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Thu, October 22, 2020 | 04:06

392,000 job losses in September amid COVID-19 pandemic

392,000 job losses in September amid COVID-19 pandemic

South Korea lost about 392,000 jobs in September, marking a decline in the number of the employed for the seventh consecutive month, as the coronavirus pandemic hammered job markets, data showed Friday. The country's jobless rate rose by 0.5 percentage point on-year to 3.6 percent in September, with the number of employed people falling to 27.01 million, according to the data...

2020-10-16 10:57

GCS International holds DMZ Peace Festival

GCS International holds DMZ Peace Festival

GCS International, a Seoul-based UN-affiliated NGO, held the 2020 DMZ (demilitarized zone) Peace Festival Wednesday to spread the message of peace.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2020-10-09 15:05

Tower block fire sends 93 to hospital; no deaths reported

Tower block fire sends 93 to hospital; no deaths reported

Firefighters struggled to completely put out a fire at a high-rise apartment building in the southeastern city of Ulsan for more than nine hours Friday after at least 88 people were sent to hospitals for smoke inhalation. The blaze broke out at around 11:10 p.m. Thursday at the 33-story Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building in Ulsan, and flames spread by str...

2020-10-09 09:28

Massive blaze burns 33-story building in Ulsan, dozens injured [VIDEO]

Animal abandonment increasing in Korea

Animal abandonment increasing in Korea

Lee Hyung-joo, an animal rights activist, was extremely busy during this Chuseok holiday as hundreds of pets were abandoned by people visiting family or tourist destinations.

2020-10-05 17:01

Cold weather hits, first ice seen on Mount Seorak

Cold weather hits, first ice seen on Mount Seorak

Cold weather hit the nation Monday morning, with Seoul recording the lowest temperature of this fall and the season's first ice seen in Mount Seorak on the east coast. The Korea Meteorological Administration said that as of 5 a.m., the mercury dropped to 8.8 C in Seoul, 11.2 C in Incheon, and 8.6 C in Suwon. On average, temperatures nationwide dropped more than 7 C from a day...

2020-10-05 11:01

Car accidents, domestic violence down during Chuseok holiday

Car accidents, domestic violence down during Chuseok holiday

Car accidents and domestic violence usually increase during holidays in Korea, but this Chuseok saw both down - possibly due to COVID-19 - according to the National Police Agency (NPA), Sunday.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-10-04 17:49

Eased regulations on electric scooters feared to cause more accidents

Eased regulations on electric scooters feared to cause more accidents

Eased regulations on electric scooters, which will go into effect from December, are feared to lead to more personal mobility device (PMD) related accidents, according to scooter users and other citizens.

2020-10-01 09:28

Things to do in Seoul during Chuseok

Things to do in Seoul during Chuseok

As many are expected to stay home this Chuseok holiday due to COVID-19, the Seoul Metropolitan Government released a list of performances and activities that residents can enjoy via the city's culture channels on YouTube and Naver TV.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-09-29 17:15

Seoul to run public transport until 2 am during Chuseok holiday

Seoul to run public transport until 2 am during Chuseok holiday

The operation time of public transport in the capital will be extended to 2 a.m. later this week, the Seoul city government said Monday, a measure to enhance the safety of its citizens returning from their hometowns in other parts of the country during the upcoming Chuseok holiday. The measure comes as South Korea will soon enter the extended three-day Chuseok holiday, one of...

2020-09-28 10:57

Nearly 1 million to travel by air during Chuseok despite gov't advisory

75% of Seoul residents have no plans to travel during Chuseok: poll

75% of Seoul residents have no plans to travel during Chuseok: poll

Three in four of Seoul residents don't have any plan to visit their hometowns or travel long distances during the Chuseok holiday, mainly due to fears of coronavirus transmission, a poll showed Saturday. In the survey of 849 residents aged 18 or older, 56.8 percent said they had no plan to travel long distances during the holiday, while another 16 percent said they had cancel...

2020-09-26 09:23

New virus cases fall back below 100 as nation vigilant ahead of key holiday

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