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Tue, August 16, 2022 | 09:29
Korea begins research on safety guidelines on e-scooters
Korea begins research on safety guidelines on e-scooters
Korea's traffic authority said Monday that it will launch research to map out safety instructions for personal mobility devices, like electric scooters, amid a hike in deaths of their riders in recent years. he Korea Road Traffic Authority said the project is aimed at setting new safety standards and traffic guidelines on such devices by examining factors that affect riders o...
2022-08-15 19:34
Bank's refusal to open account for foreigner with long name 'discriminatory': rights watchdog
Bank's refusal to open account for foreigner with long name 'discriminatory': rights watchdog
A local bank's refusal to open an account for a foreigner with a long name is discriminatory, South Korea's human rights watchdog said Monday.
2022-08-15 11:42
Protecting Dokdo
Protecting Dokdo
Members of the Korea Coast Guard hold a large Taegeukgi, or Korea's national flag, during a display on Korean Coast Guard vessel No. 1512, Friday, to show their commitment to protecting the sovereignty of the territorial sea, including off the coast of the Dokdo islets. The vessel is assigned the task of guarding the East Sea until National Liberation Day, which falls on Aug....
Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-08-12 17:19
Another person who disappeared into manhole amid downpours found dead
Another person who disappeared into manhole amid downpours found dead
The remaining one of two people who went missing after being sucked into a manhole in southern Seoul has been found dead, bringing the death toll from this week's heavy rainfall to 13, officials said Friday.
2022-08-12 15:27
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Shincheonji leader
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Shincheonji leader
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld lower courts' acquittal of a religious sect leader of charges that he obstructed the government's response to COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020.
2022-08-12 11:36
Buddhist order picks new chief in uncontested election
Buddhist order picks new chief in uncontested election
A new chief of the Jogye Order, Korea's biggest Buddhist sect, was elected in an uncontested election Thursday, sources said. Ven. Jinwoo was the only candidate for the 37th president of the Jogye Order and elected unopposed, according to the sources from the religious community.
2022-08-11 19:49
200 postal workers evacuate upon bomb hoax against post office in Goyang
200 postal workers evacuate upon bomb hoax against post office in Goyang
About 200 postal workers were evacuated Thursday after a man made what later turned out to be a bomb hoax against a post office in the city of Goyang, north of Seoul, officials said.
2022-08-11 16:46
Seoul City to phase out semi-basements as dwellings
Seoul City to phase out semi-basements as dwellings
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is planning to phase out the use of semi-basements as dwellings as a number of people living in semi-basement flats were killed when Seoul was hit with torrential rains and flooding, underscoring the vulnerability of those in poor living conditions. Seoul and its surrounding areas were pounded with record-breaking rainfall for two straight da...
Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-08-11 15:31
Korea to supply record amount of foodstuff ahead of Chuseok holiday
Korea to supply record amount of foodstuff ahead of Chuseok holiday
Korea said Thursday it plans to increase the supply of key foodstuff by a record amount in a bid to help curb inflation ahead of the Chuseok fall harvest holiday slated for next month.
2022-08-11 12:04
  • Yoon calls for stabilizing prices ahead of Chuseok holiday
Seoul to build deep underground rainwater tunnels in 6 flood-prone areas
Seoul to build deep underground rainwater tunnels in 6 flood-prone areas
The Seoul city government has disclosed medium- and long-term flood prevention measures centered on the construction of deep underground rainwater storage facilities in six flood-prone areas.
2022-08-11 11:09
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