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Gov't to guarantee national pension payment

The government will take ultimate responsibility for covering the national pension program, by stating the guarantee in a clause of the relevant law, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Friday. The move is part of the government's plan to reform the state pension program, the fund for which is feared to be depleted by 2057 due to the low birthrate and sluggish economic...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-14 18:21

Korea gives 2 Yemeni asylum seekers refugee status

Just two Yemeni asylum seekers - a tiny percentage of the 484 on Jeju Island seeking asylum this year - were granted this status in a final announcement by the immigration authorities Friday. The rest were rejected but mostly granted one-year humanitarian stay visas. The two accepted applicants were journalists who were subject to political persecution in Yemen, the Ministry ...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-14 10:57

Almost 2,000 teens treated for alcoholism last year

Teenage drinking has become a serious problem here with about 2,000 teens being treated for alcoholism last year, according to a study by the National Assembly Research Service. The study, published Wednesday, also showed that half the number of teenagers who drink often do so at dangerous levels, citing easy access to alcohol as the main reason for this.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-12 17:42

Korea reports 300% surge in pot smuggling from North America

The Korea Customs Service has reported a surge in marijuana smuggling from North America. The Incheon office said Tuesday that its officials had seized 27 kilograms of marijuana over the past 11 months, a 337 percent surge from the same period last year.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-11 16:00

Police warning: Korean weed smokers in Canada to face criminal charges

Peace efforts will set stage for promoting human rights: Moon

President Moon Jae-in said Monday that efforts to bring permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula will help promote human rights. Moon said in a speech to mark the 70th anniversary of Human Rights Day, which commemorates the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-10 14:49

Gov't focused on improving life quality for higher birthrate

The government said Friday it was changing its policy approach to one that improves the quality of life for every generation and establishes gender equality in an effort to encourage people to have more babies.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-08 00:21

'Smoking e-cigarettes just as harmful as conventional ones'

Controversy over the safety of using electronic cigarettes has stirred in the country after the government released a report stating e-cigarettes contained five harmful substances that could cause cancer. Cigarette manufacturing company Philip Morris filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety over the report.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-07 17:45

Tensions worsen over Jeju for-profit hospital

The approval of the nation's first for-profit hospital on Jeju Island is facing a backlash from all sides.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-07 16:40

Joint marketing

Kwangdong Pharmaceutical Vice Chairman and CEO Choi Sung-won, left, poses with Mundipharma Korea General Manager Lee Myung-sea at the Kwangdong head office in Seoul, Wednesday, after signing an agreement on joint marketing. Under the agreement, Kwangdong will sell about 40 non-prescription drugs and non-medical products of Mundipharma, including disinfectants and sterilizers....

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-06 15:42

Jeju approves first foreigner-only for-profit hospital

The country's first for-profit hospital was given authorization to open on Jeju Island, Wednesday, on the condition that it offers services only to foreign patients.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-12-05 17:52

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