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Murder suspect offers apology to his victims and their families
Social affairs
Sept 7, 2021
An ex-convict accused of killing two women before and after cutting off his location-tracking device appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time after his identity was made public last week. Kang Yoon-seong was escorted out of a police station where he was under police arrest before being taken to the prosecution. In a brief appearance before media, Kang said, "I apologize to the victims and their families." He also said he murdered them "for money, not sexual reasons,&qu
N. Korea promotes demoted military chief to member of politburo presidium
North Korea
Sept 7, 2021
North Korea's military chief, Pak Jong-chon, has been elected a member of the Presidium of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported Tuesday, in a comeback after he was demoted earlier this year for a lapse in anti-coronavirus efforts. "The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK elected Pak Jong-chon as a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and secretary of the WPK Central Committee," according to the Korean Central News Age
Kuwaiti ambassador makes a courtesy visit
Diplomatic Circuit
Sept 6, 2021
FRIENDLY TIES -- Bader Al Awadi (right), ambassador of Kuwait to South Korea, fist-bumps with The Korea Herald CEO Choi Jin-young during a courtesy visit to the Herald Corp. headquarters in central Seoul on Tuesday.
[From the scene] ‘Don’t give COVID-19 any chances’
Social affairs
Sept 6, 2021
Meet pandemic dream team saving Korea’s sickest patients from COVID-19
[Us and Them] Lee Jun-seok and the rise of anti-feminism
Politics
Sept 6, 2021
How the conservative party’s young boss became a hero for internet misogynists
No more lining up for tickets at Seoul Grand Park
Social affairs
Sept 6, 2021
The Seoul Grand Park will no longer require visitors to line up to buy admission tickets, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. Seoul City said that the amusement park has poured 5.5 billion won ($4.75 million) into building a new front gate that allows visitors to tag their transit cards to pay for entrance. Visitors can also purchase tickets online and scan the given QR code at sensors installed by the gates to enter the park. People will still be able to purchase tickets at booths
Korean medical clinics see 76.5% decline in visits by foreigners in 2020: report
Social affairs
Sept 6, 2021
The number of foreign patients at medical institutions in South Korea plummeted more than 75 percent last year as the COVID-19 pandemic restricted international travel and lowered demand for medical tourism. According to a report released Aug. 30 by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, the number of foreigners who visited Korean medical institutions last year came to 117,069, down 76.5 percent from 497,464 in 2019. The patients who did seek treatment here represented fewer countries
Five Eyes invitation may come with costs
Foreign affairs
Sept 6, 2021
South Korea will have greater access to classified intelligence from the US but Chinese backlash seems inevitable
[Herald Interview] Basic income a key policy: Yeoju mayor
Politics
Sept 6, 2021
Being mayor of a city in Gyeonggi Province with a little over 110,000 residents means putting people first, says Yeoju Mayor Lee Hang-jin, and a universal basic income for farmers is one way to do that. Yeoju was the first city in the province to provide an annual allowance to farmers, who make up a third of the city’s population, beginning last year. This year, the city is partnering with the province to provide farmers with a universal basic income, and five other cities in the provinc
[Newsmaker] Over 90% of public says climate crisis should be major presidential election issue: survey
Social affairs
Sept 6, 2021
70% think presidential hopefuls do not take climate crisis seriously, poll shows
Military eases antivirus rules amid high vaccination rate
Defense
Sept 6, 2021
The defense ministry on Monday eased monthslong restrictions on service members' vacation and off-installation activities as the military has a high COVID-19 vaccination rate of about 94 percent, officials said. Under the fresh regulations effective on Monday, up to 20 percent of service members can go on vacation at the same time per unit, and fully vaccinated troops are allowed to meet visitors who have also received vaccines, according to the ministry. Previous regulations had banned soldie
PPP's Rep. Hong advances to 3rd spot in new presidential hopefuls' poll
Politics
Sept 6, 2021
Rep. Hong Joon-pyo of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) climbed to third place among contenders vying for next year's presidential election, a poll showed Monday. In the two-day poll on 1,003 voters nationwide conducted by the Korea Society Opinion Institute from Friday, Hong garnered approval of 13.6 percent, up 4.2 percentage points from a week ago. Hong, widely considered an underdog contender, managed to overtake Rep. Lee Nak-yon, the former head of the ruling Democratic Party (
Arms procurement agency seeks W1.5tr for defense R&D next year
Defense
Sept 6, 2021
The arms procurement agency has allocated 1.485 trillion won ($1.3 billion) for defense technology research and development (R&D) next year in a budget request submitted to the parliament, it said Monday. Last week, the defense ministry requested a defense budget of 55.23 trillion won for 2022, up from this year's 52.84 trillion won. Of the total, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration's R&D budget rose 76 percent on-year to surpass the 1 trillion won mark for the first time, i
N. Korea paper stresses effective land management as top economic priority
North Korea
Sept 6, 2021
North Korea's official newspaper stressed Monday that effective land management should be a top priority in the country's economic policy, calling for thorough preventive measures against flooding and other natural disasters. "Work on land management is a task where we can protect a hundred and earn a thousand by investing ten," the Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the ruling Workers' Party, said. "If we want to realize fast and sustainable development, we need complete preparations t
[Graphic News] Nearly 7 in 10 S. Koreans support granting long-term stay visas to Afghan evacuees
National
Sept 6, 2021
Almost 70 percent of South Koreans support the government’s plan to grant long-term stay visas to hundreds of Afghan civilians who fled their homeland fearing the Taliban, a poll showed. According to the poll of 500 people aged 18 and above conducted by Realmeter on Aug. 27, a combined 68.7 percent of the respondents said they approved of the plan to issue long-term visas to the Afghan evacuees who arrived here last week, allowing them to get jobs here. Among those who supported
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