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Sun, September 26, 2021 | 03:37

Cardinal reaffirms opposition to same sex marriage

Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul has reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage while also opposing discrimination due to sexual orientation. According to a statement titled “Lesson from Catholic church on family and marriage” released by the archdiocese Wednesday to celebrate “Life Week,” which is set to raise awareness on human life, Ca...

2021-04-22 15:44

1 in 3 households own pets in 2020: survey

About 1 in 3 South Korean households raised pets in 2020, a survey showed Thursday, with the number of pet dogs and cats here reaching 8.6 million. The number of households raising pets was estimated at 6.38 million in 2020, up 8 percent from the previous year's 5.91 million, according to the survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

2021-04-22 11:23

#MeToo creates new job in film industry: Intimacy coordinator

In 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court's decision, ruling against actor Cho Deok-je, who was accused of sexual harassment during the filming of a sex scene for the 2016 movie, “Analog Human.” He was sentenced to a one-year jail term, which was suspended for two years for his inappropriate physical contact with actress Ban Min-jeong in a scene that was filmed in Apr...

2021-04-21 08:58

Buddhist monks call for leniency on jailed Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong

The head monks of the 24 branch temples of the country's largest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, pleaded with President Moon Jae-in and two other key politicians to give jailed Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong a second chance.

2021-04-20 20:51

Eyes are on how Samsung scions will pay one of world's largest tax bills

Former MBC producer Jung Gil-hwa takes helm at KOFICE

The Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) has appointed former producer and professor Jung Gil-hwa as its president. The foundation, which was founded in 2003, held a small-scale inauguration ceremony to welcome its new head Monday at the DMC High-Tech Industry Center, located in western Seoul's Mapo District.

2021-04-20 16:01

Number of Korean stay-at-home fathers hits new high in March

The number of South Korean stay-at-home fathers reached an all-time high in March as fewer women took charge of bringing up kids, government data showed Monday. A total of 13,000 South Korean men outside the labor force were in charge of child care last month, up 6,000 from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS).

2021-04-19 09:36

Pastors, Korean public poles apart over churches' responses to social distancing

A recent survey has found a deep gap in perceptions about the role of Protestant churches in social distancing with the vast majority of pastors saying churches were cooperative and did a good job in their responses to the government's regulations, while non-Protestants disagreed.

2021-04-15 16:00

Park Ark interprets Korean seasonal customs with contemporary dance

Park Ark's video series depicting Korean traditional seasonal customs in contemporary dance won the best creator award from the Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF). Park's videos “Winter,” “Summer” and “Spring” were recognized for interpreting Korean seasonal divisions through contemporary dance, corresponding to the contest's aim of modernizing the ideas of seasonal custo...

2021-04-14 17:37

Korea marks world's lowest birthrate: UN report

South Korea continues to have the lowest birthrate in the world this year amid fast growth of its elderly population, a United Nations report showed Tuesday. The country's total fertility rate per woman amounted to 1.1 in 2021, unchanged from a year earlier, according to the report from the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA).

2021-04-14 13:28

Survivors of xenophobia, hate crime captured in photos

Documentary photographer Kim Ji-youn was puzzled when she learned about a group of Koreans in Japan called “Chosen-seki,” or “Korean domicile,” the descendants of Koreans who migrated to Japan before its surrender in 1945.Unlike Zainichi Koreans or Korean-Japanese who are legal residents in Japan, Chosen-seki identify themselves as the people from Joseon, the Confucian dynast...

2021-04-12 08:26

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