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[Feature] ‘Lost decade’ possible for South Korea as employment prospect dims among young job seekers
College graduates continue to find doors to employment closed as economy suffers
Jan 24, 2021
New virus cases under 400 again, alert in place against potential upticks
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back below 400 on Sunday, following a brief rise a day earlier, but health authorities remain vigilant against possible upticks amid an apparent slowdow...
Watchdog set to announce results of probe into ex-Seoul mayor's alleged sexual abuse
The state human rights watchdog is set to announce the results of its investigation into former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's alleged sexual abuse of a secretary as early as this week. The National Hu...
[Newsmaker] 3 missing as fishing boat capsizes near Geoje Island
GEOJE -- Search operations were under way off the southern island of Geoje after three crew members of a capsized fishing boat went missing on Saturday, authorities said. The 339-ton vessel capsized...
Korea calls new variants big risk in pandemic fight
South Korea's health authorities warned Saturday that their efforts to contain COVID-19 face a potentially major challenge from the spread of new variants. Kwon Joon-wook, deputy director of the Cen...
Jan 23, 2021
New COVID-19 cases back above 400 as authorities warn of danger of variants
South Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases rose back to above 400 on Saturday, health authorities said. The country added 431 more COVID-19 cases, including 403 locally transmitted infections, raising t...
S. Korea confirms another case of highly pathogenic bird flu
South Korea confirmed another case of highly pathogenic bird flu in poultry Firday, raising the total caseload to 69. The latest case of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza (AI) came from an egg farm...
Jan 22, 2021
US govement isses movement restriction order for Kunsan base over virus cases
US Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday imposed movement restrictions on all individuals affiliated with its air base in the western city of Gunsan due to the recent coronavirus outbreak there. Under the o...
Seoul education office’s push for LGBT students protection faces opposition
Seoul education office’s push to protect LGBT students and eradicate discrimination at schools is facing opposition after the office released its 2021-23 draft plan to protect the human rights of stu...
Appellate court approves 7-year sentence for late Hanbo founder's son
An appellate court on Friday upheld a lower court's seven-year prison sentence for a son of Chung Tae-soo, the late founder of the now-defunct Hanbo Group, who was convicted of embezzlement and other...
[Newsmaker] Rocker Jeon In-kwon faces police investigation over neighbor dispute
Korean rock legend allegedly threw a roof tile at his neighbor’s front door, reports say
S. Korea remains alert over possible uptick ahead of Lunar New Year, reports under 400 new cases
Authorities warned against coronavirus complacency as potential risk factors still remain at large even though South Korea has been reporting fewer cases in recent days due to tougher virus curbs. H...
Ex-therapist of local triathlon team sentenced to 8 yrs in prison in abuse case
A former physical therapist of a municipal triathlon team was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for sexually and physically abusing an athlete who took her own life last year. The Daegu D...
Religious facilities biggest source of infection clusters: KDCA
Over the past year, there were 141 infections for every 100,000 people in the country. Of the confirmed patients, 51 percent were women. By age, 61.3 percent of the patients were in their 20s to 50...
AI chatbot mired in legal dispute over data collection
Artificial intelligence-based chatbot Lee Luda, which ended this month in ethical and data collection controversy, faces lawsuits on charges of violating personal information. On Friday, around 400 ...