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Growing Controversy over the Fairness of COVID-19 Business Restrictions: Improvement Is Urgent [Editorial] 경향신문23:39[경향신문] The government decided to extend the current physical distancing--level 2.5 in the Seoul metropolitan area and level 2 in other areas--for two wee
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Eternal Good-bye after a Short Trip to Seoul: The First Case of COVID-19 in Wando, an Elderly Couple in a Remote Village 경향신문23:37[경향신문] The elderly couple lived in a small village on an island. To get there, you have to board a ferry from the Wando Passenger Terminal in Wando-gun,
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Kia Motors unveils new logo, brand slogan 코리아헤럴드22:43South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Motors unveiled a new logo and a brand slogan on Wednesday, as the company aims to transform its image to one of
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[Column] Looking back on Europe's experience of 2020 한겨레19:06By Timo Fleckenstein, associate professor of social policy at the London School of Economics Last year around this time, Europeans were looking forward with ...
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[Photo] S. Korea reports 840 COVID-19 cases on Jan. 6, 2nd straight day of caseload falling under 1,000 한겨레18:56South Korea reported 840 new cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 6, the second consecutive day of the daily caseload falling under 1,000. According to the Korea Diseas
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S. Korea's COVID death total exceeds 1,000 just 321 days after its first fatality 한겨레18:36South Korea reported 715 new cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 5. While disease control authorities noted the country’s first decline since the third wave began, th
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COVID-19 infection rate down slightly, but community transmissions and exhausted medical force still a problem 한겨레18:36The tougher social distancing measures that the South Korean government phased in over the past month and a half appear to have blunted the rate of infection...
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[News analysis] Did Iran seize a S. Korean tanker because of US$7 billion in oil payments or the upcoming Biden administration? 한겨레18:26A “technical measure” in response to marine pollution? A crude attempt at pressuring for the return of seized assets? Or perhaps a simple matter of being r
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String of deaths from child abuse raises questions over effectiveness of state's protection systems 한겨레18:26In October 2013, eight-year-old Seo-hyeon was found dead in a bathtub in her Ulsan home. Beatings from her stepmother had broken 16 of her ribs. The followin
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Government to spend over W26tr on housing stabilization 코리아헤럴드18:17The government will spend over 26 trillion won ($23.9 billion) to develop new towns and build infrastructure in the first half of the year in a bid to curb s
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[Editorial] S. Korea needs to skillfully navigate US-Iran tensions for release of detained vessel 한겨레18:16At a delicate time when tensions have risen between the US and Iran, the MT Hankuk Chemi, a South Korean chemical and oil tanker, was seized on Jan. 4 by Ira...
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[Herald Interview] Doctor asks prosecutors to consider murder charges in toddler's death 코리아헤럴드18:13The president of the Korean Pediatrics Society, Dr. Lim Hyun-taek argued murder charges should be brought against the adoptive parents of a toddler who died
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S. Korea has 'no plans' to raise fuel taxes, cut inheritance tax 코리아헤럴드17:57South Korea’s Finance Ministry said Wednesday that it has no plans to raise taxes on gasoline and diesel this year, despite its vows to go carbon neutral by
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Ford Korea rolls out New Ford Explorer Platinum 코리아헤럴드17:46Ford’s popular Explorer sports utility vehicle is to return with upgrades to its powertrain and design, Ford Sales and Service Korea said Wednesday. The aut
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Kospi's 38-year road to 3,000-point mark 코리아헤럴드17:35Buoyed by the increasing participation of small investors and their growing clout in South Korea’s stock market, the nation’s main bourse reached a histori