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South Korean lawmakers to vote on cameras in operating rooms after surgery deaths

Aug 30, 2021

South Korean lawmakers will vote as early as Monday on whether to require hospitals to place surveillance cameras in operating rooms after a series of medical accidents involving unqualified staff wh...
Panel backs indictment of Seoul education chief over hiring of fired teachers

Aug 30, 2021

A panel of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials on Monday issued an opinion in favor of indicting the chief educational official of Seoul over his suspected abuse of power i...
Korea to dole out relief funds to 88% of Koreans

Aug 30, 2021

South Korea plans to provide 250,000 won ($214) for each individual in a disaster relief fund to help revive the sagging economy hit by the prolonged pandemic, officials said Monday. Subsidies worth...
Suspect in murder, rape of baby girl sparks public outrage in S. Korea

Aug 30, 2021

DAEJEON -- Public outrage has been boiling in South Korea over a man who allegedly abused and murdered a baby girl in June, with some people planning to stage rallies calling for the death penalty. ...
Justice ministry to toughen surveillance measures against convicts wearing ankle bracelets

Aug 30, 2021

The Ministry of Justice said Monday it will devise measures to step up monitoring of convicts wearing electric ankle bracelets, following the incident over the weekend where a man, who had cut off hi...
[Newsmaker] 7 in 10 Koreans agree with granting long-term stay visas for Afghan evacuees: survey

Aug 30, 2021

Housing Afghan evacuees, Jincheon temporarily closes its online mall after ‘kind spending’ rush
[Herald Interview] I feel totally safe now: Afghan helper

Aug 30, 2021

Evacuee says many were left behind, Taliban hunting collaborators
Man who ran away after removing ankle bracelet confesses to killing 2 women

Aug 30, 2021

A man, who had cut off his monitoring ankle bracelet and took off, turned himself in to police and said he killed two women, police said. Songpa Police Station arrested the 56-year-old man, surnamed...
New cases under 1,500, S. Korea to offer booster shots in Q4

Aug 30, 2021

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell below 1,500 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, with the country planning to offer booster shots to those who have been fully vaccinated in t...
Govt. calls for illegal foreigners to get vaccinated without worrying about getting busted

Aug 29, 2021

The government on Sunday called for all foreigners illegally staying in South Korea to receive COVID-19 vaccines, saying that it will not lead to deportation or other immigration measures. Seoul has...
2.6-magnitude earthquake hits off S. Korea's western coast

Aug 29, 2021

A 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck off South Korea's western coast Sunday, the state weather agency said. The quake occurred at 6:47 p.m. in waters 62 kilometers northwest of an island located in Tae...
Korea stretching vaccine supply to prioritize first doses over seconds

Aug 29, 2021

‘Full vaccination rate is the metric that truly matters in delta pandemic’
[News Focus] Unemployment claims rise most in smaller cities, provinces

Aug 29, 2021

Smaller cities suffer more in employment upon pandemic
Suicide death rate drops in 2013-2017: data

Aug 29, 2021

South Korea's suicide death rate dropped steadily for over 2013 to 2017, government data showed Sunday. The data compiled by the health ministry and Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention showed th...
Korea, Singapore discuss mutual recognition of vaccine certificates

Aug 29, 2021

Assembly speakers share views on quarantine exemption, digital partnership, Korean Peninsula