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Wed, June 29, 2022 | 03:19

Seoul to provide transportation fee subsidies to pregnant women

Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide pregnant women living in the city with 700,000 won ($540) each in transportation cost subsidies starting next month, officials said Wednesday.

2022-06-22 11:58

Rights watchdog calls for better protection of multiple-time asylum applicants

The National Human Rights Commission called for giving multiple-time asylum applicants the same privileges as those enjoyed by first-time applicants as it marked World Refugee Day, Monday.

2022-06-20 14:45

Man in 60s found dead in burned car in Gimpo

A man in his 60s has been found dead in a burned car near the Han River in the city of Gimpo, police said Monday.

2022-06-20 09:38

Drunk bicycling on rise amid nighttime cab shortage

An increasing number of Seoul residents have been caught riding bicycles under the influence of alcohol, which is illegal under the Road Traffic Act, amid an ongoing shortage of taxis at night. Recent data from the police showed that the number of drunk cycling cases reported in Seoul between April 18 and May 16 stood at 72, a 41-percent increase from the 51 cases reported be...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-06-20 08:43

Seoul gov't criticized for discriminating against queer culture festival

The 23rd Seoul Queer Cultural Festival - an annual festival for LGBTQ rights and representation - is set to take place in front of the Seoul City Hall in July following two years of being held online. But despite the return of the outdoor gathering, there is a growing outcry from supporters that the Seoul Metropolitan Government put certain unprecedented limitations on the fe...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-06-16 16:59

Minister reaffirms abolition of gender equality ministry

Gender Equality Minister Kim Hyun-sook said a task force will be launched to seek ways on how to abolish the ministry, thus moving toward fulfilling the campaign pledge of President Yoon Suk-yeol to dissolve the 21-year-old government agency.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-06-16 16:59

Youth gambling addiction sharply increases during pandemic

The number of adolescents treated for gambling addiction spiked last year as they spent more time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday.

2022-06-16 16:34

Korea names 23 more overseas Korean-language institutes

Korea has designated 23 more state-funded Korean language institutes abroad this year, the culture ministry said Thursday, as part of efforts to help more foreigners learn the Korean language and culture.

2022-06-16 15:02

Coast Guard to apologize over controversial speculation on death of fisheries official

The Coast Guard is expected to apologize for having previously presumed a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea's military near the western sea border in 2020 was attempting to defect to the North voluntarily, officials at the presidential National Security Office (NSO) said Thursday.

2022-06-16 14:14

Seoul Queer Culture Festival allowed to resume after 3 years

The LGBTQ community in Korea has been conditionally allowed to resume an annual festival in the heart of Seoul next month after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city government said Wednesday.

2022-06-15 17:33

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