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How can Korea become more migrant-friendly?

How can Korea become more migrant-friendly?

Japan has the world's oldest population. Australia is one of the most diverse immigrant countries. Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, with women giving birth to less than one baby on average.

2023-11-28 08:21

SPECIAL REPORTKorea should embrace cultural diversity in integrating immigrants

SPECIAL REPORTJapan embarks on journey to become more open to immigration

SPECIAL REPORTAustralia refines immigration policy in race for talent

Can Korea become a thriving country of migrants?

Can Korea become a thriving country of migrants?

At Sunil Middle School in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, 70 percent of the students have multicultural backgrounds. Students from Russian-speaking countries account for more than 74 percent of those children.

2023-11-01 09:00

SPECIAL REPORTJapan embarks on journey to become more open to immigration

SPECIAL REPORTKorean society grows more diverse but still struggles with multicultural integration

Road collapse in Seoul's Gangnam District causes chaos

Road collapse in Seoul's Gangnam District causes chaos

Repairs are underway after part of a roadway collapsed leaving a 3-meter-deep hole with a diameter of 1 meter in the middle of Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam District, Seoul, Sept. 12.

Kim Kang-min | 2023-09-12 17:29

Pothole opens up in Seoul's Gangnam, causes road closure, gridlocks

Monsoon rains to soak entire nation until Monday

Monsoon rains to soak entire nation until Monday

The state weather agency issued a heavy rain watch for Seoul, central, and southern parts of the country on Sunday, with authorities on high alert for potential additional damage from torrential rains. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecasted up to 100 millimeters of rain for the Seoul metropolitan area and issued a heavy rain watch for Incheon since Saturday....

Kim Kang-min | 2023-07-23 17:29

Torrential rain to continue battering Korea on Monday

Emptied streets after tragic Halloween night in Itaewon

Emptied streets after tragic Halloween night in Itaewon

A day after the deadly accident in Itaewon, the area has been cordoned off by police tape, and personal belongings of victims were scattered along the edges of an alley in Seoul's Itaewon on Sunday afternoon, where hundreds of people celebrating Halloween were crushed together the night before.

Lee Min-young | 2022-10-30 23:10

Halloween night ends in deadly nightmare in Itaewon

Halloween night ends in deadly nightmare in Itaewon

At least 153 people have been killed with 133 others injured in a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district, as huge crowds of partygoers stampeded at late-night Halloween celebrations, fire authorities said Sunday. The accident took place Saturday night in a narrow downhill alley near Hamilton Hotel in the famous nightlife district after a throng of partygoers flooded into...

Lee Min-young | 2022-10-30 15:57

Jin of BTS to fulfill mandatory military service from end of this year

Jin of BTS to fulfill mandatory military service from end of this year

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will begin his compulsory military duty soon, the group's agency, Big Hit Music, said, Monday. The announcement comes amid ongoing discussions at the National Assembly on revising the Military Service Act to exempt the seven members of the boy band from military service to recognize their contribution to the country's culture in...

Lee Min-young | 2022-10-18 18:42

Barbers take their talent to world competitions

Barbers take their talent to world competitions

With the increase in high-quality hairdressers, Korea’s old-school barbershops, or “yibalso” in Korean, became far less prevalent in the nineteen eighties. However, more traditional men’s haircutting and beard-trimming services are finding new popularity here in the form of trendy but retro barbershops.

Lee Min-young | 2022-10-18 15:42

K-pop singers declare war on internet trolls

K-pop singers declare war on internet trolls

Chinese Canadian K-pop singer Henry Lau's agency Monster Entertainment said Thursday that it will take strong legal action against anyone who distorts the truth, spreads malicious rumors and defames its artist.

Lee Min-young | 2022-10-04 18:16

7 people dead in Daejeon mall fire

7 people dead in Daejeon mall fire

A fire broke out at a mall in Daejeon Monday morning, killing at least seven people and injuring one as they were working at an underground level. The fire started before the mall in the city's Yuseong District opened for business, resulting in no casualties among shoppers. The only victims were employees of the mall in delivery, cleanup and fire prevention as well as one uni...

2022-09-28 17:12

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