South Korea is seeing a surge in the number of elderly patients infected with COVID-19, as small-scale, sporadic outbreaks continue to be reported in the densely populated Grater Seoul area. Korea reported 34 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the 24 hours prior on Sunday, with most cases linked to Seoul-based health product retailer Richway, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Cont...

Seoul’s two elite middle schools may lose their autonomy next year, as the city’s education office decided Wednesday to cancel their licenses. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced the decision to revoke licenses of Daewon International Middle School and Younghoon International Middle School, saying they stratify schools, deepen inequality and promote private education. The decis...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward much-needed revolution in education. Ready or not, the schools have moved online, opening a new space for both education equality and inequality, said Seoul’s education chief Cho Hee-yeon. “In online learning, there is more room for educational inequality to worsen, but at the same time, there exist opportunities to enhance personalized learning,” Cho, ...

Universal basic income is emerging as a hot button issue in South Korea’s political arena as the country seeks to curb the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea of handing out cash to boost individual income regardless of wealth or employment status has largely been considered radical, with many on both sides of the aisle dismissing it as an unrealistic, populist policy. But it ...

Starting Monday, all Seoul residents, with or without respiratory symptoms, can get tested for the novel coronavirus free of charge. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced it is stepping up its campaign to stop the “silent” spread of the deadly pathogen in the capital region, home to about 10 million people. Previously, asymptomatic persons wishing to receive a COVID-19 diagnostic te...

South Korea reported 57 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, amid rising fears over the virus’s spread in the densely populated Greater Seoul area, as 1.35 million more students were set to return to school Monday. Of the new cases, 53 were domestic cases, 52 of which were registered in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province -- home to nearly half of the country’s population. The other...

South Korea’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a model for the whole world, renowned American anthropologist Jared Diamond said Thursday, calling on countries to benchmark a successful model and work together to fight the global problem. “Korea has potentially enormous importance for the world as a model. Other countries can look at what Korea has done and Seoul has done and can learn...

Prosecutors on Thursday sought an arrest warrant for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong as part of an investigation into the merger in 2015 of two key affiliates of the conglomerate. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office filed for warrants to arrest Lee, widely perceived as the de facto chief of the Samsung Group, and two former top executives, Choi Gee-sung and Kim Jong-joo...

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon said Wednesday the capital city will implement policies in four sectors, ranging from buildings to public transport, to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 while promoting the green industry and generating jobs. Stressing that the COVID-19 pandemic offers the last chance to go carbon-free, Park said tackling the climate crisis is the direction humanity must take for the fu...

참가자들은 한글과 영어로 “흑인의 목숨은 소중하다”가 적힌 티셔츠를 입고, “숨을 쉴 수 없다”라고 적힌 마스크를 쓰고 본인 사진을 찍어 6일 정오에 각자의 SNS에 공유할 것이라고 집회 주최 측은 밝혔다. 이번 집회를 공동으로 주도하는 멜리사 와킨스(39)는 플로이드가 불필요한 공권력에 희생되고, 백인 인종차별주의자들에게 폭행 당하고, 그러한 폭력의 결과로 사망한 첫 흑인 미국인이 아니라며 “그의 죽음이 마지막이어야만 한다”고 코리아헤럴드에 말했다. 와킨스는 “미국 시민으로서 미국 정부내의 인종차별적 정책과 관행이 변화하는 걸 보고 싶다”며 한국인들이 온라인 집회에 함께 해줄 것을 호소했다. 그녀는 한국인들이 미국내 시위를 오로지 “폭동”이자 “폭력시위”라고만 인식을 하는 것 같다며 우려도 표했다. ...

“Most black American expats have been crying,” said EJ Asare, 39, who teaches English here and co-organized the event. “We watch the videos and cry tears of powerlessness, frustration and anger at the fact that we are being hunted down and killed like animals back home.” It was the latest in a series of deaths of black men and women at the hands of police in the US. “He was not the first Black ...

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Tuesday suggested the creation of an intercity organization to better respond to infectious diseases such as COVID-19, during an online meeting with mayors of 42 international cities. Putting forward the “Seoul Statement,” Park called for the creation of a network of municipal governments, tentatively named “Cities Alliance Against Pandemic,” which would help facilit...

Another wave of COVID-19 infections might be on the horizon, health authorities warned Tuesday, as South Korea continues to see small-scale outbreaks tied to churches, private cram schools and workplaces. Korea added 38 more cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, 37 of which were reported in Seoul, the adjacent areas of Incheon and Gyeonggi Province -- home to nearly half of the country’s po...

It takes only a few clicks online in South Korea to have almost everything -- from fresh vegetables to household essentials -- delivered right to your door within several hours. The convenience of online shopping and quick delivery has even been noted as one of the secrets behind the country’s early success in its fight against the novel coronavirus, making social distancing possible for many. ...

Yoon Mi-hyang, lawmaker-elect for the ruling Democratic Party and longtime activist for victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, on Friday denied alleged misappropriation of donations raised for the victims. Breaking silence after nearly weeks and one day before her four-year parliamentary term begins, Yoon apologized to the public for causing concerns, vowed to clarify suspicions and to serve...