The Korea Herald

Outside experts recommend probe into journalist, end probe on prosecutor

Jul 24, 2020

A panel of outside experts on Friday recommended that the probe into the journalist in a suspected case of collusion with a prosecutor be continued, while ending the investigation into the prosecutor...
Seoul to make changes to free COVID-19 treatment for foreigners.

Jul 24, 2020

The government will revise regulations to prevent foreign nationals abusing South Korea’s medical system to be treated for COVID-19 at no cost, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Friday. Speaking at...
Seoul government complex shutdown following COVID-19 case

Jul 24, 2020

A civil servant working at the central government complex in Seoul was confirmed to have COVID-19 for the first time on Friday. According to the government, the civil servant with the personal infor...
[Newsmaker] Police investigating online leak of sex abuse complaint against late Seoul mayor

Jul 24, 2020

Police said Friday they have opened an investigation into the possible leak of a complaint memo detailing sexual misconduct accusations against the recently deceased mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon. T...
Heavy downpours pummel S. Korea, unleash flash floods, leave 4 dead or missing

Jul 24, 2020

Heavy downpours with strong winds have hit South Korea, causing flash floods that killed three people and left scores of people stranded in floodwater. The Central Disaster Management Headquarters s...
Health authorities mull adding Russia to list of risky countries

Jul 24, 2020

Busan reports another coronavirus cluster among Russian sailors
Two killed in heavy rain in Busan

Jul 24, 2020

BUSAN -- Two people died after being trapped inside a flooded underpass in this southern port city of Busan, firefighters said Friday. As heavy rain pounded the city, the 3.5-meter-high underpass wa...
Boat collision causes oil spill off southwestern coast

Jul 23, 2020

SINAN -- An oil spill caused by a ship collision has contaminated the waters off the country's southwestern coast, the Korea Coast Guard said Thursday. The accident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. Tues...
S. Korea issues Japanese encephalitis warning

Jul 23, 2020

South Korea issued a nationwide warning for the Japanese encephalitis virus Thursday, advising the public to pay attention to personal hygiene and get vaccinated if necessary. The Korea Centers for ...
Gyeonggi to pay higher wages to irregular workers

Jul 23, 2020

Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung said his regional government will pay irregular workers higher wages than full-time employees. The governor said in a Facebook post Thursday that the provincial ...
[Newsmaker] Korea pushes plan to make more doctors

Jul 23, 2020

Medical schools to admit over 4,000 more students for next 10 years
Civilian counselors may have brought virus into barracks, more bases undergo mass testing

Jul 23, 2020

The number of infections linked to a front-line Army base has risen to 17, health authorities said Thursday, with a civilian counselor believed to have brought the virus to the military barracks. ...
Hundreds of soldiers tested for virus after contact with counselor linked to Army unit cluster infection

Jul 23, 2020

Hundreds of soldiers took coronavirus tests after coming into contact with an outside counselor confirmed to have the virus, officials said Thursday, following revelations he visited other military u...
Parks, bridges, hotels to serve as summer cooling centers for elderly amid pandemic

Jul 23, 2020

Local governments are turning to parks, shaded areas under bridges and hotels in their latest attempt to provide elderly citizens relief from sweltering summer heat while keeping new coronavirus infe...
New virus cases hover around 60; local infections at almost 3-week high

Jul 23, 2020

South Korea's new daily virus cases stayed around 60 for the second straight day on Thursday as locally-transmitted cases spiked due to cluster infections traced to a military unit and nursing homes,...