...ger who manipulates the doors, emergency exits or devices of an airplane hindering the security of the flight could face a prison term of up to 10 years. None of the 194 people aboard, including a group of teenage athletes on their way to a competition, were injured in Friday's incident. Some nine panicked passengers were taken to hospitals after showing symptoms of breathing difficulty. (Yonhap)

The sales workforce at South Korea's retail stores continued to decline in the past four years on increased online transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Sunday. The number of newly hired salespeople at offline outlets fell 13 percent, or 393,000, to 2.64 million in April this year from 3.03 million in the same month of 2019, data from Statistics Korea showed. The April...

...og adjusting to his new home at the presidential office. The retired service dog, named Saeromi, was adopted by Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Christmas Eve last year, becoming the first couple's 11th pet. Yoon introduced himself as "the father" to Saeromi as he appeared with Kim on the local broadcaster SBS, saying that he had wanted to adopt a guide dog since he visited a service dog trai...

Police filed an arrest warrant request for a male passenger in his 30s who opened the emergency exit door on a plane before landing on Sunday. The man is accused of opening an emergency exit door on...ety reasons and will be applied when all seats are sold out, too, the airlines which is South Korea's second-largest carrier said. The emergency exit aisle seats on other flight carriers will be avail...

On June 16, two productions -- Yang Seungkwan Dance Project’s “Sole” and BK Dance Project’s “Type R” -- will premiere at the festival. “Taking Care of Me” by RAT Dance is a work that contemplates the journey of human beings as they navigate toward death. The dance focuses on the emotions surrounding death and expresses them through a flow of consciousness. Hoo Dance Company will perform “Elegan...

...Korean version highlights his personal journey to finding his own voice. He pointed out that people's general perception of debating is that it is for outgoing or outstanding people. “Those kids, I d...e, who need the space who need the structure, who need the help to be able to speak up, and so that’s what debates are for,” Seo told The Korea Herald in an interview on May 18 in a cafe in Seoul. So...

“FS Korea’s unique technique in manufacturing glueless and recyclable makeup brushes is not harmful for users as well as our staff who assemble them,” Hwang told The Korea Herald, adding that at least 20 metric tons of liquid glue are used to manufacture makeup brush tools. The makeup brush's assembly means that it can be separately easily, suitable for washing the brush as well as recycling it ...

...ics that opened during the same period, 519. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 331 children’s hospitals that shut down, with only 287 new ones opening over the three-year period. A chronic sh...fields, like eye doctors or orthopedic doctors,” said a doctor surnamed Han who works at a children’s hospital in Gyeonggi Province. In 2023, only 33 medical students applied for the pediatric reside...

...eral platforms that help people land a job, but none that help them quit,” said O Se-gyeong, ByeBye’s head labor lawyer about how he came to start the service. “According to our recent survey, around...at workers can quit within a day or two. Young Koreans struggle with confrontation Most of ByeBye’s clients are in their 20s and 30s and work in small companies with fewer than 100 people, explained...

...ger that almost all South Koreans use. It is a Korean substitute for the US’ Uber or Southeast Asia’s Grab. KakaoT, operated by the messenger app company, is by far the most widely used app to hail a...etween a low of 3,300 won ($2.4) in provincial cities and a high of 4,800 won in Seoul. The nation’s capital is also the only place in South Korea where taxis charge additional fees after the first 1...

...alling while shaking a comforter," which claims lives nearly every year. In 2021, a woman in her 60s fell to her death from an apartment in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, trying to shake dust ...overs. The dangers of bedding dust control Before the great “apartmentization” of homes in the '80s and '90s, most Koreans lived in single-story houses with gardens. During this time, it was common ...

NEW YORK -- South Korea is intensifying last-minute diplomatic efforts for Seoul's bid for a nonpermanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), with just 10 days to go before the vote. ...duction of weapons-grade nuclear materials for an exponential increase in its arsenal. South Korea's Ambassador to the UN Hwang Joon-kook told Yonhap News Agency in an interview that Seoul would "gai...

...e at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina even before playing their final group stage match. Japan's 2-1 loss to Israel in Group C in Mendoza, western Argentina, on Saturday (local time) ensured that...16. South Korea are currently in second place in Group F behind Gambia with four points. And Japan's loss meant South Korea will be no worse than fourth best among all No. 3 seeds even if they lost t...

President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to hold a series of bilateral summits with the leaders of five Pacific island nations in Seoul on Sunday, his office said. Yoon will hold talks with Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau at his office at 3 p.m., followed by Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni and Prime Minister Kausea Natano of Tuvalu. He will also hold summits with Vanuatu's Prime Minister Ishmael...