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Oct 15, 2018 Social affairs

[Graphic News] Day care usage way below government 40% target: data

　The proportion of children using national and public kindergartens and child care centers is expected to remain far short of 40 percent, the government's target, official data showed. 　President Moon Jae-in earlier set a goal to expand government support for parents with young children, vowing to more than triple the proportion of infants and toddlers looked after by publicly run centers within his term in office.　As part of the effort, the government increased the number of centers by 373 in 2

Family of three found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning at campsite

A family of three was found dead at a campsite in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday night. (Yonhap)According to local authorities, the bodies of an 84-year-old man and his two sons, both in their 50s, were discovered inside a parked caravan. All the doors and windows were shut tight and byproducts from burned coal were found in the kitchen sink.The authorities said the three had died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and that they were investigating to determine whether it was an accident

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Social affairs
New labor minister burdened with challenges

Lee Jae-gap, the newly appointed Minister of Employment and Labor, is taking on the new role as things are especially getting rough in the South Korean labor market. 　The country’s unemployment rate reached its highest level since 1999 last month, while the government allowance for jobless hit a record high. 　Prior to Lee’s appointment last month, the Moon Jae-in administration had been criticized by some for its purportedly pro-labor policies, including the latest minimum wage hike and reductio

Oct 15, 2018
Social affairs
Defense Ministry claims delay in missile test not politically motivated 　

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense on Monday denied allegations that the presidential office had instructed the military to cancel a scheduled ballistic missile test out of concern that it would hamper inter-Korean detente. 　The ministry’s spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo told reporters that while the military had changed the schedule for the flight test for a long-range, surface-to-air missile, the decision was to do with “technical issues” rather than political reasons.　“As we proceed with

Oct 15, 2018
Defense
Team Australia bicycles Korea for charity

Members of the Australian Embassy, led by Ambassador James Choi, and the Australian community here took part in a challenging 375-kilometer cycling journey in Korea for three days to promote diversity and multiculturalism.The team of 15 Australian and Korean riders started their campaign at the Unification Observatory in Goseong-gun, Gangwon Province, on Oct. 6. They traveled southward along the east coast to the city of Gangneung on the first day, rode over the mountain range of Baekdudaegan th

Today
Diplomatic Circuit
Latin American films expose rich emotions, imaginations

A poster for the Latin American Film Festival (KOFA)The Latin American Film Festival will be held in Seoul from Tuesday to Sunday for its fourth straight year, showcasing films that unveil the desires and concerns of contemporary Central and South Americans. The embassies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay will each present a movie that highlights its own culture, society and history, including internatio

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Diplomatic Circuit
Philippine culture celebrated at migrants’ festival

Philippine Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez speaks at the Migrants Arirang Multicultural Festival in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, from Oct. 5-7. (Philippines Department of Tourism-Korea)The Migrants Arirang Multicultural Festival -- Korea’s largest celebration for foreign residents -- was held in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, from Oct. 5-7, feting Korea’s multiculturalism through art, dance, music and food. This year’s event featured the Philippines as the main host, with numerous Fil

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Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] Costa Rica, South Korea kindred spirits in sustainability: first lady

“We consider Costa Rica an element of stability in a complex region, a country built on the values of cooperation, multilateralism and sustainable development.”

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Diplomatic Circuit
‘Decarbonization must be hastened via energy transition’

“The energy transition should be looked at not only from an economic standpoint, but also a technological standpoint, because some 40 to 50 percent of decarbonization can be achieved by increasing energy efficiency.”

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Diplomatic Circuit
Police record largest-ever bust of drugs smuggled into Korea

South Korean police said Monday they have busted the largest-ever operation to smuggle drugs into the country, a scheme they say involves Taiwanese and Japanese organized crime rings and Korean dealers. Six people were arrested in the attempted trafficking of 112 kilograms of methamphetamine, an amount that is enough to be used simultaneously by 3.7 million people, according to police. It is estimated to be worth 370 billion won ($326.56 million). Among those arrested were a 25-year-old Taiwanes

Oct 15, 2018
Social affairs
Policeman fired for uploading obscene picture online

A South Korean police officer in his 30s has been fired for uploading obscene contents on his blog. (Yonhap)Incheon District Police Station said Monday that the 33-year-old officer has been dismissed on disciplinary grounds for the violation. The policeman was arrested in June after an online user discovered his blog post that included two pictures of his genitals and a review of an illegal massage shop. The user reported him to the state petitions agency. The owner of the illegal massage shop f

Today
Social affairs
[Breaking] Koreas agree to start railway, road work by Dec.

The two Koreas have agreed to break ground for the modernization of cross-border railways and roads in late November or early December, said a statement released by South Korea’s Unification Ministry on Monday. The statement came as a result of high-level talks held Monday to discuss the implementation of the agreement reached at last month’s inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang. South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon met with Ri Son-gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunif

Oct 15, 2018
North Korea
Probe finds 1,500 police officers mobilized for online opinion rigging during Lee presidency

The National Police Agency mobilized about 1,500 officers to write nearly 38,000 Internet and Twitter comments in favor of the government and police during the administration of Lee Myung-bak, an in-house investigation team said Monday.The team announced that the 1,500 or so police officers wrote an estimated 37,800 Internet comments and Twitter posts between February 2010 and April 2012 in an effort to help form public opinions favorable to the conservative Lee government and police. The team s

Oct 15, 2018
Social affairs
Land minister to help Korean builders win orders in Mideast

South Korea's land minister will help Korean construction companies win projects in the Middle East during her business trip to the region, the government here said Monday. (Yonhap)Kim Hyun-mee will promote Korean builders' expertise and advanced know-how in the field of smart cities, airports and intelligent transport systems (ITS) when she meets officials in Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement. She will be visiting

Oct 15, 2018
Politics
Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement, breach of trust

Hanjin Group and Korean Air Lines Co. Chairman Cho Yang-ho was indicted for embezzlement, breach of trust and other charges on Monday without detention.The prosecution announced the result of its five-month probe into the 69-year-old business mogul, the father of the woman who was jailed in the notorious "nut rage" case. (Yonhap)Cho is suspected of causing 19.6 billion won ($17.3 million) in losses to the airline by having it pay commissions on purchases of flight equipment and tax-free goods to

Oct 15, 2018
Social affairs

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