Nov. 16

• ●No. of highly educated youths under long-term unemployment hits 13-month high The Korea Herald
  The number of people in their 20s and 30s with four-year college degrees who have been unemployed for more than six months has climbed to its highest level in 13 months, data showed Sunday.
  
  

• ●Korean men dreamed of being 'friend-like fathers', but became 'budy dads': survey The Korea Herald
  Most South Korean men aspire to be active playmates for their children but are often unable to fulfill that role due to work obligations, a recent survey revealed Sunday.
  
  

• ●Long-term unemployment hits 4-year high The Korea Herald
  As of October, around 119,000 people have failed to find a job despite an extended search.
  
  

• ●Applications for vouchers for pregnant women up 8% on year, suggesting baby rebound Korea JoongAng Daily
  Applications for vouchers pvodied to pregnant women increased 8.1 percent from a year earlier in the first nine months of this year, data showed Sunday, in a possible sign of a continued rebound in the number of newborns in a country facing one of the world's lowest birthrates.

Nov. 17

• ●Teens make up half of online sex crime suspects The Korea Herald
  South Korean police said Monday that they arrested more than 3,500 suspects over the past year in a sweeping crackdown on cybersex crimes, with nearly half of the offenders being teenagers.
  
  

• ●Average Korean worker needs 14 years of full salary to buy Seoul home: data The Korea Herald
  Korean would need to save their entire salaries for about 14 years without spending a single won to buy a home in the capital, government data showed Monday.

Nov. 18

• ●S. Korea logs world's longest commute, which studies say may fuel loneliness The Korea Herald
  Lee Han-soo, 34, spends nearly 2 1/2 hours a day traveling between his home near Namhansanseong Station on Subway Line No. 8 and his job at an IT firm near Hongik University Station on Subway Line No. 2 in Seoul.
  
  

• ●High schooler's death in Busan spotlights Korea's dearth of pediatric specialists Korea JoongAng Daily
  A high school student in Busan died in an ambulance last month after paramedics were unable to find a hospital equipped to provide pediatric care - a case that has reignited concerns over a growing shortage of pediatric and adolescent specialists in Korea.
  
  

• ●Median earner would have to not touch salary for 14 years to afford home in Seoul The Hankyoreh
  The proportion of households living in dwellings that failed to meet the minimum housing standards in Korea rose slightly last year, marking the first increase in seven years.

Nov. 19

• ●Series of fatal mistakes by older drivers renew road safety dispute in superaged Korea The Korea Herald
  Multiple car accidents involving older drivers have occurred in the Greater Seoul area recently, once again touching off debate about whether the state should regulate driving for senior citizens.
  
  

• ●Gov't doubles budget for rural basic income pilot program following local backlash Korea JoongAng Daily
  The budget for President Lee Jae Myung's rural basic income initiative - a major campaign pledge - has been doubled at the pilot stage, following protests from local governments that were excluded from the initial trial selection.
  
  

• ●Doctors oppose bill giving emergency dispatchers more authority Korea JoongAng Daily
  Doctors are pushing back against a bill that would give emergency dispatchers more authority to assign patients to hospitals, warning that the move could overwhelm some facilities and jeopardize the emergency care system.
  
  

• ●Gov't investigation finds widespread labor abuses against foreign workers Korea JoongAng Daily
  A sweeping government investigation has found widespread labor abuses against foreign workers in Korea, with officials reporting that 93 percent of inspected workplaces violated labor laws.

Nov. 20

• ●With census counting same-sex partnerships, hope rises for recognition Korea JoongAng Daily
  After 12 years of saving through Korea's national housing subscription program - a regulation system that allocates presale apartments through a raffle - one Seoul resident came to a painful realization: They might never be eligible for the benefits they had spent years preparing for.
  
  

• ●Korea lead East Asia in childhood obesity as experts urge earlier intervention Korea JoongAng Daily
  Childhood obesity has surged to alarming levels in Korea, which now has the highest rate among children and adolescents in East Asia.
  
  

• ●Labor minister voices need to pass bill to raise retirement age by year-end Korea JoongAng Daily
  Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon called for legislative efforts Thursday to raise the statutory retirement age by the end of this year, while emphasizing that both companies and labor groups should reach a compromise amid the nation's rapidly aging population.
  
  

• ●Record-high employment for working mothers pushes career-interruption rate to new low Korea JoongAng Daily
  The employment rate for working mothers in Korea has reached a record high, even as the number of women who leave the work force for marriage or parenting has dropped to its lowest level on record.

Nov. 21

• ●South Korea's Female 30s Employment Rate Erases M-Curve The Chosun Daily
  The employment rate of women in their 30s has set a new record high for four consecutive years, erasing "M-curve" phenomenon, a symbol of career interruptions for women.
  
  

• ●Waiting Gale Nurses Turn to Saudi Arabia The Chosun Daily
  A nurse in her late 20s, identified as Ms. A (28), who worked for three years at a large hospital in Gyeongsangbuk-do, recently resigned and has been submitting job applications online to hospitals in Saudi Arabia.