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Court upholds revocation of S. Korea's first for-profit hospital's license

Oct 20, 2020

JEJU -- A court on the southern island of Jeju on Tuesday upheld the local government's revocation of the business license of what would have been the nation's first for-profit hospital. The operato...
Pileup on foggy expressway injures 17

Oct 20, 2020

Seventeen people were injured in a multi-vehicle pileup on a foggy expressway in central South Korea on Tuesday, police said. The 15-car crash occurred at 5:52 a.m. on a section of the Seohaean (wes...
[Graphic News] COVID-19 impacts mental health of 4 in 10 Seoul residents: poll

Oct 20, 2020

Four out of 10 Seoul residents believe their mental health has deteriorated due to the coronavirus outbreak, a poll showed. In the poll of 3,983 citizens in their teens to 80s, 40 percent, or 1,48...
58 new COVID-19 cases reported

Oct 20, 2020

South Korea will soon begin to see the impact of eased antivirus restrictions, health authorities said Tuesday, as it saw double-digit gains in the daily count of new COVID-19 cases for a fifth conse...
First graders return to school

Oct 19, 2020

Most first graders nationwide will go to school everyday starting Monday as schools can now take in up to two thirds of their students under eased social distancing rules. The government lowered the...
4 USFK-affiliated Americans test positive for new coronavirus

Oct 19, 2020

Three American service members and a dependent have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea this month, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday. While two of the service m...
FM Kang to meet brother of S. Korean official killed by N. Korea at sea

Oct 19, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha plans to meet later this week with the elder brother of a South Korean fisheries official shot to death by North Korea at sea last month, a source said Monday. Kang's...
Teenager dies after getting flu shot; cause of death not yet determined

Oct 19, 2020

A teenage boy died after being administered with a seasonal flu vaccine, yet the cause of his death has not yet been determined, health authorities said Monday. The 17-year-old boy in the western po...
Opposition parties double down on calls for fund scandal special probe

Oct 19, 2020

Opposition parties doubled down on their calls for an independent counsel to look into financial fraud scandals that cost investors several trillion won, after hearing testimony alleging corrupt ties...
[News Focus] Plight of couriers continues amid pandemic

Oct 19, 2020

Another delivery worker dies as packages pile up
CGV to reduce number of cinemas by 30% amid coronavirus slump

Oct 19, 2020

CJ CGV, the country's largest cinema chain, has decided to reduce the number of its branches by 30 percent as it strives to survive the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The company, affiliated wi...
FM Kang vows 'unceasing' public communication with launch of diplomacy center

Oct 19, 2020

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha called Monday for "unceasing" communication with citizens, stressing that public support is key to ensuring the effectiveness of foreign policy. Kang made the remarks...
FULL TEXT: Parents of Otto Warmbier ‘pledge solidarity’ with family of slain S. Korean official

Oct 19, 2020

Brother of S. Korean victim thanks Warmbiers for support
[Graphic News] Child sex offenses on steady rise every year

Oct 19, 2020

Sexual offenses against children under the age of 12 have been on a steady climb in recent years, a ruling party lawmaker said, calling for tougher punishments for their perpetrators. Rep. Yang Ki...
Pupils take more in-person classes amid eased social distancing rules

Oct 19, 2020

The Ministry of Education's expansion of in-person classes at schools went into effect Monday amid a growing concern over a widening learning gap and a recent drop in new coronavirus cases. The mini...