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Sun, November 28, 2021 | 14:32

Marathon returns to Seoul this Sunday

The Seoul International Marathon will take place on Sunday, both online and offline, for the first time in two years, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Friday.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-11-26 15:54

Foreign ownership of Korean land rises 1.3 percent in H1

Foreign ownership of South Korean land expanded 1.3 percent in the first half of the year from six months earlier, the land ministry said Friday.

2021-11-26 10:43

Namseoul University introduces nation's first IBEC course

Namseoul University has been operating a broad range of programs to achieve the goal of cultivating talented global citizens equipped with skills that transcend national borders. A global dual degree program, which allows students to acquire a degree jointly from Namseoul and one of seven foreign universities in six countries - the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Ne...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-11-25 08:46

Korea to guarantee undocumented children more rights

Undocumented children of foreign national parents, who are mostly staying here as illegal aliens, will be guaranteed more rights in education, healthcare and other welfare programs, the government said Wednesday. The administration announced a set of measures to better protect and support such children, drawn up jointly by the relevant ministries, of justice, education, healt...

Lee Hae-rin | 2021-11-24 17:03

Calls through gestures

A sign language interpreter delivers the message of participants at a press conference held by a civic group in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday, urging presidential candidates to make policy promises for the disabled. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2021-11-24 16:41

Gov't urged to initiate emergency brake on 'Living with COVID-19' scheme

Experts are calling on the government to revert to its contingency plan, which it had said it would initiate if the risk level from the COVID-19 pandemic became higher, saying the situation will only get worse if the current eased social distancing regulations for the “Living with COVID-19” plan continue. The government, however, is just repeating it is reviewing the necessit...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-11-24 15:44

Korea's birthrate at record low in September

The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in September, data showed Wednesday, underscoring the country's bleak demographic situation with the chronically low birth rate.

2021-11-24 13:50

Runaway bear remains at large south of Seoul for 3rd day

A massive search operation resumed Wednesday to find an Asiatic black bear that remained on the loose for a third day after escaping from a bear farm just south of Seoul, officials said Wednesday.

2021-11-24 11:55

Remains of Korea's first Catholic priest to be enshrined in Burkina Faso

Part of the remains of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first native Korean Catholic priest, will be enshrined in an African country, the Catholic church here said Wednesday.

2021-11-24 10:21

Why it's so hard to catch taxi at night

Last Saturday night, a Seoul resident surnamed Lee, 29, called for a taxi through a mobile app, to get home after an evening gathering with her friends in Itaewon. But no taxis were available. “My friends and I were on the street for over an hour trying to catch a taxi. It was a nightmare. We downloaded several apps to call at least one cab and share the ride, but we all fail...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-11-24 08:38

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