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Seoul sees record-low No. of students amid plummeting birthrate

Seoul has seen a record low in the number of students amid the declining birthrate and rising housing prices in the capital, a government report showed Wednesday.

Jul 10, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
Seoul sees record-low No. of students amid plummeting birthrate

Seoul celebrates first North Korean Defectors' Day with week of events

Commemorating the first North Korean Defectors’ Day on Sunday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government hosts a series of events throughout the week, aiming to combat prejudice against North Korean defectors and foster a sense of unity and belonging among all Seoul citizens.

Jul 10, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
Seoul celebrates first North Korean Defectors' Day with week of events
  • North Korea escapee sheds light on Kim regime's human rights abuses ahead of North Korean Defectors' Day

Parents spend big on summer English camps

Lee, a 45-year-old working mom with a fifth-grade son, enrolled him in an English camp run by an international middle and high school starting on July 22.

Jul 10, 2024By KTimes
Parents spend big on summer English camps

PM calls for all-out efforts to minimize damage from heavy downpours

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo urged all-out measures Tuesday to minimize damage from recent heavy downpours, his office said.

Jul 9, 2024By Yonhap
PM calls for all-out efforts to minimize damage from heavy downpours

Labor side proposes 13.6 pct hike in 2025 minimum wage; management suggests near freeze

Members of the Minimum Wage Commission participate in its ninth plenary meeting to determine the 2025 minimum wage at Government Complex Sejong, some 134 kilometers south of Seoul, July 9. YonhapThe labor segment of the Minimum Wage Commission proposed a 13.6-percent increase in next year's minimum wage Tuesday, while management representatives called for a near freeze.The proposals were made during the ninth plenary session of the commission tasked with determining the legal minimum wage per hour for 2025.This year's rate is set at 9,860 won ($7.13), with an eye being placed on whether it will surpass 10,000 won for the first time.The labor side of the commission, which also includes members representing management and the public interest, demanded 11,200 won as next year's minimum wage, arguing that high inflation is undercutting the real value of workers' wages and impoverishing the livelihoods of low-income workers.The management front called for a near freeze, the fourth annual demand for a freeze in a row, citing the managerial difficulties faced by small business owners and th

Jul 9, 2024By Yonhap
Labor side proposes 13.6 pct hike in 2025 minimum wage; management suggests near freeze

High-profile sex offender Jung Joon-young spotted in France

Korean singer Jung Joon-young, a key figure in the Burning Sun scandal, who was recently released after serving a five-year prison sentence for multiple sex crimes, has been reportedly spotted in Lyon, France, approaching women in a bar.

Jul 9, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
High-profile sex offender Jung Joon-young spotted in France

Driver behind deadly car crash in downtown Seoul claims brakes didn't work

The driver of a car that barreled into pedestrians and killed nine in central Seoul last week has claimed that the brakes of his car did not work at the time of the accident, officials said Tuesday.

Jul 9, 2024By Yonhap
Driver behind deadly car crash in downtown Seoul claims brakes didn't work

Seoulites take showing off literally to new depths

The act of drawing attention when stepping out of an expensive car has now extended to subway stations in upscale areas like Gangnam, reflecting a new and distasteful trend of showing off among some of Seoul's more affluent residents.

Jul 9, 2024By KTimes
Seoulites take showing off literally to new depths

Body transport fee charged to bereaved family of car crash victim triggers controversy

An online debate has emerged over the 800,000 won ($579) body transportation fee that was charged to the bereaved family of one of the victims of a deadly car crash on July 1 that claimed nine lives in central Seoul.

Jul 8, 2024By Lee Hae-rin
Body transport fee charged to bereaved family of car crash victim triggers controversy

Prosecutors indict 2 men for defaming Yoon in 'fake' media interview

Prosecutors indicted two men Monday on charges of defaming President Yoon Suk Yeol in a media interview allegedly engineered to discredit him as a presidential candidate.

Jul 8, 2024By Yonhap
Prosecutors indict 2 men for defaming Yoon in 'fake' media interview
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