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POCHEON, Gyeonggi Province - 'You see, that kind of corrupt behavior is not tolerated in Korea. But migrant workers who aren't familiar with the Korean language can easily get intimidated. That's why if you befriend Pocheon Migrant Workers Center, you won't be cheated. Ahmed, I assure you your boss won't be able to sue you,' Rev. Kim Dal-sung, head of the Pocheon Migrant Workers Centers, told Ahmed, a Bangladeshi worker who goes by his first name, during a special consultation he organized for migrant workers in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 28.

The abrupt death of Ven. Jaseung, former Jogye Order head, has left many people in shock, given his life's aim of helping to spread Buddha's teachings.

Buddhists and political leaders bade their final farewell to late Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect Jogye, at the funeral held Sunday. Ven. Jaseung, who served as president of the Jogye Order from 2009 to 2017, was found dead at a burnt dwelling at a temple in Anseong, south of Seoul, on Wednesday, in an apparent self-immolation, or a Buddhist practice of burning oneself alive ...

Buddhists and political leaders bade their final farewell to late Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect Jogye, at the funeral held Sunday. Ven. Jaseung, who served as president of the Jogye Order from 2009 to 2017, was found dead at a burnt dwelling at a temple in Anseong, south of Seoul, on Wednesday, in an apparent self-immolation, or a Buddhist practice of burning oneself alive ...

The government on Saturday posthumously conferred a state medal on late Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect Jogye, in recognition of his decadeslong service in the Buddhist community. Culture Minister Yu In-chon awarded a Mugunhwa Medal of the Order of Civil Merit to the deceased during his visit to the Jogye Temple in central Seoul, where a memorial altar has been set up to pay ...