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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 06:56

Suspect nabbed for handing over drinks containing drugs to students

Suspect nabbed for handing over drinks containing drugs to students

A 49-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of handing over drinks spiked with drugs to random high school students in Seoul after duping them into believing they were good for concentration, police said Wednesday.

2023-04-05 15:04

Man dies after setting himself on fire at Gwanghwamun Square

Man dies after setting himself on fire at Gwanghwamun Square

A man who set himself on fire at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Tuesday night has died in hospital, Wednesday.

Kim Se-jeong | 2023-04-05 13:48

1 person killed, another injured in collapse of bridge sidewalk south of Seoul

1 person killed, another injured in collapse of bridge sidewalk south of Seoul

One person was killed and another injured Wednesday after the guardrail and the sidewalk of a stream bridge in Bundang, just south of Seoul, collapsed, police said.

2023-04-05 13:43

Governors criticized for lax responses to wildfires

Governors criticized for lax responses to wildfires

Gangwon Province Governor Kim Jin-tae and North Chungcheong Province Governor Kim Young-hwan have come under growing criticism, following revelations that the former played golf and the latter attended a drinking party while their respective regions were suffering wildfires.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-04-04 16:48

Cherry blossoms' abnormally early blooming moves up spring flower festivals

Cherry blossoms' abnormally early blooming moves up spring flower festivals

The unexpectedly early blooming of spring flowers in Korea this year has left local governments scrambling to host their flower festivals earlier than usual to prevent the long-awaited mask-free spring events from ending up flower-free.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-04-04 16:47

Independence fighter's remains to return home from US next week

Independence fighter's remains to return home from US next week

The remains of a Korean independence fighter who inspired a hit 2018 TV series will return home from the United States next week a century after his death, the veterans ministry said Tuesday.

2023-04-04 11:14

Korea to start issuing mobile national ID cards next year

Korea to start issuing mobile national ID cards next year

Korea will begin issuing mobile national identification cards in the second half of next year that have the same legal status as the current plastic identification cards, the interior minister said Tuesday.

2023-04-04 10:10

Korean smartphone sales decrease in 2022

Korean smartphone sales decrease in 2022

Sales of smartphones in Korea fell 6 percent last year from a year earlier amid an economic slowdown, industry data showed Monday.

2023-04-03 15:25

Phone smuggling ring busted; 15 people arrested

Phone smuggling ring busted; 15 people arrested

Fifteen people, including a Vietnamese illegal immigrant, have been arrested for stealing mobile phones and smuggling them into Vietnam, officials said Sunday.

2023-04-02 14:35

Former Gyeonggi governor's son arrested over alleged meth use

Former Gyeonggi governor's son arrested over alleged meth use

The elder son of former Gyeonggi Gov. Nam Kyung-pil was arrested Saturday for allegedly taking methamphetamine.

2023-04-01 23:29

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