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S.Korea eyes Seoul semi-lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge
South Korea on Thursday reported its highest ever one-day rise in new COVID-19 cases, as officials consider imposing a semi-lockdown in the capital ... Coronavirus -
Pets to be offered COVID-19 tests in South Korea capital
Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul ... Coronavirus -
South Korea reports 114 new coronavirus cases
South Korea reported fewer than 120 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, but authorities warned that a new cluster in Seoul could see the infection ... World News -
K-pop band BTS cancels Seoul concerts due to coronavirus
K-pop superstar group BTS has canceled a series of planned concerts in Seoul in April due to concerns about a soaring viral outbreak in South Korea, ... Entertainment -
Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’ sheds light on South Korea’s basement dwellers
Kim Da-hye, a 29-year-old South Korean, said that moving into a semi-basement apartment was her least-preferred option when she was looking for a new ... Variety -
Business booms for locations featured in Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’
Locations featured in South Korea’s Oscar-winning “Parasite” movie have enjoyed a business boom since its Oscar triumph, with a ... Travel and Tourism -
Seoul to send vessel to Strait of Hormuz after US pressure
South Korea will send a naval destroyer and 300 troops to the Strait of Hormuz, its defense ministry said Tuesday, after pressure from its ally the US ... World News -
Seoul says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile
South Korea said on Thursday that North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile.A brief statement Thursday from Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff ... World News -
BTS k-pop star investigated over car crash: Seoul police
K-pop megastar and BTS member Jungkook is being investigated over a car accident involving a violation of traffic law on his part, South Korean ... Entertainment -
Seoul repatriates three North Korean fishermen
Seoul sent three North Koreans who crossed the maritime border in a fishing boat back home on Monday after they said they wanted to return, the ... World News -
North Korea test fires short-range projectiles, South Korean officials say
North Korea fired several short-range projectiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, as analysts said the country is ... World News -
South Korea professor forced students to write daughter’s thesis
A Seoul university professor forced students to write her daughter’s thesis to gain entry to an elite dental school, a government report ... Variety -
Seoul arrests two for spy cameras that livestreamed 1,600 motel guests
South Korean police have arrested two men for using illegal spy cameras at motels to film and livestream videos of about 1,600 guests, raking in about ... Variety -
S. Korean star director sues women’s rights group over ‘#MeToo damages’
A famed South Korean film director who was accused of sexual abuse has filed a lawsuit against a women’s rights group over “damages” ... Entertainment -
South Korea signs deal to pay more for US troops after Trump demand
Officials signed a short-term agreement on Sunday to boost South Korea’s contribution toward the upkeep of US troops on the peninsula, after a ... World News -
N.Korea says rockets to US ‘inevitable’ as US bombers fly off N.Korean coast
North Korea said on Saturday that firing its rockets at the US mainland was “inevitable” after US President Donald Trump called ... World News -
Seoul: North Korea fires “unidentified projectiles” to sea
North Korea on Saturday fired unidentified projectiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s defense ministry said, as a US-South Korea joint ... World News -
Details of ex-South Korean president’s first night as Prisoner 503
Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye is now just prisoner 503, incarcerated in a spartan cell while prosecutors decide whether to indict her ... Features -
Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested in central Seoul on Saturday in one the largest demonstrations in the country’s capital for years Gulf -
Samsung reportedly temporarily halts Galaxy Note 7 output
The move follows decisions by US phone retailers AT&T and T-Mobile to stop giving new Note 7 smartphones to consumers to replace older models Technology -
Two Saudi female students flee to South Korea
The father of one of the students said his 20-year-old daughter went to university in the morning as usual but was late to return home Variety -
S. Korean media sound alarm over ‘nuclear maniac’
In Seoul, dozens of protesters burned an effigy of the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un World News -
Keyboard warriors: S. Korea trains new frontline in war with North
The Cyber Defense curriculum trains young keyboard warriors who get a free education in exchange for being officers in the army’s cyber warfare unit Digital -
South Korean suicide jumper kills man walking with family
The 38-year-old local govt employee was returning home from work when he was struck by the 25-year-old student Variety -
S. Korea man arrested over alleged death threat on U.S. envoy
Police say they’ve found a draft of the online threat and records of access to the White House homepage on his laptop computer Asia -
S. Korea reports no new MERS cases for first time in 16 days
Hopes raised as the country is winning the battle to contain the deadly virus Asia -
Experts expect more MERS cases, downplay chance of pandemic
Experts from the World Health Organization and South Korea on Saturday downplayed concerns about the MERS virus spreading further within the country World News -
One week in South Korea: A guide to discovering this East Asian hotspot
South Korea, so famous for its life in the shadows of missile-toting North Korea, is a cultural gem well worth a visit Travel and Tourism -
Flight attendant in Korean Air nut rage says he was insulted
The “nut rage” drama has captivated South Korea Variety -
Lebanese ambassador dies in S. Korea car accident
Jad Saeed El-Hassan was driving his car by himself when it hit another vehicle inside a tunnel in Seoul. Middle East