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[Newsmaker] Football legend's son given suspended sentence for drunk driving

Social affairsApr 10, 2020

South Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun's second son Cha Se-jji, indicted for causing a traffic accident while drunk driving last December, was given a suspended sentence Friday. The Seoul Central ...
[Newsmaker] Animal Crossing exposes Korea’s selective boycott of Japanese products

IndustryApr 10, 2020

However, the Nintendo boom hasn’t been entirely well received in Korea, as bitter public sentiment lingers toward Japan, with an ongoing boycott of Japanese products stemming from a trade spat that d...
[Newsmaker] US ambassador to South Korea is discussing plans to resign: sources

Foreign affairsApr 9, 2020

US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November US presidential election, regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another t...
[Newsmaker] COVID-19 makes case for universal health care

Social affairsApr 8, 2020

Easy access to health services is helping South Korea better navigate through the novel coronavirus crisis, experts suggest. More hospital beds mean more patients will likely recover from COVID-19,...
[Newsmaker] S. Korea considers wristbands to track those in quarantine

Social affairsApr 7, 2020

South Korea is considering using electronic wristbands to track whereabouts of those placed under compulsory home quarantine, authorities said Tuesday. But faced with concerns over privacy and hu...
[Newsmaker] From drive-thru markets to flower challenges, virus-hit businesses go creative

RetailApr 7, 2020

Small businesses and local governments in South Korea are testing out creative ideas as they seek to overcome a slump stemming from the new coronavirus that has infected more than 10,000 here. In th...
[Newsmaker] Ivermectin latest drug candidate for coronavirus

IndustryApr 6, 2020

Ivermectin, a parasiticide, could be the next breakthrough solution to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to initial reports, but further tests must prove the efficacy of the drug in living organisms, ...
[Newsmaker] Korea to push for abolishing statute of limitations for child sex crime

PoliticsApr 6, 2020

The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government have agreed to push for abolishing the statute of limitations for sex crime involving children and minors. DP and government officials held a cons...
[Newsmaker] US military asks Seoul lab to test troops outside Korea

DefenseApr 5, 2020

A Seoul-based lab tested 72 American troops positive for the novel coronavirus, but the US military in Korea said they belonged to soldiers stationed elsewhere, a local report said Sunday. A US ho...
[Newsmaker] Public bath emerges as a new cluster of infections

Social affairsApr 3, 2020

Concerns are rising that a public bath in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, may have become the site of a COVID-19 infection cluster as at least four people who used it have been confirmed with the virus. ...
[Newsmaker] Not just Telegram: Predators also use Discord

Social affairsApr 2, 2020

South Korean authorities are zoning in on sex crimes involving encrypted messaging app Telegram, but the platform is not the only one used for sex crimes. After the discovery of an alleged sexual bl...
[Newsmaker] Prosecutor denies report he plotted against prominent liberal figure

Social affairsApr 1, 2020

A high-ranking public prosecutor accused of plotting with a journalist to tarnish the reputation of a vocal supporter of President Moon Jae-in denied Wednesday the accusation made against him by MBC....
[Newsmaker] American soldiers' premature twins transferred to US from virus-hit Daegu

DefenseMar 31, 2020

The US military has transferred prematurely born twins of an American soldier couple stationed in South Korea's coronavirus-hit city of Daegu to a Navy hospital in the United States to provide them w...
[Newsmaker] Jeju sues coronavirus-carrying travelers

Social affairsMar 30, 2020

The southern province of Jeju Island said Monday it has filed a lawsuit against two travelers who tested positive for coronavirus after a five-day trip of the island. The lawsuit, filed by the provi...
[Newsmaker] Germany bets on S. Korean model in virus fightback

WorldMar 30, 2020

BERLIN (AFP) -- In the race against the coronavirus, Germany is betting on widespread testing and quarantining to break the infection chain, a strategy borrowed from South Korea whose success in slow...