The Korea Herald

Funeral wreaths and ‘green terrorism,’ an unsual controversy at Seoul schools

Sept 8, 2021

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

Sept 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...
Less-crowded, outdoor travel destinations more preferred this year amid pandemic: report

Sept 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...
Court again rules against family of wartime forced labor victim

Sept 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...
New cases spike to over 2,000 again; rising infections in greater Seoul worrisome

Sept 8, 2021

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases surged to over 2,000 again in a week on Wednesday as authorities step up antivirus efforts and the vaccination drive to curb the pandemic. The country added...
National cemeteries to close during Chuseok holiday to prevent COVID-19 spread

Sept 8, 2021

National cemeteries will be closed during the upcoming Chuseok holiday to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the veterans affairs ministry said Wednesday. From Sept. 18-22, visits to 11 nati...
More Moderna arrivals prompt call for return to standard dosing interval

Sept 7, 2021

More than 1.3 million Moderna doses were added to Korea’s stockpile of COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, raising calls for switching back to a shorter dosing interval. Due to supply shortages in the sum...
Korea’s race to vaccinate 70% of population with first dose nears finish line

Sept 7, 2021

The race for vaccinating 36 million people or 70 percent of the Korean population with one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Chuseok, beginning in less than two weeks, is nearing its end. By Monday’s end...
[News Focus] Average age of Koreans likely to top 45 in 2024

Sept 7, 2021

Women to reach average age of 45 next year
[Us and Them] Misguided anger fans growing gender conflict

Sept 7, 2021

The conflict between the sexes -- more pronounced between feminists and anti-feminists online -- is growing, and spilling out into the real world, affecting corporate activities and even election res...
Delta variant cases near 20,000 in S. Korea

Sept 7, 2021

South Korea has confirmed 3,091 more cases of four major contagious variants of the new coronavirus over the past week, including 3,070 of the highly transmissible delta variant, health authorities s...
Police arrest 18, including TV celebrity, on charges of trafficking, using illegal drugs

Sept 7, 2021

C HUNCHEON -- Police in the eastern city of Chuncheon said Tuesday they arrested 14 people on charges of smuggling and distributing illegal drugs, and another four people, including TV celebrity Amy,...
Seoul launching multilingual COVID-19 campaign

Sept 7, 2021

The Seoul city government is encouraging foreigners in the city to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the proportion of foreign residents with COVID-19 grows. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Gov...
Nearly 2 million Korean adults illiterate: survey

Sept 7, 2021

Lower literacy levels linked with higher age, lower income and less education
New cases bounce back to near 1,600; virus resurgence in wider Seoul worrisome

Sept 7, 2021

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose to slightly below 1,600 on Tuesday while authorities strive to tighten their guard against the pandemic and raise the vaccination rate ahead of a major ...