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Thu, December 8, 2022 | 08:10

Busan's red-light district survives Korea's 2004 sex trade ban

Busan's red-light district survives Korea's 2004 sex trade ban

BUSAN - Prostitution is illegal in Korea. The country's ban on the sex trade was introduced in March 2004 and went into effect later that year.

Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-11-20 08:17

[PHOTOS] 'Exams are over!'

PHOTOS'Exams are over!'

Students rejoice as they come out of a school after taking the College Scholastic Aptitude Test in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Nov. 17. Some 508,000 students nationwide took the national college entrance exam. YonhapStudents rejoice as they come out of a school after taking the College Scholastic Aptitude Test in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Nov. 17. Some 508,000 students nationwi...

2022-11-17 21:33

Interior ministry, Seoul city gov't raided over Itaewon crowd crush

Interior ministry, Seoul city gov't raided over Itaewon crowd crush

A special investigation team on Thursday raided 22 locations, including the interior ministry and the Seoul metropolitan government, in a wide-ranging probe into the bungled response to the deadly Itaewon crowd crush.

2022-11-17 16:08

National college entrance exam kicks off

National college entrance exam kicks off

More than half a million students sit for the college entrance exam on Thursday, the nation's most important annual academic event that includes an English listening test during which all airplane takeoffs and landings are banned nationwide.

2022-11-17 08:27

[PHOTOS] National college entrance exam

[INTERVIEW] 'Seoul's deadly Halloween crowd crush was avoidable'

INTERVIEW'Seoul's deadly Halloween crowd crush was avoidable'

Public anger has mounted over the crowd crush in Itaewon that left at least 158 people dead after it was revealed in phone transcripts released by authorities that many people had called the police warning about overcrowding risks hours before the tragedy happened.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2022-11-17 08:11

Korea's younger generation becomes more apathetic to marriage

Korea's younger generation becomes more apathetic to marriage

Six out of 10 Koreans in their 20s and 30s think that getting married is no longer a must. Also, the lack of money is a major factor influencing the younger generations' decisions to avoid marriage. This is according to Statistics Korea's latest social survey results, which were announced on Wednesday.

Anna J. Park | 2022-11-16 16:50

Seoul City slashes funding for TBS from 2024

Seoul City slashes funding for TBS from 2024

Traffic Broadcasting System (TBS) is once again at the center of controversy, as Seoul Metropolitan Council passed an ordinance enabling the Seoul Metropolitan Government to cut off its financial support for its affiliated radio station starting in 2024, amid claims of political bias in its popular left-leaning news program “Kim Ou-joon's News Factory.” Given that the station...

Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-11-16 16:43

Police launch probe into media outlets over disclosure of names of crowd crush victims

Police launch probe into media outlets over disclosure of names of crowd crush victims

Police launched an investigation Wednesday into two online media outlets that disclosed a list of victims of the Itaewon crowd crush without the consent of bereaved families.

2022-11-16 16:10

Investigation team studying whether interior minister is responsible for Itaewon crowd crush

Investigation team studying whether interior minister is responsible for Itaewon crowd crush

A special investigation team is looking into whether Interior Minister Lee Sang-min is legally accountable for the bungled response to the deadly Itaewon crowd crush, officials said Wednesday.

2022-11-16 15:56

Gov't to consider cutting national health insurance fees for bereaved families of Itaewon tragedy

Gov't to consider cutting national health insurance fees for bereaved families of Itaewon tragedy

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday the government will consider cutting national health insurance fees for the bereaved families of Itaewon crowd crush victims and those who were injured in the tragedy.

2022-11-16 10:55

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