Nov. 25

• ●Best Places to Live After Retirement (The Chosunilbo)
  The nest place to live after retirement from a salaried job in Korea is somewhere out of Seoul but not too far either, a straw poll suggests.

Nov. 27

• ●Gov't to issue record number of work visas amid labor shortage (Korea JoongAng Daily)
  The government will issue a record-high 165,000 E-9 visas for migrant workers next year.
  
  

• ●'HR weeds out women' online post sparks furor (The Korea Herald)
  An anonymous online post about an allegedly misogynistic hiring process at a company is sparking a furor here, where gender-related issues have repeatedly sparked controversy. 
  
  

• ●Youth population in Korea to halve in 30 years: data (The Korea Times)
  The number of young Koreans is forecast to halve in 30 years amid a rapid aging trend and a record low birthrate, the statistics agency said Monday.

Nov. 28

• ●Transgender blind spot in hospitalization: NHRCK (The Korea Herald)
  The Ministry of Health and Welfare rejected a request to devise guidelines of hospitalization for transgender people, said the state human rights watchdog.
  
  

• ●School violence drops, drugs among teens surge: police (The Korea Herald)
  The Seoul Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that the response rate of school violence among students has dropped sharply from 14.2 percent in 2012 to two percent in 2022.
  
  

• ●Disability rights group lodges complaint with rights watchdog over leader's arrest (The Korea Herald)
  A disability rights advocacy group said Tuesday it will file a complaint with the state human rights watchdog against police for arresting the group's leader without informing him of his Miranda rights.
  
  

• ●"Too old," "No money," "Fine as I am": Why Koreans aren't planning to have kids (Hankyoreh)
  Around half of South Koreans in their 20s to 40s said they do not plan to have children, survey results show.
  
  

• ●Unmarried People Under 35 Outnumber Married Ones (The Chosunilbo)
  More and more Koreans are getting married late or not at all.
  
  

• ●Increasing number of Korean kids don't know what they want to be when they grow up (Hankyoreh)
  In a survey investigating the career aspirations of elementary school students in Korea, "doctor" jumped to second place, two spots higher than its ranking in 2022.
  
  

• ●Economist challenges Yoon's immigration policies (The Korea Times)
  Debate has been heating up over the government's immigration policies, including a plan to introduce a record number of foreign laborers, including construction workers and domestic workers, to tackle labor shortages caused by worsening demographic issues.
  
  

• ●Gov't rejects request for guidelines on hospitalization of transgender people (The Korea Times)
  The Ministry of Health and Welfare has refused to accept the state human rights watchdog's recommendation that guidelines be devised for the hospitalization of transgender people, the agency said Tuesday.

Nov. 29

• ●SPECIAL REPORT: Korea should embrace cultural diversity in integrating immigrants (The Korea Times)
  On hot summer nights, Chinese families living in Shibazono Danchi, a public housing complex near Tokyo, would come out to dance and play in the park.
  
  

• ●State-run body says 'cannot hire women' applicants (The Korea Herald)
  A waste disposal center in Yesan-gun, South Chungcheong Province has come under fire for refusing to hire a woman, local media reported Wednesday.
  
  

• ●Korean female scientists struggle with highest gender barrier in world (The Korea Herald)
  Female scientists in South Korea struggle with the highest gender barrier in the world, a study revealed Tuesday.
  
  

• ●Drug addiction treatment to be covered by national insurance (The Korea Herald)
  Starting in the first half of 2024, people who have an addiction to illegal drugs in South Korea will be able to have their rehabilitation expenses covered by the National Health Insurance plan, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday.
  
  

• ●Why pediatricians are opening dermatology clinics in Korea (The Korea Herald)
  After 20 years of service, Dr. Kim, a pediatrician in Gwangju, closed her pediatric clinic in July due to financial challenges and Korea's dwindling population of children.
  
  

• ●Jeju Island leads 'workation' trend, attracting nearly 10,000 visitors (The Korea Herald)
  About 10,000 people have visited Jeju Island for a "workation," data showed Wednesday, highlighting a growing trend among workers in South Korea.
  
  

• ●Population mobility rises by most in 5 years in October (The Korea Times)
  The number of Koreans who moved to different residences in the country rose by the most in five years in October, data showed Wednesday. 
  
  

• ●Working Moms at Record High (The Chosunilbo)
  The employment rate of Korean mothers has risen to a fresh record while the number of women who quit work after giving birth has fallen to an all-time low.
  
  

• ●Public Health Insurance to Cover Drug Rehab (The Chosunilbo)
  Treatment for drug addiction will be covered mostly by public health insurance from next year as the issue makes increasing headlines. 

Nov. 30

• ●Korea may adopt common-law marriages, civil unions as perceptions shift (Korea JoongAng Daily)
  Eight out of ten Koreans would welcome the recognition of various forms of marriage, including common-law marriages, a recent governmental poll says.
  
  

• ●Labor Ministry to investigate alleged gender discrimination in hiring (The Korea Herald)
  South Korea's Labor Ministry will launch an investigation into workplaces suspected of screening out job applicants who graduated from women's universities, a ministry official said Thursday.
  
  

• ●1 in 10 marriages in Korea last year was with a foreign national (Hankyoreh)
  Last year, 1 out of every 10 couples getting married were multicultural families, which the Korean government defines as pairings between a Korean and a foreign national.

Dec. 01

• ●Disability rights group pauses subway protests in call for budget increase (The Korea Herald)
  A disability rights advocacy group said riday it will temporarily halt subway protests, calling for budget increases to expand mobility rights for individuals with disabilities.
  
  

• ●S. Korea to expand telemedicine services in remote areas (The Korea Herald)
  South Korea is moving to permit telemedicine services for first-time patients residing in regions categorized as "medically vulnerable areas" during the nighttime and holidays, starting from mid-December, the Ministry of Health announced Friday.
  
  

• ●Finding right job still a tough mission for N. Korean defectors in S. Korea (The Korea Times)
  For many North Korean defectors in South Korea, arriving here in one piece is one thing, but finding a job to support themselves in the capitalist society is another mission.