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Noisy Library and Stroller Music Concert to Embrace the Cultural Underprivileged

SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul and its autonomous districts are racing to present customized programs for the underprivileged, such as the disabled and the elderly. What is unique about two of the new programs is that they broke the existing norms of ‘being quiet in the library’ and ‘bringing babies to classical concerts’. [...]

Less Educated, Underprivileged More Vulnerable to Death from Heat Waves: Study

SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Undereducated and unprivileged individuals are more vulnerable to the risks of death from heat waves, a study by a local research team said Friday. In an article carried in the latest edition of the British journal Science of the Total Environment, the team led by Kim Ho of Seoul [...]