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Tmap denies rumors of driver being involved in 'kidnapping attempt'
Tmap, which operates GPS navigation and taxi hailing services in South Korea, denied online rumors that its app was used for an alleged kidnapping attempt. Tmap Mobility addressed the rumors in a post on its official Instagram page, clarifying that it had no connection to the incident which claimed to have occurred in Chungju, a city 150 kilometers south of Seoul. The rumor stemmed from a post on social media platform X uploaded on Monday, in which the writer alleged that their acquaintance was
March 12, 2025
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Man cleared of manslaughter charge for death that followed fistfight
Two drivers got into a fistfight on a road on July 22, 2023. One of them had a severe case of atherosclerosis, and, after getting punched in the face several times and pushed in the chest, the person collapsed and died. South Korea’s Supreme Court, in a decision made last month and reported by the media Wednesday, cleared the defendant of responsibility for the victim’s death, stating that while he was guilty of the crime of violence, he was not liable for the death. The top court sided with low
March 12, 2025
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How Constitutional Court reaches verdict, according to memoirs of ex-justice
As the Constitutional Court nears the conclusion of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial, the nation is intently eyeing what has already become the lengthiest deliberation process in the history of South Korean presidential impeachments. The justices on the current eight-member bench are reportedly reviewing the case every day except for most weekends, even doing so during the March 1 Independence Movement Day holiday. According to the memoir of the top court's former chief justice Kim Yo
March 12, 2025
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'Yellow dust' and ultrafine dust agonizes Koreans in springtime
Yellow dust remains a chronic headache for peninsula, adding to spring air quality problems On the coattails of Korea's first emergency emission reduction measure of the year on Tuesday forced by heavy concentrations of ultrafine dust, the weather authorities on Wednesday issued a warning against an influx of yellow dust that afternoon. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast that dust originating from deserts in China and Mongolia will be brought in on a northwestern wind and cover the
March 12, 2025
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Spring in South Korea arrives with a sting -- bad air
Ultrafine dust, the unwelcome March guest, arrives just as Koreans shake off winter and start enjoying outdoors With spring around the corner, South Koreans are bracing themselves for what has now become standard measures to combat ultrafine dust concentrations. Authorities on Wednesday enforced the first emergency emissions reduction measures in Greater Seoul this year, as the Korea Meteorological Administration forecast "bad" levels of airborne pollutant concentrations in the area. The weather
March 11, 2025
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S. Korea to provide financial aid for children of deadbeat parents
The South Korean government said Tuesday it will introduce legislation to subsidize child care costs for single parents whose former or current spouses refuse to pay their portion of child-rearing expenses. The revision to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Enforcing and Supporting Child Support Payment will provide legal grounds for the government to pay 200,000 won ($137) a month per child to parents in this situation, according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The payments wil
March 11, 2025
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Mistaken transfers to seized accounts may not be refundable: financial watchdog
Funds mistakenly transferred to a bank accounts seized by banking institutions or authorities may not be returned, the state-run Financial Supervisory Service said Tuesday. The FSS issued a public advisory based on its analysis of public complaints received in the fourth quarter of 2024. In one case, a person transferred 600,000 won ($411) to the wrong bank account and requested the bank return the money. However, the bank refused, stating that the funds had already been used to repay a loan tak
March 11, 2025
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Solo living: a new norm in Seoul
Nearly half of all households in South Korean capital now consist of one person, and there's a reason for that "You become an adult only after you've put your hair in a topknot," a traditional Korean saying goes, referring to the premodern custom of a man putting his hair in a topknot for a wedding ceremony. Conventional wisdom that had dominated Korean society of yesteryear was that one truly comes of age only after committing oneself to marriage. That notion is quickly changing, however, with
March 10, 2025
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Marriage is optional, over 60 percent of South Korean workers say
More than half of South Korean workers said in a recent survey that getting married is not crucial in life, according to a job-search platform on Monday. Local job portal Incruit surveyed 653 workers across the country on what their views were on marriage, and 60.2 percent said marrying was not something one necessarily has to do. The survey revealed a substantial difference between how women and men view the need to marry, as 75.3 percent of the female respondents felt tying the knot is a matte
March 10, 2025
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Military doctor saves heart patient during half marathon
An Air Force doctor participating in a Half marathon revived a fellow participant who collapsed due to cardiac arrest during the competition, local rescue authorities said Monday. Capt. Jang Yun-su of the 5th Air Mobility Wing was taking part in the run in Jeongeup in North Jeolla Province on Sunday when a 56-year-old runner fell unconscious and collapsed at the 10-kilometer point. The 34-year-old airman found that he was not breathing and did not have pulse, and resuscitated him with a defibril
March 10, 2025
