South Korea court upholds 20-year sentence for ex-president Park Geun-hye
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye is set to spend much of her remaining years in prison, after the Supreme [...]
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South Korea's social atmosphere discourages childbirth: Korea Herald columnist
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The city government of Seoul has recently come under fire for its “guidelines” for pregnant women [...]
Seoul city under fire for sexist advice to pregnant women
SEOUL (AFP) – The Seoul city government is facing a popular backlash after advising pregnant women to cook their husbands several meals and [...]
South Korean police chief apologises amid outrage over a toddler's death
SEOUL (REUTERS, THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – South Korea’s police chief apologised on Wednesday (Jan 6) amid an outpouring of grief and [...]
South Korea logs second-highest daily tally of Covid-19 cases amid prison, church outbreaks
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Saturday (Dec 26) as outbreaks at a prison, nursing [...]
South Korea orders ski resorts to shut as fresh coronavirus wave tests its no-lockdown strategy
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Time after time this year, South Korea prevented the coronavirus from spreading uncontrollably, applying its elite testing-and-tracing practices that [...]
South Korea cuts growth outlook, vows to maintain stimulus for Covid-hit economy
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea cut its 2021 growth forecast and vowed to continue to support workers and exporters as a resurgence of [...]
Rescue cats don Santa suits for purrfect Korean Christmas
SEOUL (REUTERS) – What could be more endearing than a roomful of cats in red-and-white Santa costumes, each complete down to a hood [...]
Hit by Covid-19 woes, South Koreans take on multiple jobs
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – As the Covid-19 pandemic hit Seoul with full force last winter, mime and circus artist Kim Chan-su started his “two-job” [...]
South Korea's Moon urges citizens to support ambitious carbon neutrality goal
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday (Dec 10) urged citizens to work together towards a greener economy and vowed [...]