Police said Monday they were tracking a suspect who posted a terror threat online toward President Yoon Suk Yeol. According to police, a 112 report was filed Sunday night that a terror threat had been posted to a moderate conservative online community. The suspect uploaded the post at 10:22 p.m. on Sunday along with a photo of a pistol. The registration number of the pistol was covered. "I bought the pistol with cryptocurrency and finally received it. The president has ruined the country an

Recent drug scam targeting students in private academy mecca highlights worrying trend

Korea sees 1st case of simultaneous drug, gun smuggling

The number of Koreans diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is on the rise, despite the fact that public awareness of the disease remains low, data showed on Monday. According to the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 111,312 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2020, a 15 percent increase from 96,764 in 2016. “In the Korean population, the prevalence of Parkinson's disease has been steadily increasing due to the rapid increase in the elderly populati

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases stayed below 10,000 for the second straight day Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend. The country reported 4,005 new COVID-19 infections, including eight cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 30,918,060, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said. The Monday tally fell from 9,553 cases day earlier and 4,349 a week ago. Daily infections remained at more than 10,000 for the fifth consecutive day through Saturday as public gat

Police said Monday they are tracking down two individuals based in China for allegedly masterminding an extortion scam that involved handing over beverages laced with drugs to random high school students in Seoul. The two -- a South Korean national in his 20s surnamed Lee and a Chinese national in his 30s surnamed Park -- are accused of ordering a South Korean national surnamed Gil to make and supply methamphetamine-laced beverages, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said. Four other individua

Half of the single-person households live in poverty, and 7 out of 10 older adults living alone are also poor, according to a study. As the number of single-person households continues to increase sharply, there is a pressing need for countermeasures to address this issue, the Korea Institute of Health and Social Affairs report published Sunday said. The 2022 Poverty Statistical Yearbook report revealed that in 2020, the relative poverty rate based on disposable income, which measures the percen

Health authorities in South Korea have confirmed the first locally acquired case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, on Sunday. To date, six people across the country have become infected with the virus, with cases traceable to overseas sources. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a South Korean national tested positive for mpox on April 7, bringing the total number of infections to six. This individual had not traveled overseas in the past three months and had no kno

The court has ordered the state to provide compensation to the bereaved family of a soldier who committed suicide in the 1960s, after enduring intense training and harassment. This ruling comes 54 years after the soldier's death. According to legal sources on Sunday, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that the state should pay a net total of some 19 million won ($14,400) per person to the three brothers of the deceased soldier, whose name remains unknown. The deceased was found dead in

The remains of a Korean independence fighter who had been buried in New York are on their way home from the United States, the veterans ministry said Sunday. According to the ministry, the remains of Hwang Ki-hwan, who had been laid to rest at Mount Olivet Cemetery in New York, are scheduled to arrive at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, at 9 a.m. Monday. Veterans Minister Park Min-shik will receive the remains at the airport, the ministry said. Following a repatriation ceremony, the

Health authorities reported the nation's first locally transmitted case of monkeypox Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to six. The South Korean national, who has no recent overseas travel history, tested positive for the disease the previous day, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The person visited a hospital with a skin rash Monday and was reported to health authorities as a suspected monkeypox case Thursday. Unlike the previous five cases

Police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of being the mastermind behind last week's kidnapping and murder of a woman. The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, only identified by his surname Yoo, on the charge of murder for hire in the wee hours, saying he might flee or destroy evidence. The Suseo Police Station in Seoul also apprehended his wife on the same charge later in the morning. They are acquaintances of one of three previously arrested suspects i

The 2023 Easter Parade is returning to Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Sunday for the first time in three years, prompting the city to enforce traffic control in the vicinity. Organized by the National Council of Churches in Korea, the parade will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitors can enjoy a range of activities such as a stamp tour; calligraphy; old-fashioned children's games that used to be played in neighborhood alleys such as

A man in his 40s was arrested by police Friday morning on charges of using and possessing methamphetamine after being reported by a YouTuber. The man is reported to have texted a woman on an anonymous chatting app proposing they have sex and take methamphetamine together, but the woman was a trap set by the YouTuber, who specializes in tracking downs. The YouTuber told police at around 2:30 a.m. that he saw a man in possession of drugs in Seoul’s Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu. Police were immediate

Those affected by recent wildfires can postpone their military service, the Military Manpower Administration announced Friday. The option is open to residents of areas designated as special disaster zones due to the fires, and individuals who suffered losses or those with families affected by wildfires. The special disaster zones include Hongseong-gun, Geumsan-gun, Dangjin-si, Boryeong-si, and Buyeo-gun in South Chungcheong Province, Seo-gu in Daejeon, Okcheon-gun in North Chungcheong Province