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Sat, July 2, 2022 | 07:38
7 killed, 50 others injured in suspected arson attack in Daegu
7 killed, 50 others injured in suspected arson attack in Daegu
A fire apparently caused by arson killed seven people and injured 50 others at an office building in the southeastern city of Daegu on Thursday, officials said. Police pinpointed a 53-year-old man as the suspected arsonist responsible for the blaze based on CCTV footage. The man was killed at the scene, they said.
2022-06-09 14:04
Yongsan Park to reopen Friday for 10 days on trial basis
Yongsan Park to reopen Friday for 10 days on trial basis
A total of 25,000 people who make online reservations will be allowed a two-hour on-site tour of Yongsan Park, near the newly relocated presidential office, in the southwestern part of Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, which the U.S. returned to Korea last week. Reservations will be possible from Friday through June 19, in a partial resumption of an ill-prepared plan scrapped earlier ...
Lee Kyung-min | 2022-06-09 11:09
Yoon says violence in cargo truckers' strike unacceptable
Yoon says violence in cargo truckers' strike unacceptable
President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday that under no circumstance will violence be allowed in an ongoing nationwide strike by cargo truckers.
2022-06-09 10:49
  • Hyundai Motor suffers production losses from cargo truckers' strike
Seoul Archdiocese apologizes for controversy over remains of Korea's first Catholic priest
Seoul Archdiocese apologizes for controversy over remains of Korea's first Catholic priest
The Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul has made a public apology for the recent controversy over possible transactions of the remains of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first native Korean Catholic priest.
2022-06-09 10:49
15 unionized truckers detained for alleged business interference
15 unionized truckers detained for alleged business interference
More than a dozen unionized truckers participating in a nationwide strike were apprehended Wednesday for allegedly obstructing business operations at a plant in Icheon, officers said.
2022-06-08 11:55
  • Nationwide cargo truckers' strike heightens woes for businesses
Soaring home prices trigger population decline in Seoul
Soaring home prices trigger population decline in Seoul
Park Min-seong, an employee at a global petrochemical manufacturer in Seoul's western Mapo District, lived in an apartment in Gangnam District his family rented on a jeonse contract. (Jeonse is one of the most popular housing rental systems in Korea under which tenants put up a lump-sum deposit without paying monthly rent, and get the full amount of the deposit back at the en...
Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-06-08 08:31
US official meets Korean LGBTQ activists in Seoul
US official meets Korean LGBTQ activists in Seoul
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Korean LGBTQ community leaders during her visit to Seoul, Tuesday, as a part of the Joe Biden administration's pro-LGBTQ foreign policy.
Lee Hae-rin | 2022-06-07 16:22
Cargo truckers go on strike, demanding extension of basic freight rate system
Cargo truckers go on strike, demanding extension of basic freight rate system
Unionized cargo truckers nationwide went on strike Tuesday, demanding the government extend a freight rate system guaranteeing basic wages for truck drivers to cope with surging fuel costs.
2022-06-07 10:12
Korean journalists call for freedom to report in war zones
Korean journalists call for freedom to report in war zones
Some local journalists are calling on the government to guarantee freedom of the press in conflict zones such as Ukraine, pointing out that current laws banning journalists from traveling to war zones seriously undermine media freedom.
Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-06-07 09:00
4 out of every 10 underage drinkers are binge drinkers: report
4 out of every 10 underage drinkers are binge drinkers: report
The number of minors who drink alcohol has gone down to 10 percent, while four out of every 10 of such underage drinkers are binge drinkers. A recent government study finds that they drink about five to six times a week, and consume more than one bottle of soju at a time. Soju is a popular Korean liquor with about 15 to 20 percent alcohol content that comes in 360-milliliter ...
Lee Hae-rin | 2022-06-06 16:36
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