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[Newsmaker] South Korea gripped by anger and remorse over toddler’s death

Anger and sadness have swept across South Korea for the past week following the death of Jeong-in, a 16-month-old toddler whose death from months of child abuse in October caused a huge public outrag...

Jan 13, 2021
Court acquits Shincheonji leader of obstructing govt. response to COVID-19

SUWON -- A local court on Wednesday acquitted the leader of a minor religious sect of charges of obstructing the government's response to COVID-19 during an outbreak at his church last year. Lee Man...

Jan 13, 2021
Over 80% of public perceive 'gapjil' problem as serious: survey

More than eight out of 10 people consider "gapjil," a phenomenon referring to abusive conduct by people in positions of power toward those under their influence, a serious problem plaguing society, a...

Jan 13, 2021
Adoptive mother charged with toddler’s murder

Prosecutors on Wednesday pressed murder charges against a woman who allegedly abused and killed her 16-month-old adoptive daughter in October, as the trial opened in the nation’s latest high-profile ...

Jan 13, 2021
S. Korea investigating 6 suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu

South Korea's agricultural ministry said Wednesday it is currently investigating six suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu amid no signs of a letup in the spread of the disease. The country'...

Jan 13, 2021
S. Korea's COVID-19 cases exceed 70,000, but winter wave shows signs of slowing down

South Korea reached another bleak milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as its total COVID-19 caseload broke the 70,000 mark Wednesday, but health authorities said the winter wave ...

Jan 13, 2021
Controversy grows over ‘real person slash’ sexualizing male K-pop idols

“Are there people who collectively cover up or even support fictions and drawings on pervert-like sexual intercourse involving real people who were forced (by such fictions) into irresistible situati...

Jan 13, 2021
Reimbursement sought from church as hotbed of COVID-19 infections

South Korea’s state health insurance agency said Wednesday it plans to seek reimbursement from an evangelical church that became a new hotbed of COVID-19 infections, accusing it of hampering authorit...

Jan 13, 2021
Air Force unit in Gapyeong reports COVID-19 cases in series

Two service members from an Air Force unit tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total caseload there to 12, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The airmen stationed at the unit in ...

Jan 13, 2021
2 USFK employees at Yongsan base test positive for coronavirus

Two civilians working at US Forces Korea (USFK)'s Yongsan garrison in central Seoul have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the US military said Wednesday. The first patient is a South Korean ...

Jan 13, 2021
New virus cases in 500s for 2nd day; worst wave of pandemic slowing

The number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea remained in the 500 range for the second day in a row Wednesday, indicating that the third wave of the pandemic is possibly heading for a marked slo...

Jan 13, 2021
S. Korea confirms two more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu

South Korea's agricultural ministry said Tuesday it has confirmed two more cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu on poultry farms. The latest cases were reported from a farm in Gose...

Jan 12, 2021
Drug Ministry to stamp out misleading ads for COVID-19 treatments

Citizens will form cyber-monitoring team to report false or exaggerated claims

Jan 12, 2021
Who will get COVID-19 vaccine first? The debate begins

As South Korea gears up for COVID-19 vaccinations, with the first batch of vaccines to be shipped here next month, the government is weighing whom to push to the front of the line. The Korea Disease...

Jan 12, 2021
More snow hits S. Korea, threatening rush hour traffic

The capital area began to see snowfall Tuesday afternoon as weather authorities warned of a bigger flurry around evening rush hour. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the snowfall will be ...

Jan 12, 2021

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