The Seoul city government on Wednesday rolled out its plan to support young and emerging artists, who often have irregular jobs and low income, by providing housing and career opportunities.The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to create some 15,000 jobs in the public sector and provide 1,000 apartments in long-term public rental housing for artists by the end of 2020.The housing location will be near developing areas so as to contribute to revitalizing the region, the city government said. It

A group of South Korean scientists has developed a new treatment system for breast cancer by enhancing the effectiveness of hormonal treatment, the science ministry said Tuesday.The team led by Park In-cheol discovered that administering dichloroacetate with the hormonal drug tamoxifen increases cell deaths in breast cancer by more than two times, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said."Dichloroacetate is originally a drug used to lower lactate density but we have discovered that

Major Chinese video site Youku will air a travel show introducing hot tourism spots in South Korea, featuring top celebrities from the two nations, the state-run Korea Tourism Organization said Wednesday. Liai, a top Chinese model and MC, visited major sightseeing sites here from July 25-28 for the third annual series of the program to be aired on Thursday. The program, which introduces Korean fashion, beauty and lifestyle for young urban women, drew 20 million and 40 million views for the 2014

The number of human immunodeficiency virus infections and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients surpassed 10,000 for the first time in South Korea last year, the health authorities said Friday.A total of 10,502 people tested positive for HIV and were diagnosed with AIDS in 2015, up from 9,615 tallied in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.The figure represents a net increase of accumulative records of HIV infections and AIDS patients on a yearly basis, with the

Seoul's Bamdokkaebi Night Markets, which feature food trucks and various cultural attractions, have been chosen as the city's best policy by hundreds of foreigners who took part in a survey last month, the municipal government said Friday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it conducted an online English survey between July 26 and Aug. 4 to determine which of its policies are the most popular among foreigners worldwide.In first place were the Bamdokkaebi Night Markets, which the city began op

With the induction of Korea’s new anticorruption law looming, much of the workforce public is left speculating as to the extent of how it will affect their businesses when it officially takes effect on Sept. 28. The new law restricts public officials, private school faculty and journalists from receiving certain amounts of gifts or paid-for entertainment.According to a report by the Korea Economic Research Institute released in June, the law’s effectuation is expected to result in a loss of roug

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Archaeologists in Greece have made a sinister discovery on a southern mountain top dedicated to the ancient god Zeus, which might corroborate one of the darkest Greek legends.The Culture Ministry said Wednesday that an excavation of a mound on Mount Lykaion, made of the ashes of animals sacrificed for more than a thousand years to the chief of the Greek gods, also uncovered a 3,000-year-old skeleton of a teenager. The find in the southern Peloponnese region dates to the 11