A woman in her 20s was killed by two consecutive collisions on an expressway that occurred at 3:52 a.m. Monday. Gimpo Police Station said it had obtained video footage from the dashcam in the woman’s car, a Mercedes-Benz C200, showing that she stopped in the middle lane of the three-lane expressway with emergency lights on, got out of the car and moved to the back. She was soon struck by a taxi....

Gangnam-gu, a district in southern Seoul, is offering free sanitary napkins at schools, becoming the first part of the country to do so. The district office said Monday it has installed 157 dispensers at 81 locations including elementary, middle and high schools and other institutions that serve young people. While the Seoul Metropolitan Government currently operates 11 dispensers, none of th...

Vibrio vulnificus, a strain of necrotizing bacteria, was detected in seawaters off the west coast of Gyeonggi Province, the province’s Health and Environment Research Institute said Tuesday. Three of the 38 seawater and 33 wetland mud samples tested positive for the bacteria on April 29. About 50 cases of the bacterial infections occur nationwide every year, with nearly half of those infected d...

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Friday its cybercrime investigation unit has begun internal investigation of reporters for allegedly sharing spycam footage via a messaging app group chat. The group chat history, leaked by a whistleblower on April 19 to a digital sex crime eradication organization DSO, shows evidence of distribution of illicit footage of women who were filmed without their ...

Unaffordable housing is a major factor keeping millennials from tying the knot, especially for men, a study showed Friday. The Korea Institute of Health and Social Affairs surveyed 3,002 unmarried men and women aged between 25 and 39 and found a high correlation between inability to afford housing and delaying or giving up marriage. Men showed a stronger intention to marry than women, with 42.2...

Spring is upon us, which means the picnic season is here. Seoul has its fair share of greenery, and below are some of the most frequented parks for spring outings in the city. Yeouido Park The Olympic Park in Songpa-gu was first built to host the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Its seemingly endless green field is inhabited by wild rabbits. It has been commended by the International Olympic Committee as o...

About 130,000 children’s products were found to contain endocrine disruptors during customs clearance procedures, a Korea Customs Service report showed Friday. KCS and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards jointly performed a safety evaluation on children’s products for two months starting in March, ahead of the May 5 Children’s Day. Endocrine disruptors were detected in children’s pro...

Although addiction to gaming should be categorized as a mental health issue according to the new guidelines of the World Health Organization, debate has persisted on how to draw the line on addiction, and whether existing regulations to mitigate such risks are appropriate. Researchers gathered at the Game Science Forum in Seoul on Monday to explore the implications of gaming disorder being highl...

In Seoul’s bustling college district of Hongdae, there is a pub by the name of Bonghwangdang, or the Phoenix Hall. With the neon Liverpool Football Club emblem and the liver bird sign, it makes a conspicuous statement as an LFC supporters’ pub. Bonghwangdang, which opened its doors in 2016, is where you will meet the city’s biggest Liverpool fans. On game nights, the underground pub is crowded w...

Seoul’s Bamdokkaebi Night Market, which runs every Friday and Saturday at four locations in the city, is perfect for those who want a casual night out. At Cheonggye Stream, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Banpo and Yeouido, the city-operated weekend markets beckon visitors with their eclectic selection of food stalls, music and atmosphere -- their own glammed-up versions of the Korean traditional stree...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-gap and former Ambassador to the Netherlands Choi Jong-hyun were two alumni honored at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies’ 65th anniversary celebration Friday. Held at its campus in Seoul, the event celebrating HUFS’ founding involved an annual awards ceremony, the HUFS Awards, which recognizes notable alumni of the university. Kwon and Choi were ...

Technology is taking its toll on the digital generation, evidenced in the rise of ASMR, or particular videos designed for listening. ASMR -- autonomous sensory meridian response -- is a relatively new internet phenomenon for disconnecting in an increasingly hyperconnected world. With ASMR, listeners are not looking to be entertained. They want to be sedated. It’s the art of anti-stimulation. ...

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, a government-funded city planning corporation committed to the development and restoration of Gyeonggi Province. Korea’s most populous province, Gyeonggi Province is host to satellite cities of Seoul that may offer some relief to the South Korean capital’s housing crisis. On its 22nd anniversary, GICO has vowed to co...

Domestic responsibilities are unevenly shared for dual-income married couples in Korea, with the burden falling predominantly on women. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs’ study on the distribution of duties in marriage showed Wednesday that women spend 7.5 times more time on domestic labor and 3.5 times more on child care than do their husbands, even when both are economically ac...

Robert Holley, a Mormon missionary-turned-TV personality, is facing accusations of purchasing and using unknown quantities of methamphetamine. Since first setting foot in Korea in 1978 as a missionary for the Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons, Holley has long been known and beloved here for his avuncular image, which is why his recent arrest over meth charges comes as a shock to m...