The discovery of an abandoned dog with a plastic bag covering its head has initiated an animal cruelty investigation in Busan. On Sunday, a local resident saw a dog tied to a pillar in an alley in Busanjin-gu while walking his dog at about 11 p.m. A red plastic bag was placed over the dog's head and tied into a knot around its neck, according to the Busan Korea Alliance for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Monday. According to the Busan KAPCA, the bag appeared to have been tied on purpos

Mammogram recommended every 2 years for women over 40

Three American women were taken into custody for illegal drug use after testing positive at a police station in Seoul on Tuesday. The suspects had initially been taken to the station after causing a disturbance in a taxi, allegedly kicking and screaming. According to the police, the suspects arrived at the police station dressed in swimsuits, and displayed abnormal behavior such as undressing and licking windows. The suspects also struggled with police officers who tried to cover them up, carryi

An elderly woman was reported missing and over 40 people were evacuated in heavy rains that swept across the country, officials said Wednesday. The downpours lashed many parts of the country, including Seoul and Busan, on Tuesday and the rainfall persisted in the southern regions on Wednesday. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, heavy rain alerts had been issued for the southeastern and southwestern coastal regions. On Tuesday afternoon, a 68-year-old woman went missing near a stream in Busan, 320 kilometer

　The number of double-income households in South Korea moved up in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed, amid the eased COVID-19 restrictions. 　Double-income households came to 5.84 million in October 2022, up 20,000 from a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. They made up 46.1 percent of the 12.69 million married households, up 0.2 percentage point over the period. 　Among them, 87.7 percent lived together, which indicates a 0.5 percentage point rise from the previous y

Heavy rains pounded many parts of South Korea, including the greater Seoul area and the southeastern port city of Busan, on Tuesday, leaving one person missing and causing financial damage, according to the government. A 68-year-old woman went missing near a stream in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, amid heavy rain around 3:34 p.m., the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters said. Firefighters were searching for her while investigations were also under way to find the

Amusement park staff in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, are being investigated for sexually extorting minors, including an elementary school student. Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency on Tuesday said they handed the case of seven people to the prosecution, where they are suspected of forcing 10 girls into prostitution for eight months beginning in August last year. They worked as disc jockeys for the Disco Pang Pang attraction, a circular ride that spins up and down to shake riders in their seat

The 25th World Scout Jamboree, set to be held on reclaimed land of Saemangeum in North Jeolla Province next month, will welcome 43,000 teenagers from 150 countries around the world, including 29 Ukrainian teens, the Gender Ministry said Tuesday. The world Scouting event for young people aged between 14 and 18 takes place Aug. 1-12. "Twenty-nine teenagers from Ukraine who are still suffering from the pain of war, will participate, and 33 teenagers will come from Uruguay, which is located on

A former bodybuilder who assaulted a woman in a parking dispute in Incheon is to be investigated without detention. The warrant division of Incheon District Court on Monday turned down the detention warrant of a former bodybuilder in his 30s who is being investigated for physically assulating a woman at a parking lot in Incheon on May 20. The woman demanded an apology from the suspect for parking his car in a way that blocked hers for 26 minutes at a shopping complex parking lot. After an argume

A South Korean man who stabbed his ex-coworker to death at her workplace after she refused to drop harassment charges against him was handed a life sentence in an appellate court ruling Tuesday. Jeon Joo-hwan, 31, was accused of stalking his ex-colleague at subway operator Seoul Metro by sending over 300 text messages, blackmailing her after secretly recording a video of her and committing a revenge killing at Sindang Station, among others. He was also ordered to take a 40-hour sexual harassment

Sexually derogatory messages allegedly sent by a sixth-grader to his teacher are fanning controversy online. The incident was first reported Monday in a post shared on Blind, an anonymous online community. In the now-deleted post, a person who claimed to be the teacher's boyfriend complained that a sixth-grade student had been sending explicit texts to the teacher. Screenshots included in the post showed KakaoTalk messages sent by the student, where the student tells the teacher to “h

A photo of a tip jar in a Korean cafe has ignited a fierce online debate, raising concerns about the possible spread of tipping culture in the country. A Twitter post on Sunday that read, "A type of culture we don't want to have in Korea: tipping," shared a picture of a glass jar labeled "Tip Box" and filled with South Korean bills. The tweet says that tipping in Korean culture is an unnecessary practice, because, in the author's understanding, the intention behin

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KMA sends first extreme downpour alert message to Guro-gu residents

Chobok once again sparks debate between animal rights groups and dog meat farmers