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It has been four years since the Moon Jae-in government put an end to the disability rating system. The system, which had been maintained for nearly 20 years since 1988, had been constantly pointed out for providing uniform services based only on one’s medical status. The need for a 'user-centric' s
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박서희 Reporter
2023.03.31 00:03
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In June 2011, the Korean government simplified the driver’s license test to save cost and time for its acquisition. The test was evaluated “too easy” as it took only two weeks to qualify for a license[1]. Thereby, the government eventually reinforced the test a little by adding the T-parking course[
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장유지 Reporter
2023.03.02 12:06
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The “Fetal Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act” (Amendment of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act) which recognizes the congenital health damage to children of pregnant workers exposed to harmful factors due to an industrial accident, will be implemented starting next Janua
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박서희 Reporter
2022.12.02 20:30
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Passing the judicial examination was the only way to become a legal professional in Korea in the past. In 2009, the Korean government abolished the examination and introduced law schools to problems like examinees clinging to taking the judicial examination. People should now complete a 3-year cours
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장유지 Reporter
2022.11.07 23:19
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By virtue of the National Liberation Day of Korea on August 15th, 1693 people received the presidential special amnesty including Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, and Shin Dong-bin, CEO of Lotte Corporation. Meanwhile, politicians were not granted amnesties according to public opi
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박서희 Reporter
2022.10.06 10:31
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On July 14th, the Korean government (the gov) newly announced the “Special debt adjustment system for young adults.” It includes “Payment deferment of the principal payment for up to 3 years” and “Interest payment reduction up to a maximum of 50%” to people below 35 years old with low credit[1] who
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장유지 Reporter
2022.09.01 19:03
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Many people are expecting that foreigners will again be able to perform in Korea as restrictions due to COVID-19 have been recently eased. If a foreigner wants to perform in Korea, there is a foreigner performance recommendation system that requires a recommendation from the Korea Media Rating Board
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나수진 Reporter
2022.06.06 09:07
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On March 4th, simultaneous forest fires occurred in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, and Samcheok, Gangwon, along the east coast. The fire was extinguished on the 13th, after a record burn time of 213 hours and 43 minutes, the longest in Korean history. It caused 18,463 ha of forest damage, and many facilities wer
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나수진 Reporter
2022.05.07 10:57
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The importance and necessity of care as a social service are growing in line with social changes such as the aging population and prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Care workers include caregivers who take care of the elderly, nursing workers who take care of patients, and disabled activity supporters. Al
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나수진 Reporter
2022.04.04 14:22
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Recently, a video of intentionally knocking down a running horse while filming the KBS1 epic drama Taejong Lee Bang-won was released to the media. The production team tied a rope to the horse's ankle to produce the fall scene, and after the horse began to run, they grabbed the rope and pulled it dow
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나수진 Reporter
2022.03.06 15:34
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The activity support service for the disabled is a service that provides activity support to severely disabled people aged 6 to 65 who are unable to live their daily lives alone due to their disabilities. Support for activities such as going out, and visiting bath service, etc. are included in this
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나수진 Reporter
2021.12.07 12:03
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On August 29th, 2021, a man wearing an electronic anklet killed one woman before and one woman after cutting off the electronic anklet in Songpa-gu, Seoul. Although the man was wearing an electronic anklet, his murders were not prevented, and additional crimes occurred because the police did not res
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나수진 Reporter
2021.11.12 12:02
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There has long been controversy over the issue of suspension in businesses that sell alcohol to minors. Under the Food Sanitation Act and the Youth Protection Act, South Korea prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors and imposes imprisonment for up to two years, or fines of up to 20 milli
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나수진 Reporter
2021.10.11 09:31
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Probably almost everyone has heard the word ‘pornography’ at least once. There is still a pervasive atmosphere in our society that is reluctant to mention the word pornography. And pornography is illegal in Korea. Ironically, however, it is hard to find anyone who has not encountered it. Regulations
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나수진 Reporter
2021.09.03 19:09
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“I, Daniel Blake” is a 2016 film directed by Ken Loach that criticized the inhumane bureaucratic system. The main character Daniel, who spent his entire life as a carpenter, was diagnosed with heart disease and was no longer allowed to work. He tried to apply for sick benefits at the district office
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권아현 Reporter
2021.06.06 00:45
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Celebrities and athletes are facing public outrage, following a series of accusations of past bullying. Through this, we can see that the mental damage suffered during school days had not been properly resolved in time, and the trauma continues to remain even now, as an adult. School violence is not
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권아현 Reporter
2021.05.04 15:40
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The special investigation team of the Sewol Ferry disaster, which was launched in November 2019, to reinvestigate allegations related to the ferry disaster, officially ended its investigation on January 19th. However, controversy continues as they cleared most of the 17 allegations. The bereaved fam
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권아현 Reporter
2021.04.04 16:50
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A user who introduced himself as the operator of a delivery agency posted a post and a recorded tape on an online community on February 2nd, which shocked many people. The delivery driver of the user’s company delivered to a private educational institute the day before, and a lecturer, who was annoy
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권아현 Reporter
2021.03.29 06:26
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Personal Mobility is popular recently. Among them, the number of shared electric scooters is rapidly growing. But along with the growth, the number of accidents also increased. According to Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, the number of electric scooter traffic accidents has increased 18 times from
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권아현 Reporter
2020.12.08 23:40
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"Who should go to school first in the era of a pandemic?", asked Professor Jang Dae-ik at Seoul National University, who starred as a lecturer in JTBC Lecture, which aired on August 25th. He said that in Korea, high school seniors were the first and that there was little disagreement about it showed
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권아현 Reporter
2020.11.15 02:31