Despite the rising population of people with disabilities, for many, state services remain out of reach

The Yoon administration has invited lawmakers to cooperate on legislation to minimize the impact of phishing attacks. Phishing attacks attempt to dupe victims into providing information or money. At a meeting at the Government Complex Sejong, a pangovernmental entity on Wednesday discussed how to swiftly pass revision bills designed to prevent them. Phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated. For example, an increasing number of phishing attacks first identify the bank account numbe

A dolphin with a severely damaged beak and fin was spotted on Monday off the southwestern shore of Jeju Island, raising concerns over dolphin tourism. Photos of the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin and its herd taken by local media show that large parts of its beak and fin have been severed. The injuries appear quite recent, with what appears to be blood still visible around the affected areas. Jeju-based dolphin advocacy groups have argued that fishing boats and ferries severely harm dolphins by

The number of locally transmitted cases of mpox infection is on the rise, but the country is unlikely to face a massive surge of the virus, which is most commonly transmitted through close personal contact, not via air, Korea's health authorities said Wednesday. Kim Sung-ho, the vice interior minister in charge of disaster and safety management, said during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters that “Given the characteristics of the virus, which spr

The Seoul city government said Wednesday it had signed an agreement with the Korea Tourism Organization and French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to team up to promote tourism as part of the city’s “Visit Korea Year 2023-2024” initiative. Under the partnership, the Seoul Metropolitan Government aims to attract foreign visitors to Korea through promoting “K-culture,” including holding special events on the banks of the Han River and in other cultural spaces. The

Pension, stability no longer trump individual purpose, career prospects for younger workers

Yoon says illegal drugs jeopardize lives of adolescents in Korea

Two aides of religious organization leader Jeong Myeong-seok, who was previously convicted with the sexual molestation of his female followers, were arrested on Tuesday as accomplices to Jeong’s alleged sex crimes. The Daejeon District Court issued arrest warrants for the two individuals, citing their flight risk and the possibility of evidence being destroyed. Arrest warrants for four other former officials of the religious group were dismissed as they have since left the group. One of th

Metabolic syndrome, a term for a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, has been linked to an increased risk of developing gastric cancer, a common cancer among Koreans, a study showed Tuesday. People with metabolic syndrome had a 26 percent higher risk of developing gastric cancer, according to research led by professor Kang Dae-hee of the Preventive Medicine Department at Seoul National University College of Medicine. This risk was further increased when accompanied by smoki

A man was apprehended in Daejeon for peeping into windows of ground-level dwellings, police said Monday. Targeting unlocked windows in residential areas with mostly one-room studios, the suspect was arrested on suspicions of habitual breaking and entering, said Daejeon Metropolitan Police on Monday. The CCTV footage revealed by the police shows the suspect putting his hands through the steel grating guarding a window and opening the window from the outside. He then put his face up close to the w

A 27-year-old man who was with the teenager who livestreamed her suicide may be charged with abetting suicide, local media reported Tuesday. Police have confirmed that she was with the man around the time she killed herself on Sunday, and that the two were active on an online community. Police have conducted digital forensics on her phone, and an autopsy will be carried out. Police believe she entered a suicide pact with the man through an online community. According to a blog post he uploaded M

JEJU -- Nearly 100 flights were grounded on the southern island of Jeju on Tuesday due to dangerous wind conditions. The weather authorities issued alerts for high winds and wind shear, which refers to sudden changes in wind direction and speed, for the island. As of 8:50 a.m., Jeju International Airport had reported the cancellation of 97 domestic flights to and from the airport. In addition, an airplane from Singapore, scheduled to arrive at Jeju at 6:45 a.m., was diverted. A total of 480 flig

South Korea's new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 10,000 on Tuesday amid eased virus curbs aimed at regaining pre-pandemic normalcy. The country reported 15,173 cases, including 20 imported cases, bringing the total caseload to 31,009,261, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. Tuesday's tally jumped from 4,946 cases a day earlier and is higher than the 12,437 a week ago. The daily caseload stayed above 10,000 for six days through Sunday. The country added 10 COVI

The number of large and small forest fires in Korea has increased every year over the past decade. On April 11, A massive wildfire hit the northeastern coastal city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, destroying about 70 homes and buildings, and burning woodland the size of 530 soccer fields. President Yoon Suk Yeol designated Gangneung a special disaster zone on April 12 after the eastern coastal city was ravaged. According to the Korea Forest Service, 441 forest fires have occurred nationwide this

Health authorities in South Korea identified three new locally acquired mpox cases Monday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, three South Koreans tested positive for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, bringing the total cases here to 13. Korea’s 11th case was confirmed on Friday, and the 12th and 13th were confirmed on Saturday. The KDCA said the three new cases were locally transmitted, as the infected patients had not traveled overseas in the past three weeks.