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Mon, September 23, 2019 | 13:50

40% of old Koreans supportive of 'grey divorce'

Four out of 10 Koreans in their 50s and 60s said they would consider “twilight divorce” or “graduation from marriage,” a survey found, Wednesday. Twilight divorce, or grey divorce, refers to a legal end of marriage by couples in their golden years, and graduation from marriage means living apart from a spouse without being legally divorced.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-06-19 15:17

Ministry to start cleanup of former intelligence command HQ site

The Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday it will start designing a clean-up project for the former site of the Korea Defense Intelligence Command (KDIC) headquarters under the ministry’s Defense Intelligence Agency in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, starting August. The announcement came a day after recent data showed the site was heavily contaminated, a result of total petro...

Jung Da-min | 2019-06-18 17:03

65% of young people think marriage, childbirth unnecessary: survey

More than six out of 10 people in their 20s to 30s do not see marriage and childbirth as necessary, mainly because of financial pressure, a survey showed, Monday.

Kim Rahn | 2019-06-18 13:04

How to avoid food poisoning in hot weather

Summer is the season when special attention should be paid to food safety to prevent food poisoning.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-06-16 16:31

Swine fever quarantine in border areas completed

The government has completed quarantine measures against African swine fever in border areas, with no cases being reported, according to the agriculture ministry, Sunday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-06-16 16:31

The issue of extending retirement age is long-term task: labor minister

Labor Minister Lee Jae-kap has said that extending the retirement age is a long-term task as the immediate adoption of a new one could hamper youth employment. Debate has heated up over whether South Korea should consider extending the retirement age to 65 from the current 60 after the finance minister raised the need to start social discussions on the issue, citing changes i...

2019-06-13 11:26

Foreigners residing over 6 months must subscribe to state health insurance from July

All foreigners who stay in South Korea for six months or longer will be required to sign up for the country's health insurance program to prevent them from receiving medical treatment and leaving without paying insurance fees, the operator of the state medical insurance scheme said Thursday. Under the new rules that take effect July 16, all foreigners, including Korean expatr...

2019-06-13 11:06

When daycare centers destroy child abuse evidence

Four years after surveillance cameras became mandatory at 40,000 daycare centers nationwide, parents say their children are still not protected from possible abuse. Last week, a woman posted a public petition on the Cheong Wa Dae website, calling for stricter action against daycare centers that fail to provide parents with access to CCTV footage.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-06-11 16:45

Only 3 in 10 satisfied with local clinics

Only three out of 10 people said they are satisfied with the medical service provided at neighborhood hospitals and clinics, a report showed, Tuesday. Also, nearly half of people who seek treatment at larger medical institutions such as general hospitals do so according to their own judgment rather than by the clinic doctors' recommendation.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-06-11 16:14

'Legalize tattooists!'

Hundreds of tattooists rally in front of the National Assembly on Yeouido in Seoul, Monday, calling on the government to recognize tattooing as a separate profession and legalize tattooing by non-doctors. Under the current law, tattooing is classified as a medical procedure, so it is illegal for a person without a medical license to make a tattoo. / Yonhap

2019-06-10 16:43

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