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Sun, May 29, 2022 | 14:59
3 out of 10 women in Seoul say they are willing to have children without marriage
Slightly more than one out of three women residing in Seoul believe they can have children without getting married, recent city statistics show. According to the 2021 gender statistics published by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Foundation of Women and Family, Thursday, 28.1 percent of female residents in Seoul think they can have children without marriage, which...
Society | 2022-02-03 16:47
Calls mount for stricter punishment of animal abusers
Public outrage over light punishments handed out with regards to animal cruelty is rising, as critics say that leniency leads to the recurrence of similar crimes, even a year after the strengthening of the nation's Animal Protection Law aimed at taking stricter action against abusers.
Environment & Animals | 2022-02-02 16:30
Indian students in Korea feel pinch due to soaring airfare
People living in foreign countries to study, work or for various other reasons, have been suffering from the fallout of the pandemic which has entered its third year without any visible signs of an end in the foreseeable future due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Multicultural Community | 2022-02-01 09:23
KoCACA stage prop manager honored
Lee Byeong-sub, a stage prop manager at the Korean Culture and Arts Centers Association (KoCACA), received this year's “Unsung Hero Award” from Seoul Cyber University at the university's Tchaikovsky Hall, Monday, for his offstage contributions to art and culture.
People & Events | 2022-01-28 08:59
Animal rights becomes presidential campaign issue
“What is dangerous for humans could also be unsafe for animals. We must work to create a safe environment for both animals and people,” Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential candidate of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) wrote on social media, Jan. 22. Referring to the death of a horse during the filming of a KBS TV series, Yoon added that he felt deeply sorry when he he...
Politics | 2022-01-25 16:47
2021 was the 2nd hottest year on record: Nat'l Weather Agency
Last year, 2021, was the second hottest year recorded in Korea due to climate change, a recent report by the nation's weather agency says.
Environment & Animals | 2022-01-24 14:08
Right-wing YouTube channel suspended for spreading misinformation on COVID-19
YouTube issued a suspension for “Hoverlab,” a far-right YouTube channel here, for violating the platform's COVID-19 medical misinformation policy. Kang Yong-suk, a TV personality and lawyer who runs the channel, said via his personal YouTube channel, Thursday, that Hoverlab received a one-week suspension from uploading and streaming videos for violating YouTube's medical misi...
Society | 2022-01-21 20:52
Stay permit requirements for undocumented foreign children to be eased from February
Undocumented children of foreign nationality who reside in Korea will have temporarily eased requirements to obtain stay permits from next month. The Ministry of Justice announced that it will ease the regulations on stay permit requirements for such children here to cover their rights to education more comprehensively, starting next month and carrying through until March 202...
Multicultural Community | 2022-01-21 15:21
KBS drama under fire for animal abuse
KBS drama “The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won” is facing allegations of animal abuse from animal protection groups and viewers over a scene from the seventh episode which aired on Jan. 1.
Environment & Animals | 2022-01-20 16:00
Criminal profiler quits Yoon camp over #MeToo apology
Lee Soo-jeong, a criminal profiler and professor of Kyonggi University, stepped down from her advisory role in the Yoon Suk-yeol election camp, a day after she offered an apology to a sexual assault victim for Yoon's wife's controversial remarks about the #MeToo movement.
Politics | 2022-01-19 16:11
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