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2 more American service members test positive for new coronavirus

Two American service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea from the United States this month, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday. They arrived at Osa...

Oct 15, 2020
Top court affirms jail term for late K-pop star's ex-boyfriend over assault, blackmail

The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a one-year prison sentence for the former boyfriend of late K-pop star Goo Ha-ra, who was convicted on charges of assault and blackmail toward the late singer....

Oct 15, 2020
[Newsmaker] Church suspends pastor for blessing sexual minorities

The Korea Methodist Church slapped Rev. Lee Dong-hwan with a two-year suspension from work for giving a blessing to participants in a queer festival in August last year. The judicial committee of th...

Oct 15, 2020
NK has world’s 5th highest rate of tuberculosis cases

North Korea had the fifth-highest incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people among the 198 countries studied by the World Health Organization last year. The estimated epidemiological burden of tub...

Oct 15, 2020
Police ban two Sunday rallies by conservative group

The police decided not to permit two outdoor rallies planned by a conservative group for Sunday and Oct. 25 due to concerns that the events could cause another resurgence of the coronavirus. At 9 p....

Oct 15, 2020
4 school teachers part of infamous Telegram sex crime case: lawmaker

At least four school teachers were under investigation for allegedly downloading illegal child pornography produced by the group behind the infamous Telegram sexual exploitation case that unsettled t...

Oct 15, 2020
Seoul posts 6.6 C on coldest day this fall

Temperatures in Seoul dropped to 6.6 C on Thursday morning, marking the coldest weather this fall, the national weather service said. From Wednesday's morning low of 11.4 C, the drop was 4.8 C, acco...

Oct 15, 2020
[Graphic News] Nearly 90% of deceased last year cremated, but crematoriums in short supply: data

Nearly 90 percent of those who died last year were cremated, but crematorium services in South Korea are falling short of the growing demand, government data showed. According to the Ministry of H...

Oct 15, 2020
South Korea reports 110 new COVID-19 cases

South Korea’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases bounced back to a three-digit figure Thursday as health authorities warn against social gatherings that could lead to large-scale outbreaks among group...

Oct 15, 2020
Former president's son indicted for allegedly underreporting his wealth

Rep. Kim Hong-gul, the youngest son of late former President Kim Dae-jung, has been indicted on charges of falsifying his wealth, the prosecution said Thursday. The Seoul District Prosecutors Office...

Oct 15, 2020
Number of railroad users sinks 40% on virus impact

The number of passengers using South Korea's railroad services tumbled nearly 40 percent in the first nine months of the year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. The...

Oct 15, 2020
Government to test all workers at nursing homes, mental hospitals in Greater Seoul

The government plans to carry out diagnostic tests for COVID-19 on some 130,000 workers at mental hospitals and nursing homes in the greater Seoul area after a major cluster was discovered in Busan. ...

Oct 14, 2020
Brother of man killed by N. Korea rejects defection claims, urges fair probe

In letter to family, President Moon vows to uncover truth

Oct 14, 2020
June sees most ozone alerts in Seoul in 26 years

Ozone level alerts were issued on nine days in Seoul in June, the highest monthly tally since the warning system was first introduced in 1995, the city government said Wednesday. The average ozone c...

Oct 14, 2020
Former USFK base in Incheon returned to citizens after 81 years

INCHEON -- A former United States Forces Korea (USFK) base in Incheon's Bupyeong district, just west of Seoul, was formally opened to the public in a ceremony on Wednesday following its return to the...

Oct 14, 2020

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