Jul 10, 2020   Social affairs

[Newsmaker] Seoul mayor’s death highlights Korea’s suicide problem

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s apparent suicide on Thursday is once again highlighting Korea’s suicide problem. Park is the latest in a growing list of high-profile figures to take their own life here....

Jul 9, 2020   Social affairs

[Newsmaker] Three marathoners killed in car accident during race

Three runners were fatally struck by a drunken driver during an ultramarathon race Thursday morning. According to the police and the Korea Ultra Marathon Federation, the event’s organizer, the accid...

Jul 8, 2020   Politics

[Newsmaker] Controversy over multiple homeownership grips government, ruling party

The government and ruling Dmocratic Party of Korea are taking unprecedented steps to douse the controversy over multiple homeownership among their ranks faced with mounting criticism from both conser...

Jul 7, 2020   Foreign affairs

[Newsmaker] New visa guidelines perplex Koreans attending US schools

The recent announcement that foreign students taking online classes in the US should leave the country is creating confusion and turmoil among South Korean students at colleges and universities there...

Jul 7, 2020   World News

[Newsmaker] US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States said Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis. ...

Jul 6, 2020   Social affairs

[Newsmaker] More victims come forward over triathletes abuse case

A wave of abuse allegations swept a semi-pro triathlete club owned by Gyeongju City after the suicide of a player who claimed to have suffered years of verbal and physical abuse from her coach, team ...

Jun 26, 2020   Food&Beverage

[Newsmaker] Chex green onion springs to life after 16 years

Kellogg Korea’s latest release, Chex Green Onion is stirring up the Internet even before hitting the shelves. Kellogg Korea uploaded a 6-second-long video on June 17 on its YouTube channel, recruiti...

Jun 23, 2020   Social affairs

[Newsmaker] Incheon Airport’s permanent job offers to staff face backlash

Incheon International Airport Corp., favored by college graduates for its job security and benefits, is facing backlash for a plan to offer permanent positions to over 1,900 contract or part-time wor...

Jun 22, 2020   Culture

[Newsmaker] Culture Ministry denies plans to ask UNESCO to delist Hashima Island

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Sunday denied reports that it had planned to officially ask UNESCO to delist Japan’s historical industrial sites, including Hashima Island. In 2015, Jap...

Jun 18, 2020   Foreign affairs

[Newsmaker] Hidden truth behind Japan’s world heritage site -- Hashima Island

For Japanese, Hashima Island may be a site that evokes pride that propelled the country to the global stage as an economic powerhouse. However, Koreans consider the islet off the coast of Nagasaki, ...

Jun 17, 2020   North Korea

[Newsmaker] ‘Our worst fear has turned into reality’

Tuesday was a devastating day for a group of South Korean businessmen who once ran factories inside the Kaesong industrial park, a now-shuttered joint manufacturing zone in North Korea’s border city....

Jun 16, 2020   Foreign affairs

[Newsmaker] Black Lives Matter banner removed from US Embassy building in Seoul

The US Embassy in Seoul said Tuesday that the Black Lives Matter banner draped on the facade of its building in Seoul had been removed to “avoid misperception” amid reports about President Donald Tru...

Jun 15, 2020   Social affairs

[Newsmaker] 3 in 10 elderly abusers are sons: survey

Three in 10 abusers of older people were sons of the victims, with emotional abuse being the most common form of abuse reported, government data showed Monday. Some 31.2 percent of elderly abusers n...

Jun 14, 2020   Foreign affairs

[Newsmaker] US Embassy in Seoul shows support for Black Lives Matter movement

The US Embassy in Seoul hung a banner on its building Saturday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has spread across the US, the embassy said Sunday. “The US Embassy stands in solid...