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Hamas delegation heads to Cairo for truce talks
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Underage gamblers getting younger, increasing in number: police
From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
Police tracking down bomb threat on public facility
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Foreign ministry trying to locate missing S. Korean traveler in Paris
Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
US announces extension on graphite use for EV tax credits through 2026
S. Korea, US share need for joint response to China's solar panel excess capacity
Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag
Lawmakers express woes over Japan's actions against Naver
Medical students file appeal after court denial of injunction to halt quota hike
Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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Why young people have 'call phobia' and how to manage it
Hashtag Korea
Aug 1, 2023
A minute away from initiating a phone call with her landlord, Lee Hyun-jung, a 24-year-old college graduate, feels her heart racing and palms getting sweaty. These all-too-familiar symptoms seem to arise when she has to make or receive a phone call, prompting her to avoid speaking on the phone whenever possible. Phone anxiety, also known as call phobia or telephobia, is a form of social anxiety disorder observed in a growing number of people, particularly among those belonging to the so-called &
[Herald Review] In ‘Little Garden,’ grannies learn to document own lives on video
Film
Jul 31, 2023
In Myeongju-dong, an older neighborhood in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, a group of eight older women who have lived in the area for over 30 years and have an average age of 75 among them gather to go over video footage they took over the past week. Besides meeting friends, volunteering, doing housework and gardening, these women have a new thing to cross off their to-do lists: shooting moments of their everyday lives with their smartphones. It is part of a community center program. Some of the women t
10 people died at the Astroworld music festival two years ago. What happens now?
Music
Jul 30, 2023
Nearly two years after 10 people were crushed to death during the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival, no charges have been filed — even though some people, including event workers, expressed safety concerns. Pinpointing “who exactly caused those deaths is not an easy question to answer,” said Sandra Guerra Thompson, a criminal law professor at the University of Houston Law Center. “It’s a very difficult thing to say, unless you have some kind of clear evidence that som
Why Korea's parenting icon faces blame for recent surge in teacher assaults
Social affairs
Jul 28, 2023
Star psychiatrist criticized for 'fantasizing' parenting without punishment; defends approach, saying 'no punishment' doesn't mean 'no discipline'
[Reporter's Notebook] Bereaved families do not deserve abuse
Social affairs
Jul 27, 2023
Outside of courtroom that rejected impeachment motion, grieving families of Itaewon tragedy meet extremists' derision
Seoul officials yet to face consequences for Itaewon crowd crush
Social affairs
Jul 26, 2023
Eight months after the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon, none of the officials in charge of the situation at the time has faced legal punishment, with investigations and trials still ongoing. On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court dismissed impeachment of Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, rejecting the National Assembly's request to remove him over the crowd crush that left 159 dead. Police investigating the incident had earlier decided not to seek criminal charges against him. The trial
93-year-old British veteran to sing Arirang to commemorate Korean War
Defense
Jul 25, 2023
Veterans say they hope to reunite with long-lost Korean friends
Why some S. Korean children refuse to ditch masks
Social affairs
Jul 24, 2023
Despite masks no longer being required for about six months, some young Koreans have refused to give them up, not only to stay healthy and protect themselves from potential viruses, but for personal reasons as well. Min Kyeong-chae, a 13-year-old student, told The Korea Herald that she feels reluctant to take her mask off because of her insecurities. “My face breaks out very easily, which is something that I feel the most insecure about,” said Min. “I think I look prettier with
[Beyond Earth] Spacemap looks to revolutionize satellite orbit prediction
Technology
Jul 23, 2023
Korean startup’s space platform technology based on Voronoi diagram receives nod from US Air Force
[Well-curated] Stay cool inside with underground art space, trampolines and comics
Culture
Jul 21, 2023
Explore art and architecture at Songeun Art Space Songeun Art Space is located in a building designed by world-renowned Swiss architecture firm, Herzog & de Meuron, in Cheongdam-dong, an affluent neighborhood in southern Seoul. Opened in 2021, visiting the building that houses Songeun Art and Cultural Foundation offers a chance to check out the architects’ first-ever project in South Korea, as well as an exhibition of an emerging media artist Kwon Hye-won. The geometric 11-story buildi
BTS book takes US bookstores by storm
K-pop
Jul 20, 2023
Book by boyband tops New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction
[Newsmaker] Travis King not first US soldier to cross border
Newsmaker
Jul 19, 2023
What became of some past US soldiers, civilians who went to North Korea
[KH Explains] Entrapment in the 'Kakao Kingdom'
Technology
Jul 18, 2023
Collectivistic culture combined with pursuit of information leads to Koreans' heavy reliance on KakaoTalk
[From the scene] As water recedes, mud hinders search for the missing
Social affairs
Jul 17, 2023
Grim scene unfolds at Osong underpass, where at least 14 lives lost or still missing
Flooding claims dozens of lives as rainfall lashes Korea
Social affairs
Jul 16, 2023
More deaths have been reported across the country as flooding from heavy rain claimed over 30 lives as of Sunday, including a 34-year-old man who tried to save his father from an open manhole on Saturday afternoon. Both father and son were found dead. The father, chief of a Gwangdeok-ri village in North Chungcheong Province, was trying to remove objects obstructing the town's drainage facilities when he was swept into the manhole. His son jumped in in an attempt to save him. Rescue personne
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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