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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 22:29

Cabinet passes bills to allow single people to adopt

The Cabinet approved bills Tuesday to allow single people to adopt children, as the number of one-person households is sharply increasing.

2022-04-05 17:25

Seoul City, Kakao agree to launch Korea's 1st K-pop concert arena

Korea's first concert arena dedicated to K-pop is now on track for construction after Seoul and the arena's private business operator signed a contract on Monday.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-04-05 16:45

Seoul to expand late night bus service later this month

The Seoul city government will expand late night bus routes later this month in line with the country's gradual return to normalcy from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Tuesday.

2022-04-05 11:07

Worker killed in explosion at Hyundai Heavy's Ulsan shipyard

A worker was killed Saturday in an explosion at a shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in the southeastern port city of Ulsan, according to police.

2022-04-02 17:49

4 killed in collision, crash of 2 Air Force trainer jets

Two Air Force KT-1 trainer jets collided in midair and crashed Friday, killing all four pilots aboard the planes, according to Air Force and local disaster response officials. The jets went down in a rice paddy in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers south of Seoul, after colliding with each other in midair at around 1:37 p.m. during a training exercise, just minutes after takeoff f...

2022-04-01 15:08

[SPECIAL REPORT] Koryoin feel at home in Gwangju

GWANGJU - Cyrillic signboards line the streets of a residential area in Gwangsan District in the city of Gwangju, some 300 kilometers south of Seoul. Referred to by its residents as “Koryoin Village,” the peaceful yet unique neighborhood encompasses restaurants, groceries, cafes, bakeries and hair salons that are owned by Koryoin residents, or ethnic Koreans from Russia and C...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-04-01 08:53

Space for cultural events eyed for Cheong Wa Dae after opening to public

Cheong Wa Dae, Korea's presidential office surrounded by vast green areas in the heart of Seoul, will likely be turned into a space for various cultural events as well as a public park under President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's incoming government, transition team officials said Thursday.

2022-03-31 13:27

Half of call center workers had suicidal thoughts due to poor labor conditions: survey

Almost half of call center workers have thought about taking their own lives due to poor labor conditions and extreme emotional stress, a state human rights watchdog survey showed Wednesday.

2022-03-30 14:22

2 dead in explosion at industrial waste disposal facility in Ansan

An explosion occurred at an industrial waste treatment facility in Ansan, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul, Tuesday morning, killing two people, according to local officials.

2022-03-29 12:02

Farmers, fishermen strongly oppose Korea joining CPTPP

A coalition of farmers and fishermen are against the government's move to join a trade agreement with 11 countries in the trans-Pacific area, saying their livelihoods will be threatened greatly if Korea opens its market to global sellers of cheaper agricultural and marine products, according to industry analysts, Monday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2022-03-29 09:03

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