The Korea Herald

Lawmaker’s son booked for refusing field sobriety test after car crash

Sept 19, 2021

The son of lawmaker Rep. Chang Je-won was booked by police for refusing a field sobriety test after a car accident occurred in southern Seoul on Saturday. Chang Yong-jun, 21, was involved in a car c...
BTS heads to New York for UN event as special presidential envoy

Sept 19, 2021

K-pop sensation BTS flew to New York on Saturday to attend a United Nations event as a special presidential envoy. The chart-topping group is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony for the Sustain...
New cases fall below 2,000 amid concerns about spike in outbreaks after Chuseok holiday

Sept 19, 2021

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases fell below 2,000 on Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but concerns linger over a spike in transmissions after the Chuseok holiday, when millions of peo...
Major highways see congestion on 1st day of Chuseok holiday

Sept 18, 2021

Many sections of major highways in South Korea remained congested with heavy traffic Saturday morning as millions of people headed to their hometowns to celebrate the Chuseok holiday with their famil...
New cases over 2,000 for 2 straight days amid upsurge worries after Chuseok holiday

Sept 18, 2021

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 2,000 for two consecutive days Saturday amid worries about a possible upsurge after a major holiday when people are expected to travel across the countr...
‘Don’t come,’ rest of Korea tells holiday travelers from Seoul

Sept 17, 2021

Chuseok sparks COVID-19 worries for partially vaccinated Korea
Almost 70% of Korea is at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19 -- now what?

Sept 17, 2021

South Korea is close to reaching its goal of having 70 percent of the population vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before Saturday, when this year’s Chuseok holiday begins. So what ...
Nationwide exodus begins ahead of extended Chuseok holiday

Sept 17, 2021

The annual exodus for Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, began Friday as South Koreans head to their hometowns for family reunions and take trips during the extended holiday. This year'...
[Newsmaker] Compensation to pandemic-hit merchants to begin in late Oct.: official

Sept 17, 2021

South Korea plans to start to compensate pandemic-hit small merchants from late October for their losses incurred by anti-virus restrictions, a senior government official said Friday. The government...
New cases over 2,000 again amid post-Chuseok holiday resurgence woes

Sept 17, 2021

South Korea's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 2,000 on Friday again amid concerns a major holiday may stoke further upticks in virus cases. The country added 2,008 COVID-19 cases, including 1,973 l...
Jeju braces for Typhoon Chanthu

Sept 16, 2021

Jeju made preparations for the impact of Typhoon Chanthu on Thursday as the storm moved toward the resort island from the south, packing strong winds and heavy precipitation, the weather agency said....
Korea cuts wait time until second AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot to four weeks

Sept 16, 2021

South Korea is halving the minimum amount of time until a second dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to four weeks from eight weeks, in the hopes of accelerating the drive for full vaccination cov...
Overseas voters call for postal voting; ruling party seeks legislation

Sept 16, 2021

Expat turnout low due to lack of polling stations
[News Focus] Assets held by NK defectors shrink since 2017

Sept 16, 2021

Decline seen in real estate, cashable assets as of 2020
'Drastic' measures needed for financially distressed self-employed workers amid pandemic: civic groups

Sept 16, 2021

South Korean civic groups called on the government Thursday to come up with "drastic" measures to help lessen the hardship of self-employed workers and small business owners, many of them in deep fin...