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Society
Irony of fast-aging society
Number of women giving birth over 40 doubles in a decade Lee Euh-ha, a 35-year-old office worker in Seoul who has been married to her restaurant-owner husband for four years, wants to be a mother one day. Just don’t expect a clear-cut answer as to when. As with millions of…
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Police declare war on child porn
Indecent file-sharing websites to be looked into, shut down Police launched a crackdown on producers, distributors and holders of child pornography, Monday, in an effort to counter the rising number of sexual assaults against minors. The National Police Agency (NPA) will set up a special team to investigate hundreds of…
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Two sons to lead Unification empire
Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92 The death of the 92-year-old Rev. Moon Sun-myung, the founder of the Unification Church, Monday, is leaving two sons in charge of his religious and business empire. Since the death of three of his sons including the two eldest, the late Moon handed…
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Rape victims suffer traumatic brain damange
Local researchers have found that victims of sexual assault who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) not only suffer psychologically but also physically. According to a recent report on the physiological effects of the disorder in victims of sexual assault, they complained of memory deficiencies, sleep disorders and uncontrollable fear.…
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NK’s first lady shows rare pantsuit look
The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was spotted Sunday wearing a pantsuit, a rare scene in the reclusive communist state that has predominantly shown senior female officials wearing skirts in the past. The state-run (North) Korea Central Television released on Sunday several photos taken during Kim’s visit to…
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Courts slammed for light sentences on sex offenders
Sex offenders often get away with suspended jail terms Judges are under fire for being too lenient with sex offenders by handing down suspended jail sentences. Civic groups are calling on courts to get tougher with sex offenders as part of efforts to crack down and prevent the recurrence of…
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Less drug offenders but more confiscation
The number of drug offenders in Korea decreased last year but the amount of illegal drugs confiscated by authorities increased greatly, a recent report showed. “Drug Crimes in 2011” released by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office on Sunday show that the number of drug offenders decreased 5.7 percent to 9,174 last…
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Police to revive random stops to combat crime
Police will use random stops for the first time since 2010 amid rising concern due to increasing crime. The National Police Agency (NPA) said Sunday it has ordered its forces to question anybody acting suspiciously. The announcement came following a series of recent of vicious attacks against minors, women and…
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Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
Rev. Moon Sun-myung, founder of the Unification Church, died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital near Seoul early Monday. He was 92. Moon was pronounced dead at 1:54 a.m. at the Cheongshim International Medical Center, a hospital on the church’s estate in Gapyeong, about 60 kilometers east of Seoul,…
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‘Deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional’
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the deportation of illegal aliens after putting them into custody is constitutional. It said that the immigration office placing illegal foreign workers into custody and expelling them in accordance with the Immigration Control Law does not violate basic human rights. Foreign workers will subsequently…
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