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Seoul Gov’t Website Sparks Outrage for ‘Sexist’ Advice for Pregnant Women

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A website run by the Seoul city government has sparked outrage for advising pregnant women to make sure their husbands have enough clean underwear and food to eat while they are hospitalized for childbirth. The comments were recently discovered and shared on social media, even though they had been [...]

Seoul City Gov’t Expands Foreign Language Service on its Website

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Wednesday began to offer its website in 100 foreign languages using Google Inc.’s translation service. The website can now be seen in languages such as Nepali, Vietnamese and Cambodian, in addition to the existing six — English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, French and [...]