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February 15, 2019 Music

Park Bom returns to K-pop stage in March

Park Bom, formerly of the now-disbanded 2NE1, is reportedly set to return to the K-pop scene in March. According to a report from the Star News on Friday, Park will release her new song in March, an...

JTBC reveals black box footage of a taxi driver’s death

Black box footage of an accident in Incheon, in which a taxi driver in his 70s died due to a coin thrown by a drunk passenger in his 30s in an apartment parking lot, was released Wednesday. “JTBC Ne...

February 14, 2019
Social affairs
Indonesian arrested for mining cryptocurrency at college

A 22-year-old Indonesian man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly setting up and operating a virtual money mining program on dozens of college computers. (Yonhap) The man is suspected of having set u...

February 13, 2019
Social affairs
Fire damages paint shop in Yeosu; no one hurt

A fire broke out Tuesday at 5:44 a.m. at a paint shop in Singi-dong, Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. The fire was extinguished within about an hour and 20 minutes and no casualties were reported. (Yeo...

February 12, 2019
Social affairs
Three men poisoned by pufferfish

Three men, including a man surnamed Kim, 57, who ate pufferfish in Jeju City, have been hospitalized for poisoning. The three reported symptoms of swellfish poisoning at 2:53 p.m. Sunday. They were...

February 11, 2019
Social affairs
KIS holds scientific technology seminar with MIT students

Korea International School announced that it invited students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to hold an MIT Science & Technology Seminar for one week, from Jan. 7 to 11, at its Pangyo cam...

February 11, 2019
Education
Ultrafine dust increases No. of mental patients

Ultrafine dust, smaller than 2.5 micrometer in diameter, may increase emergency hospitalization for mental illness, analysis showed Monday. There is a correlation between exposure to ultrafine dust ...

February 11, 2019
Social affairs
[Video] Contract worker’s funeral held two months after death

Memorial services for 24-year-old Kim Yong-gyun, a contract worker who died in an industrial accident Dec. 11 while inspecting a coal-fired power station in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, will be...

February 7, 2019
Social affairs
Yoon Ji-sung gears up for solo debut

Yoon Ji-sung, formerly of now-disbanded Wanna One, revealed Friday the events leading up to the release of his first solo album “Aside” on Feb. 20. His agency LM Entertainment unveiled the schedule ...

February 1, 2019
Music
Actor Lee Myoung-haeng sentenced to 8 months for sexual assault

Actor Lee Myoung-haeng was sentenced to 8 months in prison for sexual assault of a female performance staff member on Friday. The Incheon District Court found Lee guilty of indecent act by compulsio...

February 1, 2019
Social affairs
Taemin returns to the K-pop scene with ‘Want’

Taemin of boy band SHINee will unveil his second solo EP at a showcase this month. According to S.M. Entertainment, “Taemin Showcase – Want” will take place at the Gyedang Hall of the Sangmyung Art ...

February 1, 2019
Music
NU’EST renews contract with Pledis

All members of NU’EST have renewed their contracts with Pledis Entertainment, which has managed the group for the past seven years, the agency announced Friday. The extension allowed the five-piece ...

February 1, 2019
Music
[Feature] Death of evictee raises call for action on resettlement

On Dec. 3, Park Jun-kyung, 37, a tenant in the Ahyeon-dong 2 reconstruction area in Mapo-gu, Seoul, was found dead in the Han River. His belongings and a note were found at a pavilion at Hangang Park...

December 17, 2018
Social affairs
New guideline on delaying school attendance to take effect in Seoul next month

A new guideline for delaying elementary and middle school admission for reasons such as studying abroad will come into force in Seoul starting next year. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education a...

December 16, 2018
Education
Thousands spend night without heat after hot water pipe leaks in Mok-dong

An underground hot water pipe in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, leaked Tuesday, cutting off hot water and heat to more than 1,800 households for 17 hours. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and th...

December 12, 2018
Social affairs

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