-
S. Korea reports 5th case of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird fluSocial affairsNov 19, 2020South Korea's agriculture ministry said Thursday it has confirmed another case of highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu in wild bird droppings, raising concerns over the disease's possible spread... -
Meal services disrupted at Seoul schools as workers launch strikeEducationNov 19, 2020Hundreds of non-regular workers at Seoul schools launched a two-day strike Thursday, including many working in school cafeterias. Around 2,500 members of the Seoul branch of a coalition representing... -
More verification needed over NK ICBM's reentry capability: defense ministryNorth KoreaNov 19, 2020More verification is necessary to determine whether North Korea has atmospheric reentry technology for its intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), the defense ministry said Thursday, following a ... -
Ruling party set to revise law for anti-corruption body launchPoliticsNov 19, 2020The ruling Democratic Party of Korea said Thursday it would push ahead with its plan to launch an envisioned anti-corruption agency within this year by revising a law to override vetoes from the oppo... -
China will work together with S. Korea to pursue multilateralism: Chinese ambassadorForeign affairsNov 19, 2020China will work together with South Korea to pursue multilateralism, Beijing's top envoy here said Thursday, cautioning against a "zero-sum game" and "unilateralism" amid an intensifying Sino-US riva... -
Seoul receives the heaviest rainfall of all November days on ThursdaySocial affairsNov 19, 2020Seoul and its nearby regions received unusually large amounts of rainfall Thursday, with the capital soaked in the heaviest daily rainfall of all November days on record. The Korea Meteorological Ad... -
![[News Focus] Could bad air worsen coronavirus crisis?](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/11/19/20201119000551_0.jpg)
[News Focus] Could bad air worsen coronavirus crisis?Social affairsNov 19, 2020Scientific evidence has yet to come, but possibilities are out there as they both target your lungs, experts say -
Trump to join virtual summit of APEC this week: Cheong Wa Dae officialPoliticsNov 19, 2020US President Donald Trump plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held via video links this week, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Thursday. "As far as we know, Presid... -
![[Newsmaker] Tougher distancing regulations take effect, limiting crowds at public facilities](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2020/11/19/20201119000378_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Tougher distancing regulations take effect, limiting crowds at public facilitiesSocial affairsNov 19, 2020As a tougher social distancing scheme took effect on Thursday in the greater Seoul area and some other areas where COVID-19 infections have soared recently, high-risk multiuse facilities, such as res... -
S. Korea to wrap up this year's war remains excavation work inside DMZDefenseNov 19, 2020South Korea will wrap up this year's war remains excavation work at a former battlefield on the border with North Korea, the defense ministry said Thursday, with Pyongyang remaining unresponsive to c... -
Seoul city program reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 247,000 tonsSocial affairsNov 19, 2020The Seoul city government said Thursday its energy saving program reduced greenhouse gas emissions by over 247,000 tons from April through September. Members of Seoul's "Eco-Mileage" program reduced... -
UN rapporteur sends letters to two Koreas calling for info provision on fisheries official killingNorth KoreaNov 19, 2020The UN special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights situation has sent the two Koreas letters calling for sufficient information on the North's killing of a South Korean fisheries official in Sep... -
Starting salary for white-collar workers at large firms averages W33mPoliticsNov 19, 2020South Korean university graduates who land white-collar jobs at large corporations are paid an average of about 33 million won ($29,700) in annual starting salary as of June this year, government dat... -
Two more service members test positive for new coronavirusSocial affairsNov 19, 2020One soldier and an airman have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the latest in a series of infections reported recently at barracks, the defense ministry said Thursday. The airman in the cent... -
South Korea’s COVID-19 cases top 300 for second day runningSocial affairsNov 19, 2020South Korea’s new daily coronavirus cases exceeded 300 for the second consecutive day Thursday, with sporadic clusters of infections linked to everyday spaces posing a challenge to authorities’ fight...
MOST POPULAR
-
01COVID-19 cases see largest daily increase since August
-
‘N. Korean who jumped border fence into South was gymnast’02
-
033 killed in Posco plant explosion
-
Forgo year-end gathering plans: health authority04
-
05[News Focus] Jeju has highest proportion of registered foreign residents for 4th year
-
Prosecution in turmoil after chief suspended06
-
07BTS gets Grammy nod in another landmark feat
-
Nighttime bus services reduced; Daycare centers closed in Seoul08
-
09[Kim Seong-kon] Why are Koreans at the MAGA March?
-
Cafes, movie theaters adjust to new social distancing rules10