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Former president's son indicted for allegedly underreporting his wealthOct 15, 2020Rep. Kim Hong-gul, the youngest son of late former President Kim Dae-jung, has been indicted on charges of falsifying his wealth, the prosecution said Thursday. The Seoul District Prosecutors Office... -
Number of railroad users sinks 40% on virus impactOct 15, 2020The number of passengers using South Korea's railroad services tumbled nearly 40 percent in the first nine months of the year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. The... -
Government to test all workers at nursing homes, mental hospitals in Greater SeoulOct 14, 2020The government plans to carry out diagnostic tests for COVID-19 on some 130,000 workers at mental hospitals and nursing homes in the greater Seoul area after a major cluster was discovered in Busan. ... -
Brother of man killed by N. Korea rejects defection claims, urges fair probeOct 14, 2020In letter to family, President Moon vows to uncover truth -
June sees most ozone alerts in Seoul in 26 yearsOct 14, 2020Ozone level alerts were issued on nine days in Seoul in June, the highest monthly tally since the warning system was first introduced in 1995, the city government said Wednesday. The average ozone c... -
Former USFK base in Incheon returned to citizens after 81 yearsOct 14, 2020INCHEON -- A former United States Forces Korea (USFK) base in Incheon's Bupyeong district, just west of Seoul, was formally opened to the public in a ceremony on Wednesday following its return to the... -
Govt. considering raising crowd cap in pro sports next monthOct 14, 2020Sports stadiums across South Korea may open their gates even wider for their fans next month. The sports ministry announced Wednesday it will consider increasing the cap placed on the size of crowds... -
52 COVID-19 cases confirmed at Busan nursing homeOct 14, 2020More than 50 employees and patients at a nursing home in Busan have been infected with the novel coronavirus, the largest figure traced to a single virus cluster in the city, according to the city go... -
College admission brokers nabbed in S. Korea for doctoring student papers to top US schoolsOct 14, 2020A private college consultancy group in South Korea allegedly fabricated student admission papers to top universities in the United States for years, according to police on Wednesday. A group of four... -
Navy sailor on vacation tests positive for coronavirusOct 14, 2020A Navy sailor has tested positive for the new coronavirus after coming into contact with another virus patient while on vacation, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The sailor stationed on the sou... -
Over 50 infections reported from Busan's nursing hospitalOct 14, 2020BUSAN -- More than 50 patients and workers at a nursing hospital in Busan have been diagnosed with COVID-19, municipal authorities said Wednesday, in the southern port city's latest coronavirus clust... -
New virus cases again up by double digits; cluster infections still drag in virus fightOct 14, 2020South Korea's new virus cases rose by double digits Wednesday amid concerns that a new cluster infection in the southeastern port city of Busan could potentially lead to a mass outbreak. The country... -
Drug safety minister grilled over flu vaccine fiascoOct 13, 2020The South Korean Drug Ministry has been slammed over a slow response to problematic flu vaccines that have been given to at least tens of thousands of people. Friday evening, the Ministry of Food an... -
Over 40% of retired athletes in South Korea jobless as of 2019: lawmakerOct 13, 2020More than 40 percent of retired athletes in South Korea remained jobless as of last year, a lawmaker said Tuesday, calling for state help for them to build "a second life." As of 2019, 41.9 percent ... -
22 more American service members test positive for new coronavirusOct 13, 2020Twenty-two American service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea from the United States, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday. Of them, 18 arrived at O...
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