Most Popular
-
1
Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
-
2
10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
-
3
Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
-
4
Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
-
5
Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
-
6
DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
-
7
Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
-
8
Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
-
9
[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
-
10
Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
-
Is Korea too soft on sex crimes?
Assailants given light penalties while victims fight trauma, prejudiceOn May 21, a group of Korea University medical school students went on a trip to suburban Seoul. It should have been fun and refreshing.However, for one 24-year-old female student, it turned into a nightmare. During a party at a retreat, three male classmates induced her into drinking drugged liquor, until she became unconscious
Social AffairsJuly 8, 2011
-
Expat offenders accused of heavy crimes show increase
The number of foreigners accused of serious crimes such as violence and gambling is increasing, according to National Police Agency.In the last 3 months, about 8,311 expats were arrested with 341 of them being taken into custody. The figure is marks a more than 26 percent increase from the same period last year. Accusations of five major crimes of murder, robbery, rape, theft, and violence showed
Social AffairsJuly 8, 2011
-
Ground broken for N.K. defectors’ center
Officials clap during the ground-breaking ceremony for Hanawon, a new settlement training facility for North Korean defectors, in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Thursday. (Yonhap News)A new resettlement facility for North Korean defectors will open late next year, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Thursday, as ground was broken for the additional building to accommodate and train thousands of North K
North KoreaJuly 7, 2011
-
Defense budget focuses on combat training
The Ministry of National Defense has drawn up a 33.48 trillion won ($32.43 billion) budget plan for next year with a focus on making the military “truly combat-ready.”The ministry submitted its budget proposal to the Finance Ministry on June 30. The planned budget is 6.6 percent higher than the 2011 budget of 31.4 trillion won.“In broad terms, we can say that we have significantly increased the bu
DefenseJuly 7, 2011
-
Lee, Congo leader talk energy, development
(From left)Lee Myung-bak, Joseph KabilaLeaders issue joint communique; Korean president to visit Ethiopia on FridayPresident Lee Myung-bak on Thursday arrived in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for summit talks with his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila, marking the first visit by a Korean president to the central African country.Lee made the trip in return for Kabila
PoliticsJuly 7, 2011
-
Ethiopia trying to benchmark S. Korea, P.M. Zenawi says
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (Yonhap News)ADDIS ABABA (Yonhap News) ― Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Thursday that his government is seeking to attract more investments from South Korean businesses in a bid to create jobs for youth and industrialize the nation’s agriculture-based economy.In an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency days before President Lee Myung-bak ar
Foreign AffairsJuly 7, 2011
-
Reports hail PyeongChang win as ‘crushing victory’
Foreign reports have described PyeongChang’s selection Wednesday to host the 2018 Winter Olympics as a “crushing victory.” International media noted that Korea’s “dreams came true,” after a decade of trying to win the right to host the games, and remarked on the large portion of votes the country received from IOC members. The Associated Press noted that it is “the first time an Olympic bid race w
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2011
-
Foreign reports hail Pyeongchang win as ‘crushing victory’
South Koreans celebrate winning the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. (Yonhap News)Foreign reports have described Pyeongchang’s selection Wednesday to host the 2018 Winter Olympics as a “crushing victory.” International media noted that Korea’s “dreams came true,” after a decade of trying to win the right to host the games, and remarked on the large portion of votes the country received from
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2011
-
Koreans to show solidarity for Malaysian campaign
People in Korea show solidarity for Malaysian campaignBy Kirsty TaylorPro-democracy campaigners in Korea are to push for free and fair Malaysian elections this weekend.A show of solidarity for people in Kuala Lumpur is to be held in Seoul on Saturday, as part of the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) campaign calling for an end to dirty politics in the country. Amnesty International h
July 7, 2011
-
Number of civil servants close to 1 million
The number of civil servants in South Korea has risen sharply to approach the 1 million mark, the home affairs ministry said Thursday.There were 987,754 central and local government officials as of last year's end, up 7.9 percent from 915,221 in 2005, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said. The figure has since been on a steady rise to 940,397 in 2006, 963,132 in 2007, 968,836 in
PoliticsJuly 7, 2011
-
Father gets 8-years for killing daughter
A father was sentenced to 8 years in jail this week for killing his daughter who had condemned him for his financial problems. The 51-year-old, whose name has not been released, strangled his daughter whilst she was lying on a bed. Divorced, he had been raising his two children alone. However, the aftermath of the separation had left him mentally scarred and he was unable to work. The family hous
Social AffairsJuly 7, 2011
-
Korea’s passionate sports diplomacy outshines rivals
Tens of millions of Koreans across the world rejoiced as the International Olympic Committee announced PyeongChang as the host of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, a dramatic triumph of the country’s sports diplomacy preceded by two painful failures. President Lee Myung-bak shakes hands with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge during a session in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, w
PoliticsJuly 7, 2011
-
Evacuated building reopens, but tremors remain mystery
Authorities on Wednesday decided to lift the evacuation order on the high-rise office building and its adjacent shopping mall, despite being unable to discover the reason behind Tuesday’s tremors. “Through emergency inspections for the past two days, we have not found any major issues with the structure of the building,” said Park Jong-yong, vice chief of the Gwangjin district office.“In order to
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2011
-
New GNP head says SME help shouldn’t punish large firms
The newly-elected chairperson of the ruling Grand National Party Rep. Hong Joon-pyo expressed concerns over the party’s recent outspoken comments on conglomerate policies.“The key point in backing small- and medium-sized businesses is to come up with active measures to help them, not to extort from large businesses,” Hong said in a radio interview on Wednesday.By this, he referred the party’s poli
PoliticsJuly 6, 2011
-
Ministry considers imposing tax on junk foods, alcohol
The government is considering levying health promotion tax on alcohol and junk food in a bid to cut snowballing medical costs for treating chronic illnesses. A Ministry of Health and Welfare committee on Wednesday considered the new tax as a way to extend the country’s disability-adjusted healthy life expectancy to 75 years by 2020. According to the World Health Organization’s definition, the DAHL
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2011
-
Marine held for help in shooting
Top military officers salute during the funeral at a military hospital in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday for the four Marines killed in Monday’s shooting rampage. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Bodies of four soldiers laid to rest at Daejeon National CemeteryMilitary investigators on Wednesday morning arrested a Marine private first class on charges of complicity in Monday’s shooting ra
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2011
-
SK Group No. 2 banned from overseas travel
Chey Jae-won, SK Group’s senior vice chairman and younger brother of Chairman Chey Tae-won, has been banned from travelling overseas on allegations that he amassed tens of billions of won in illicit slush funds. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, which leads the probe, suspects that the younger Chey raised the funds by falsifying the value of transactions between the group’s subsidiar
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2011
-
EU to dispatch food monitor agents in N.K.
The European Union will send 50 personnel fluent in Korean to North Korea soon to tighten the monitoring of the donated food there, a U.S.-funded radio station reported Wednesday. The plan comes as the EU announced earlier this week it will send food aid worth 10 million euros, or $14.5 million, to North Korea to feed the starving people. The first batch of food will be distributed in four of Nort
North KoreaJuly 6, 2011
-
N. Korea may soon launch cyberattacks in earnest: U.S. firm
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― North Korea or unidentified forces aligned with the communist nation may be preparing for full-fledged cyber-terrorism against South Korea or the United States, based on its “test” attacks in 2009 and earlier this year, a U.S. Internet security firm said Tuesday.In a special report, McAfee Inc. said North Korea or its “sympathizers” seem to have been responsible for the
North KoreaJuly 6, 2011
-
We can’t say where the aid will end up
We can’t say where the aid will end upBy Kim Yong-soon Kim Yong-soonThere have been many voices heard from both in and outside of the South Korean government advocating the resumption of aid to North Korea. The debate between the doves and the hawks has raged on ever since the peninsula was divided in 1945. This is an overly politicized issue in our domestic society of which I have no inclination
Social AffairsJuly 6, 2011