infections raise fears in metropolitan area

Amid heightened alert over new coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area, the number of new cases reported in South Korea's capital increased by 25 on Thursday, due mostly to a sharp rise in in...

Jun 18, 2020
KCDC warns of possible summer wave

Health authorities to issue vacation safety guidance

Jun 18, 2020
Immigration detention centers getting crowded amid COVID-19 crisis

Immigration detention centers in South Korea, where foreign nationals are held till deportation, have nearly reached their full capacity, with international flights rarely available amid the coronavi...

Jun 17, 2020
KAIST to host online forum on future of education in post-coronavirus era

An international online forum on the future of education amid the rise of distance learning in the post-coronavirus era will be held Wednesday, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ...

Jun 17, 2020

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