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[Graphic News] Korea’s suicide rate dropped steadily until 2017

NationalSept 9, 2021

South Korea’s suicide rate dropped steadily during the years 2013 to 2017, government data showed. The data, compiled by the Health Ministry and the Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention, showed...
New cases exceed 2,000 for 2nd day amid worries over further upticks

Social affairsSept 9, 2021

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases remained in the 2,000s for the second day Thursday as health authorities warned that new infections may further rise ahead of a major national holiday when milli...
NSC officials stress US has no hostile intent toward N. Korea

DefenseSept 8, 2021

South Korea's top security officials stressed the United States has no hostile intent toward North Korea, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, as Seoul steps up diplomacy to resume d...
S. Korea, ASEAN nations agree to boost defense ties

Foreign affairsSept 8, 2021

South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Wednesday to boost exchanges and cooperation in security and defense fields, Seoul's defense ministry said. The meeting between Vice...
Hospitals ‘forced to evict’ COVID-19 patients early to free up beds

Social affairsSept 8, 2021

Some hospitals in Korea have come forward in recent days saying they are being forced to move patients out of COVID-19 wards earlier than they should be in order to comply with government measures in...
Navy suicide fuels calls for civilian oversight of military

DefenseSept 8, 2021

Calls are growing for increased civilian oversight of the military after a recent Navy suicide, with a military human rights group saying an independent commissioner is needed to look into recurring ...
Seoul downplays Pyongyang’s Yongbyon activity

North KoreaSept 8, 2021

Vice foreign minister says latest move not a violation of inter-Korean agreements; Top nuclear envoys of South Korea, US, Japan to convene in Tokyo next week
Funeral wreaths and ‘green terrorism,’ an unsual controversy at Seoul schools

Social affairsSept 8, 2021

Parents, Seoul education office clash over school rebuilding project
Self-employed workers set to stage drive-thru protests against COVID-19 restrictions

Social affairsSept 8, 2021

Thousands of self-employed people in South Korea are set to hold drive-through protests in several cities across the country Wednesday night to call for eased COVID-19 restrictions and more compensat...
Yoon Seok-youl denies alleged political meddling

PoliticsSept 8, 2021

Presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl on Wednesday denied involvement in snowballing allegations that he had tried to meddle in politics. Speculation has swirled around him for a week after online new...
Less-crowded, outdoor travel destinations more preferred this year amid pandemic: report

Social affairsSept 8, 2021

Preference for traveling to less crowded or outdoor destinations has grown this year in South Korea amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a report showed Wednesday. The Korea Culture & Tourism Inst...
Foreign ministry pushes for work system upgrade to allow remote working at diplomatic missions

Foreign affairsSept 8, 2021

The foreign ministry said Wednesday it will establish a "smart work system" to allow overseas-based diplomats to work remotely from home and elsewhere without returning to their offices as part of ef...
S. Korea opens annual int'l security forum

DefenseSept 8, 2021

An annual international security forum hosted by the defense ministry kicked off in Seoul on Wednesday for discussions on situations on the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding region. The vice-mini...
Court again rules against family of wartime forced labor victim

Social affairsSept 8, 2021

The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday again ruled against the bereaved family of a victim of World War II forced labor in a damages suit against a Japanese company. Four children of the late...
Ex-Finance Minister Kim officially declares presidential bid as independent

PoliticsSept 8, 2021

Former Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon officially announced Wednesday he will run in the presidential election slated for March as an independent. "We can create a nation where opportunities flow lik...