Foreign tourists in Busan are turning to social media to find restrooms, swapping locations and access codes for toilets in shops and cafes. A search for “Busan restroom passwords” on Xiaohongshu — China's leading lifestyle and social commerce platform — returned dozens of posts as of Wednesday. In some posts, users share restroom locations and entry codes, while others checked whether the information was still accurate. The posts highlight a basic inconvenience for visitors at a time when the s

Police on Friday said they had closed an investigation into fetal remains discovered at a wastewater treatment plant in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, after an autopsy confirmed the fetus had died before birth and found no evidence of a crime. The remains were found at the plant on Sept. 28, according to Asan Police Station. The fetus was estimated to be around 16 weeks into gestation, measuring about 20 centimeters long and weighing just 110 grams. Authorities identified the mother through D

YouTube has removed the channel of South Korean creator Kagwang, who had about 470,000 subscribers, amid allegations that he abused and financially exploited a woman believed to have an intellectual disability during a livestream in Thailand. A notice uploaded to the channel on Friday said the streaming platform removed it for violating its community guidelines, and its videos were no longer available. It was not immediately clear whether the removal was linked to the abuse allegations. The alle

Police revealed Thursday that the person who helped prevent further damage by closing the valves on two gas cylinders after an explosion at an Incheon restaurant was actor Yoon Dae-yeol The Incheon Seobu Police Station said the 48-year-old was walking near a building in Majeon-dong around 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday when the explosion occurred. He immediately rushed over, shut off the valves on two liquefied petroleum gas cylinders outside the restaurant and called police. “I knew where the gas cylinde

Six North Korean nationals were killed, and another was seriously injured when a train struck their van at a railway crossing in Russia’s Far East, according to Russian media reports citing sources familiar with the case. The crash occurred Sunday in the Jewish Autonomous Region after the van reportedly ignored a stop signal and entered a railway crossing. Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency identified all seven victims as North Korean nationals, citing law enforcement sources. It was not

진행자: 박준희, Chelsea Proctor Breakout K-drama ‘Doctor X’ faces calls to halt broadcast over Gwangju episode 기사 요약: 최근 큰 인기를 끌고 있는 드라마 ‘닥터X: 하얀 마피아의 시대’가 5·18 민주화운동을 소재로 다루자, 일부에선 방영 중단을 요구하는 국회 청원까지 제기됐다. [1] A petition demanding that the breakout K-drama “Doctor X: Mafia in White” be taken off the air has been filed with the National Assembly following criticism of the show's portrayal of the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. petition: 청원 breakout: 급부상, 돌풍 (breakout star, breakout hit) take (a sho

A 69-year-old Peruvian American philanthropist with cirrhosis has recovered after receiving a liver transplant from his daughter in Seoul, giving him a chance to resume his charity work in his native Peru. Asan Medical Center said Wednesday that Marco Antonio Quiroz underwent the transplant on Aug. 14, receiving part of the liver of his 30-year-old daughter, Kimberly Lucia Quiroz. As his condition worsened, a transplant became his only remaining treatment option, according to the hospital. But h

A notice warning tenants of a women-only residential building that inviting men overnight could lead to lease termination has sparked online debate, with some defending the policy. The notice gained attention after a social media user who identified as a delivery worker shared a photo of it and questioned whether management had gone too far by posting the warning in a hallway. The notice reads: “Men are not allowed to stay overnight. This is a women-only residence. Please report any violations.

A woman was carried off a busy road in Seoul’s southern Gangnam-gu by three police officers after refusing to move, a video circulating online showed Tuesday. The footage showed the woman walking in the middle of Gangnam-daero, holding a phone to her ear and speaking loudly as vehicles passed nearby. When police officers approached her, she sat down and then laid in the road. The officers tried to help her up, but she remained on the ground. Three officers eventually lifted her by her arms and l

Beyond beauty retailers such as Olive Young, Chicor and Daiso, foreign shoppers are increasingly turning to pharmacies with a stronger focus on clinical skincare and functional beauty,

Controversy surrounding South Korea’s national soccer team has continued to grow after a lawmaker claimed some players refer to captain Son Heung-min as “No. 7” or “that person” rather than by name, suggesting tensions within the squad may run deeper than previously thought. During a parliamentary audit by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee on Wednesday, Rep. Jung Yeon-wook asked Lee Yong-soo, the acting chief of the Korea Football Association, who attended as a witnes

South Korean and US soldiers taste dishes at a friendship cooking competition hosted by the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday. The event gave troops from both armies a chance to share cooking techniques and sharpen their culinary skills. (Photos: Yonhap)

A 6-year-old Kyrgyz boy who lost about 80 percent of his scalp after being mauled by three large dogs has returned home after receiving reconstructive surgery in South Korea, Asan Medical Center said Wednesday. The boy, identified by his first name Umar, was on his way home in April when he lost his balance and fell into a neighbor’s yard, where three large dogs attacked him. The attack tore away much of his scalp, leaving his skull exposed. He also suffered a skull fracture. A police officer on

A shark stranded for more than a month in a canal at Busan's North Port may have only two weeks to live, a marine expert has warned. The three-meter-long dusty shark, named "Bukang-i," was seen slamming its head into the canal wall on Monday, according to local media outlet SBS. Footage taken by visitors the previous day also showed that the tip of its right pectoral fin had turned white and appeared injured. Choi Yoon, a prominent South Korean ichthyologist and emeritus professor in the Departm

Imagine a woman strolling through a department store with no items on her shopping list. After all, she already has everything she could want. This image depicts an affluent young woman inspired by the “Hyunbaek-core” fashion trend gaining traction on social media among Koreans in their 20s and 30s. The term pairs “Hyunbaek,” short for Hyundai Department Store, with the aesthetic-defining suffix “core.” It is about more than expensive clothes. The appeal is looking well-dressed without seeming t