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November 18, 2024 08:34pm
S. Korea reports season's 3rd avian influenza case
South Korea has confirmed the season's third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm west of Seoul, a provincial government s...
November 18, 2024 05:29pm
Oh Hee-ok, last female Korean independence fighter, dies at 98
At South Korea's 72nd annual national liberation day ceremony on Aug. 15, 2017, the usual formalities of the occasion gave way to an unexpected m...
November 18, 2024 04:58pm
Korean man caught in Peru airport carrying 320 tarantulas
A 28-year-old Korean man was apprehended at Jorge Chavez International Airport near Lima during an apparent attempt to smuggle out hundreds of arthrop...
November 18, 2024 04:57pm
Korean livestreamer arrested in Thailand for attacking massage shop owner
A South Korean man was arrested in Pattaya, Thailand for allegedly assaulting a massage shop owner who objected to him livestreaming his visit, accord...
November 18, 2024 03:49pm
Police persuade man not to jump off Han River bridge
A man in his 20s was talked out of jumping off a Han River bridge by Seoul police officers, Saturday, police said Monday. Seoul's Seocho Police S...
November 18, 2024 03:40pm
Smart city expo calls for climate resilience in urban development
BARCELONA, Spain — Scholars, industry leaders and government officials gathered in Barcelona earlier this month to pursue a shared vision of sus...
November 18, 2024 03:30pm
Seoul mulls hiring foreign nationals as local bus drivers
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it is pushing to hire foreign nationals as bus drivers on local community routes as the cit...
November 18, 2024 03:23pm
Cold wave alerts issued, below-zero temperatures through Wed.
Most regions were issued cold wave alerts Monday as South Korea saw a 10-degree drop in average temperatures compared to the previous day, with the co...
November 18, 2024 02:59pm
Traffic delays expected as railway workers stage slowdown
Passengers in the capital region face potential disruptions on their commute, as unionized railroad workers begin a partial "work-to-rule" protest M...
November 18, 2024 02:47pm
Chinese villains? Seoul Metro apologizes for 'racist' comments
The state-run operator of Seoul's subway system on Monday issued an apology related to its recent comment on an online petition, in which it us...
November 18, 2024 02:09pm
Majority of single-person households turn to side jobs amid high cost of living
More than half of South Koreans living alone have side jobs amid a growing cost-of-living squeeze, a report said Sunday. Among 2,000 economically ac...
November 18, 2024 01:48pm
Car owner uses fake license plate, possibly to dodge parking fees
A resident of an apartment complex in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, was caught using a fake license plate made of paper to cover the license plate of h...
November 18, 2024 01:43pm
Housing scam counseling offered in 7 languages
Counseling services for foreign nationals in Seoul who fell victim to "jeonse" housing rental fraud will be offered in seven languages at the Seoul Fo...
November 18, 2024 12:06pm
Court upholds day care center worker's suspension over child's injury
Seoul Administrative Court said Monday that it recently ruled against a teacher at a local day care center, who challenged a three-year suspension of ...