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[Newsmaker] IHO to identify seas with numerical codes amid East Sea naming dispute

Foreign affairsNov 17, 2020

The International Hydrographic Organization has reached a consensus to adopt a new way of identifying seas by number, rather than by name, a move that could put an end to the long-standing dispute be...
[Newsmaker] Ven. Haemin ceases all public activities following real estate controversy

PeopleNov 16, 2020

Bestselling author and popular Zen Buddhist teacher the Ven. Haemin announced late Sunday night that he was ceasing all activities and returning to a meditation center. The announcement came upon cri...
[Newsmaker] 42 nabbed in Busan for alleged drug trafficking, purchases over dark web

Social affairsNov 16, 2020

BUSAN -- Over 40 people have been booked in the southeastern port city of Busan for allegedly trading narcotics online or using them, the local police said Monday. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agen...
[Newsmaker] S. Korea to heighten alert ahead of college entrance exam

EducationNov 15, 2020

The South Korean government on Sunday unveiled a plan to tighten monitoring of cram schools and study facilities ahead of the first national college entrance scheduled to take place during the new co...
[Newsmaker] N. Korea unusually quiet after Biden elected president

North KoreaNov 15, 2020

North Korea has yet to address the outcome of the US election, let alone engage in anti-US rhetoric, more than a week after Joe Biden became president-elect on Nov. 7. Its silence stands in sharp con...
[Newsmaker] 3 missing, 2 rescued in fishing boat capsizing near border island

Social affairsNov 15, 2020

INCHEON -- A fishing boat capsized in waters near a northwestern border island Saturday, leaving three crew members missing, the Coast Guard said. The 12-ton vessel was overturned in waters 43 kilom...
[Newsmaker] Unions all over S. Korea to demonstrate against ‘regressive’ labor reforms

Social affairsNov 13, 2020

Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather across South Korea on Saturday to protest labor reforms and to call for enhanced labor rights protections. Han Sang-jin, the spokesperson for the K...
[Newsmaker] S. Koreans urged to wear masks or face new fine

Social affairsNov 13, 2020

South Koreans taking the bus or subway to work Friday morning were greeted by public officials warning them of a 100,000 won ($90) fine should they fail to wear a mask in public. In a country that h...
[Newsmaker] S. Korea rolls out measures to shorten couriers’ work hours

Social affairsNov 12, 2020

The government said Thursday that it would work to ensure shorter working hours for delivery workers following a recent series of courier deaths, allegedly from overwork, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
[Newsmaker] Top prosecutor surges to No. 1 in presidential poll

PoliticsNov 11, 2020

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl emerged as the favorite to win the next presidential election, outpacing two seasoned politicians from the ruling party who had dominated similar surveys, a poll sho...
[Newsmaker] Pfizer: COVID-19 vaccine looking 90% effective

World NewsNov 10, 2020

Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90 percent effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to a world des...
[Newsmaker] Jill Biden: Chance to transform first lady's role

World NewsNov 9, 2020

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jill Biden is no stranger to the glare of the political spotlight. Her husband has been a Washington insider since they wed in 1977, and she was America's second lady for eight ye...
[Newsmaker] Election officials worried by threats and protesters

World NewsNov 6, 2020

Election officials in several states said Thursday they are worried about the safety of their staffs amid a stream of threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside their doors, drawn by Presiden...
[Newsmaker] Trump sues in 3 states, laying ground for contesting outcome

World NewsNov 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped behind Demo...
[Newsmaker] Finance minister, other chiefs get COVID-19 tests

Social affairsNov 4, 2020

Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki and scores of other chiefs of governmental and private organizations got tested for the coronavirus Wednesday at the health authorities’ request. Results were not known a...