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Tower block fire in Ulsan sends 88 to hospital

Firefighters are at work to put out a fire at a high-rise apartment building in Ulsan on Friday after dozens of people were sent to hospitals for smoke inhalation. The blaze broke out at 11:07 p.m. ...

Oct 9, 2020
Govt. to resume free flu shot program next week after safety concerns cleared

South Korea will resume offering free seasonal flu shots in phases next week, a month after suspending the program amid safety concerns over mishandled vaccines during storage, health authorities sai...

Oct 8, 2020
[Newsmaker] Tension rises again over Hangeul Day rallies

Disease prevention authorities and the police are on high alert once again as mass rallies are scheduled to be held in downtown Seoul over the long weekend starting from Hangeul Day on Friday. While...

Oct 8, 2020
Cram school teacher gets 6-month prison term for lying after COVID-19 infection

INCHEON -- A cram school teacher was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for lying about his job and whereabouts after testing positive for COVID-19 and subsequently causing some 80 infections...

Oct 8, 2020
Military service cannot limit the deadline for citizenship choice: Constitutional Court

Barring those with multiple citizenships from giving up their Korean nationality before completing mandatory military service is incompatible with the Constitution, South Korea’s constitutional court...

Oct 8, 2020
Overdue wages rise 20% in 4 years: data

Employers owed more than 7 trillion won ($6.05 billion) in overdue wages to 1.53 million workers over the past 4 1/2 years, data showed Thursday. According to Labor Ministry data obtained by the o...

Oct 8, 2020
[News Focus] Seoul population declines 1.27 million since 1992

This year, Korean capital loses 29,000 residents

Oct 8, 2020
Daily COVID-19 case count falls again

South Korea’s daily COVID-19 case count fell to a double-digit figure Thursday after reporting a three-digit gain a day earlier, though health authorities remain on alert over a possible post-holiday...

Oct 8, 2020
[Herald Interview] Brother of slain S. Korean official hopes to reach out to Warmbiers

The brother of a South Korean fisheries official who was killed by North Korean soldiers at sea two weeks ago said Wednesday he hoped to reach out to the family of Otto Warmbier, an American college ...

Oct 7, 2020
BLACKPINK music video to be edited following nurse outfit row: agency

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's latest music video "Lovesick Girls" will be edited and replaced, its agency said Wednesday, following a controversy over scenes that nurse groups criticized for sexualizi...

Oct 7, 2020
Singer files lawsuit against S. Korean diplomatic mission in LA again for not granting visa

A Korean American singer has filed a lawsuit against South Korea's diplomatic mission in Los Angeles for refusing to grant him a visa despite winning a court battle earlier this year, legal sources s...

Oct 7, 2020
Govt. announces legislation plan to allow abortion until 14th week of pregnancy

The government made public its plan Wednesday to revise laws to allow abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy, reigniting a heated debate over restricting women's abortion rights. The revisions al...

Oct 7, 2020
S. Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases back in triple digits

South Korea’s daily COVID-19 case count bounced back to a three-digit figure Wednesday after six days of double-digit gains, putting the authorities on edge for what could be the beginning of a post-...

Oct 7, 2020
Government finds no safety issues with heat-exposed flu shots

South Korean government said Tuesday there were no issues of safety and quality of the batch of flu vaccine exposed to heat fluctuations. "Considering the degree and duration of heat exposure, the i...

Oct 7, 2020
Korean diplomat urged to face trial in New Zealand over sexual abuse case

A New Zealand man urged a South Korean diplomat accused of committing sexual assault to return to Wellington to stand trial, according to the man's lawyer on Tuesday. The local employee at the South...

Oct 6, 2020

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