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Mon, May 23, 2022 | 00:13

70% of women in their 20s-30s think Korea does not guarantee them equality

More than half of South Korean people think women are not treated equally to men, a government survey showed Tuesday.

2022-04-19 12:16

Arrest warrants sought for woman, boyfriend in drowning death of husband

Prosecutors sought formal arrest warrants Monday for a woman and her boyfriend who stand accused of causing the 2009 drowning death of the woman's husband for a hefty insurance payout, officials said.

2022-04-18 20:53

Honoring victims of April Revolution

A family member of a victim of the April Revolution, also known as the April 19 Revolution in Korea, cleans a headstone at the April 19th National Cemetery in northern Seoul, Monday, ahead of the 62nd anniversary of the revolution which became a catalyst for Korea's democracy. Yonhap

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2022-04-18 17:00

1 dead, 1 injured in apartment fire in Seoul

A fire broke out at an apartment building in northern Seoul early Monday, leaving one dead and another injured, officials said.

2022-04-18 09:59

How COVID-19 has altered perceptions of face masks

It isn't an exaggeration to say that face masks have become the new normal in Korea, as nearly two years have passed since they have become mandatory in public places amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Before the health crisis began, masks were mostly reserved for celebrities to hide their identity or as a fashion item, or worn in the spring during days of yellow dust or fin...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-04-17 09:12

Korean YouTuber caught after crossing Ukrainian border

A Korean travel YouTuber was caught by Ukrainian border guards earlier this month after crossing the border of the country in an attempt to film the border area without permission, according to Korea's foreign ministry. The foreign ministry raised the travel alert for Ukraine on Feb. 13 to “Level 4: Do Not Travel,” the highest level in its four-tier system.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-04-16 09:00

Single-person households have lower quality of life: study

Yoo Jae-mun, a 33-year-old office worker who has been living alone for three years and recently moved to Gangneung, Gangwon Province, has been struggling to find healthy food to eat. He said he has difficulty eating healthy because during grocery shopping, he finds it hard to get vegetables or other ingredients packed in a small portion fit for one person. Most items usually ...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-04-15 16:50

Seoul considers proposal for domed baseball field

Seoul City announced Friday that it will positively review a proposal for a domed baseball stadium in Songpa District, southeastern Seoul.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-04-15 16:17

Small biz owners welcome full lifting of social distancing rules, some still concerned

Small merchants welcomed the government's decision Friday to lift all COVID-19 social distancing rules, except the mask mandate, next week for the first time in two years, while some people still expressed concerns over the possible resurgence of the virus.

2022-04-15 15:23

Korea to lift all social distancing rules, except mask mandate: PM

How South Korea's complex age custom has endured

“How old are you?” Answering this simple question often becomes a challenge for foreign nationals living in Korea who are not yet familiar with the country's unique system of counting one's age. In fact, when Koreans are asked their age by foreign nationals, they tend to give several answers, followed by an explanation about the different ways of counting age. Korea has three...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-04-14 09:21

Confusing 'Korean age' system dies hard

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