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Episode 6: 'Time passed, so move on'? One psychiatrist says Korea still has a long way to go.

PTSD can take years to rear its head, and when it does, society plays a considerable role in healing. Sometimes, however, support is lacking, and sometimes, that's deliberate.

2026.6.17

Episode 5: Small gestures that help and words to avoid for those living alongside PTSD

After the illness entered my life, it was my psychiatrist who held me together inside the consultation room. Outside the clinic, it was the handful of people who knew about my illness — my partner and close friends — who kept me going.

2026.6.17

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Episode 4: Working through the emotional aftermath as a survivor

For a long time, I wondered why I reacted so strongly to things that seemed minor. It was only through treatment and time that I realized it was not a matter of willpower; it was a consequence of physical changes in the brain.

2026.6.17

Nationwide Japanese encephalitis alert issued after virus found in mosquitoes

Health authorities encouraged Koreans, long-term visitors and travelers to high-risk countries to follow bite-prevention guidelines and consider vaccination.

2026.6.17

Convicted child rapist Cho Doo-soon speaks to reporters at the Ansan District Court in Gyeonggi on March 11, 2024.

Child rapist sentenced to eight months in prison for violating curfew rules and damaging ankle monitor

An appellate court upheld a lower court's earlier sentence for convicted child rapist Cho Doo-soon over curfew violations and destroying his ankle monitor.

2026.6.17

Customers crowd a Starbucks store in Seoul on June 17.

Police question Shinsegae official over Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' promotion

Group's audit team chief grilled over internal inspection results, with search and seizure warrant likely as authorities seek elusive phone data.

2026.6.17

FIFA tries to make amends for racist taunt with match invite

YouTuber Yoon Su-jin accepted offer to attend Korea’s game against Mexico as FIFA took swift action against harasser.

2026.6.17

Election watchdog faces fresh scrutiny in wake of election fiasco over beach photos, ballot budgets

Newly disclosed documents show an NEC election observation trip to the Maldives and wide discrepancies in ballot-printing budgets, deepening questions after June 3 ballot shortages.

2026.6.17

Air Force criticized for loosely enforcing sobriety rules, deadly runways

Air Force enforcing sobriety rules loosely: state auditor

2026.6.17

Special counsel seeks 18 months for Seoul mayor for allegedly accepting illegal funds

A special counsel team asked the court for 18 months in prison and forfeiture of 33 million won for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon over alleged illegal political funds tied to 2021 by-election opinion polls.

2026.6.17

Tag: social affairs

social affairs

Latest News

Episode 6: 'Time passed, so move on'? One psychiatrist says Korea still has a long way to go.

Episode 5: Small gestures that help and words to avoid for those living alongside PTSD

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Veteran actors Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Seung-ryong win Baeksang Grand Prizes — as it happened

'Arms ablaze, they still charged': Ukrainian forces stunned by North Korea's 'meat assaults'

Exclusive: Korea slashes jet fuel exports to U.S. amid Iran war uncertainties, redirects flows to Japan on higher margins

Korea's envoy stresses protection of civilians, upholding international law at UNSC meeting on Middle East

Economic risks loom larger after the election (KOR)

Episode 4: Working through the emotional aftermath as a survivor

Nationwide Japanese encephalitis alert issued after virus found in mosquitoes

Child rapist sentenced to eight months in prison for violating curfew rules and damaging ankle monitor

Police question Shinsegae official over Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' promotion

FIFA tries to make amends for racist taunt with match invite

Election watchdog faces fresh scrutiny in wake of election fiasco over beach photos, ballot budgets

Air Force criticized for loosely enforcing sobriety rules, deadly runways

Special counsel seeks 18 months for Seoul mayor for allegedly accepting illegal funds