Archive
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Police Open Inquiry as Suspected AI Attacks Hit South Korean BanksFour in Ten Older Koreans Work as Elderly Poverty Tops OECDSouth Korea passes animal-keeping ban for cruelty offendersPregnant women face long transfers as regional maternity care falls shortPolice accused of disguising voluntary appearance as emergency arrestSouth Korea Passes Law Strengthening Labor and Management Safety RolesHuman Rights Commission Says Fatal Fall Was Not a Violation of the Right to LifeBNK Busan Bank Confirms Data Exposure Affecting 11 Outsourced WorkersProsecutors Seek Prison Term for Prosecutor Accused of Accessing Private Criminal RecordUlsan petrochemical training allowance case leads to summary indictmentKTX train loses 31 reserved seats, leaving passengers confusedShark rescue halted 100 meters from open water after net snags
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National public medical school to open in Namwon with 15-year service requirementCompanies with three workplace deaths could face fines up to 5% of operating profitKidnapping and detention cases involving Koreans overseas rose thirteenfold in three yearsPolice enter emergency response mode as revised Criminal Procedure Act takes effectCourt rulings diverge over bargaining duties under revised Trade Union ActLaw Expands Employment Protection for People With Latent Tuberculosis InfectionTwo Target Drones Malfunction During Armed Forces Day DemonstrationCourt Rules Daegu May Keep Park Chung-hee Statue
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South Korea Bans Preschool Admission Tests From October 1Pregnant Woman Airlifted to Busan After Regional Hospitals Could Not Accept HerAutomatic Immunity for Property Crimes Among Relatives Ends After 71 YearsFinancial-Crime Warning Comes Ahead of October Jurisdiction ChangeRail Facilities Record Average 2.3 Sexual-Offense Cases a DayYangju Villa Fire Leaves One Dead and Six InjuredParents and Children Report a 25.8-Point Gap in Family ClosenessGangseo School-Site Dispute Pits Early-Childhood Plans Against School for Defector YouthIncheon Apartment Fire Injures Man and Forces 28 Residents to Evacuate
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Bundang Restaurant Break-In Prompts Chemical and Motive InvestigationIllegal Lending Cases Triple as Deepfake Extortion SpreadsVoice-Phishing Losses Fall 43%, but Each Case Costs MoreIllegal Holiday Train-Ticket Buying Services ResurfaceElectrical Fault Suspected in Hwaseong Massage-Shop FireDeepfake Undercover Investigations Jump to 377 CasesRomance-Scam Losses Double to 136 Billion WonFree Highway Towing Service Matters as Secondary Crashes Turn DeadlyOnly 36.6% of Stroke Patients Reach Hospital Within Three Hours
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Korean Births Rise for a 25th Consecutive MonthDaegu Pilots Ambulance for High-Risk PregnanciesPolice Refer 84 in Financial-Fraud Supply NetworkSupreme Court Reopens Compensation Path in 1983 Daegu CaseHospital Apologizes 113 Days After Nurse's DeathMilitary Investigates DMZ Blast Near Suspected North Korean Mine Area
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Police and prosecutors split over command responsibility in failed murder investigationDMZ mine-blast investigation examines possible link to recently laid minefieldChuseok dawn crashes show far higher fatality rateHealth authorities warn of SFTS risk during Chuseok outdoor visitsPolice refer AI false-history video case to prosecutorsChuseok pet boarding can leave owners in compensation gaps
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Two executives detained in major petrochemical price-fixing caseKorea moves to define frailty before ageing turns into disabilityKorea puts flavored tobacco under a sharper public-health lensKorea says high-risk flu vaccination supply remains on trackBucheon leaked personal data for more than 17,000 residentsInvestigator gets suspended sentence for leaking Lee Sun-kyun case dataWoman investigated over alleged eavesdropping on Cha Eun-wooDebt-watchlisted Gyeongbuk institute bought director residenceHighway fuel prices to drop 100 won per liter at 226 stations over ChuseokHoliday surcharge can lift clinic bills sharply for some patients aged 65 and overIncheon logistics-center fire contained after seven hours with no casualtiesPolice information-leak audits rise as many cases avoid formal discipline
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Police refer executives over Daejeon factory fire that killed 14KCTU joins special labor talks over mega-zone billEmergency transfer bill advances in National AssemblySafety tests find hazardous substances in popular squishy toysThree rescued and one missing after North Korean vessel tender sinksAbortion medication plan renews pressure for follow-up legislationKorean adoptee returns to Yeongju after 51 years searching for familyDaegu Nam-gu builds region’s first care-leaver support councilTeen referred to prosecutors over repeated calls to bereaved familyQuick CPR response saves runner after cardiac arrest in HapcheonGumi rooftop fire contained in 35 minutes with no injuries reported
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College application outage: 388 remedies confirmedSouth Korea plans regulated abortion medication accessKorea moves flu vaccinations earlier after early surgeMichelin restaurant fined over unapproved antsEast Asian experts meet on dust-storm warningsHighway secondary crashes remain far deadlier than ordinary collisionsYouth Future Savings opens second application round in OctoberFinancial authorities build response system for AI-enabled payment hackingProsecutors seek new investigation after wrong-blood transfusion deathAgencies team up to find care leavers missing student aid
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Jeju Air extends Incheon-Jeju route and adds a third weekly flightSeoul picks six districts for Moonlight Night Market supportCheongna Line 7 station work stops again over ground-subsidence concernsIncheon opens 50.5 billion won financing program for small businessesChungcheong opens Korea's first regional fire-forensics analysis center
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Up to 1,200 applicants can seek relief after admissions system outageKorea moves to block youth access to unmanned e-cigarette storesSupreme Court strengthens counsel rights in private-university discipline casesKorea’s second relief team begins field operations in NepalYeongcheon hospital says emergency-room model is becoming unsustainable
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Influenza cases rise early in Korea as schools returnSix more booked in Daejeon fire evidence caseGyeongnam sets ₩5.5 billion aid for weather-hit farmsJeonbuk market fire mutual-aid enrollment stands at 35%Incheon recorded 116,000 safety incidents over a decadeFormer police officer indicted in alleged paid investigation caseNepal search for missing Koreans expands into mountains
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Insurance policy loans approach 48 trillion won as borrowing rises among older KoreansKorea debt interest bill projected to top 53 trillion won by 2030Search for missing Koreans in Nepal uses helicopters and dronesRough seas hamper search after Busan tugboat accidentMokpo lodging fire forces more than 10 to evacuateA father called hundreds of hospitals seeking addiction treatment for his son
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Nepal blocks foot search in area where nine Koreans are missingTongyeong declared special disaster zone after heavy rainOne dead after crane collapses at Jeju Port in strong windsPolice seek wider tracking powers for adult missing-person casesNational Fire Hospital to open 24-hour emergency room from September 21Suwon Deoksan Hospital designated regional emergency medical centerCandle and incense fires rise in Daegu as officials urge caution
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Korean rescue team joins Nepal search as weather blocks helicopter accessRail-yard deaths renew calls for wireless shunting controlsDoctor shortage halts rehabilitation at Chuncheon geriatric hospitalPolice leadership promises overhaul after Jeju missing-person failureSeoul catches 25 clinics violating medical-waste rules
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Six missing after tugboat capsizes off Busan, one deadKorean frigate design enters reported US Navy competitionHwang Hee-chan joins Schalke 04 on loanKorea reaches World Bridge Series round of 16 for first timeGrowth-hormone prescriptions surge as doctors warn against casual useKorea tightens rules for long treatment after minor car crashesKorea still has not recovered Choi Seo-won hospital costs after six years
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Korea plans 43.3 trillion won youth support package for 2027Muan chosen as candidate site for Gwangju military airport moveSearch for nine missing Koreans in Nepal flood zone remains difficultThree killed in Cheonan paint-material factory explosion and fireJeju police face deeper scrutiny over falsely closed missing-person casesWonju debate highlights shortage of local beds for mental-health emergenciesPolice impose a 10-day discipline alert and nationwide group-dinner ban
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Jeju false closures push Korea toward wider missing-person audits and police reformEducation chiefs mobilize against Korea’s plan to rewrite local school fundingChinese graduate student found dead after Daegu disappearance; murder suspect arrestedRestored storks are breeding across Korea, with 85 chicks born this yearKorea’s pension recipients over 65 top 9 million for the first timeHigh-risk funds will have to show investors their maximum-loss scenariosSogang creates a full-tuition route for qualifying international STEM graduate students