Jul 22, 2019

[Newsmaker] Korean ship attacked by pirates near Singapore Strait

A South Korean freighter was attacked by pirates near the Singapore Strait on Monday, government officials in Busan said. The pirates armed with guns and knives assaulted sailors of the South Korean...

Jul 22, 2019

[Newsmaker] 4 dead, 12 injured in overturned van in Gangwon Province

Four people died and 12 were injured when a van overturned Monday morning in Gangwon Province. A Hyundai van flipped over at 7:33 a.m. Monday on a road in the northeastern coastal area of Gagok-myeo...

Jul 21, 2019

[Newsmaker] 3.9 magnitude quake detected in central S. Korea

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central South Korean city of Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, on Sunday, with no damage or injuries reported, the weather agency said. The quake occurred at 1...

Jul 20, 2019

[Newsmaker] S. Korea remains on alert over Typhoon Danas

South Korea was set to remain on alert Saturday for any remaining impact of Typhoon Danas, though it appears to by dying down, government officials said. The central government and local administrat...

Jul 19, 2019

[Newsmaker] Korea's southern regions on alert for typhoon

South Korea was on high alert Friday for the arrival of a typhoon that is forecast to churn through southern parts of the country with heavy rain and strong winds this weekend. Jeju Island and other...

Jul 18, 2019

[Newsmaker] KCTU stages nationwide strike over next year’s minimum wage

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, one of the country’s two biggest umbrella unions, staged multiple strikes across the country Thursday in protest against key labor policies of the Moon Jae-i...

Jul 17, 2019

[Newsmaker]Mobility startups protest government’s ride-sharing reform plan

South Korea’s major mobility startups raised their voice against the government’s latest plan to overhaul the controversial ride-sharing business here, saying Wednesday that the envisioned rules favo...

Jul 16, 2019

[Newsmaker] Mitsubishi refuses to discuss compensation for wartime forced labor

The liquidation of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Korean assets is likely to be expedited as it has refused to hold talks on compensation for victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor, according to sourc...

Jul 15, 2019

[Newsmaker] Political parties fail to agree on plenary meeting

Political parties failed to agree on a date for the last plenary meeting of the June parliamentary session, as the dispute over the main opposition Liberty Korea Party’s push for the dismissal of Def...

Jul 15, 2019

[Newsmaker] New law to bring to light widespread but overlooked problem of workplace bullying

A new law designed to prevent bullying in the workplace is set to go into effect in South Korea this week, setting the stage for victims of harassment at work to get some protection. A revised law o...

Jul 15, 2019

[Newsmaker] Representatives of militant labor group to step down from minimum wage panel

A major umbrella labor union group said Monday its representatives will resign from the minimum wage panel in protest of last week's decision to hike the wage by the slowest pace in a decade. The Mi...

Jul 14, 2019

[Newsmaker] Exploiting disadvantaged teens for sex to be punished by law

People who incite suicides and adults who have “consensual” sex with teenagers under the age of 16 will be punished under newly revised laws, the police said Sunday. (Yonhap) The Korean National Po...

Jul 12, 2019

[Newsmaker] Unification Ministry partially disputes media report on arrival of NK defectors from Thailand

Ministry of Unification Deputy Spokesperson Kim Eun-han said a media report on the “mass” arrival of North Korean defectors from Thailand was partially incorrect. News 1, a Seoul-based news agency, ...

Jul 11, 2019

[Newsmaker] Entry ban on Korean American singer illegal: top court

The top court ruled Thursday that an entry ban on a Korean American singer who obtained US citizenship in an apparent attempt to evade military conscription here is illegal, paving the way for him to...