9-year-old boy performs CPR to save his mother

A local fire station awarded a certificate of appreciation Sunday to a third-grader who helped resuscitated his mother in January. The mother of 9-year-old Jeong Tae-un collapsed due to heart problems at their home in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 10:20 p.m. on Jan. 8, according to Bucheon Fire Station. The boy immediately made the call to the 119 emergency operators and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his mother. The woman's condition had been nearly critical, showing signs o

March 10, 2025

South Korea sees job seekers up in 60+ group only: report

South Korea in 2024 saw a decrease in new job seekers using a government website in all age groups except for the 60 and above group, government data showed Sunday. There were a total of 4.52 million job seekers on the state-run online job portal, Worknet, last year, according to the Korea Employment Information Service. This marked a 5.3 percent decrease from the 4.77 million the previous year. By age group, those in their 20s amounted to 1.07 million job seekers, followed by the 60 and older g

March 9, 2025

Protests erupt after Yoon Suk Yeol's release

Rallies by both people supporting Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment and against it are to be held on Sunday, after Friday's court ruling decided that the president should be released from physical detention during his ongoing trial for insurrection and power abuse. Followers of far-right Protestant pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon and Sarang Jeil Church ― major supporters of Yoon ― were to hold an outdoor service near Hanjangjin Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul at 11 a.m., near the presidential residence where Yoon

March 9, 2025

Women's group claims self-defense for woman killing abusive boyfriend

A coalition of 34 women's rights groups across South Korea is pushing for a self-defense ruling for a woman, who received a 12-year prison term last year for killing her abusive boyfriend. The groups held a press conference and a protest in front of Jeonju District Court last Thursday, claiming that the woman acted in self-defense by setting a building on fire and killing the victim. The 43-year-old woman was found guilty of arson resulting in death, stipulated by Article 164-2 of the Criminal A

March 9, 2025

Growing number of teachers quit between 2019 and 2024

The number of elementary, middle and high school teachers who voluntarily resigned from their posts rose every year from 2019 to 2024, according to recent government data revealed Tuesday. A total of 7,467 teachers resigned last year, according to the office of Rep. Jung Sung-kook of the ruling People Power Party, which compiled data provided by education offices across the country. It marked a consistent increase from 5,937 in 2019, 6,331 in 2020, 6,453 in 2021, 6,579 in 2022, and 7,467 in 2023

March 4, 2025

Man kills stranger, says he is 'infuriated by world'

A man in his 30s, who is accused of stabbing to death a complete stranger Monday, said he did it because of the stress from being victimized by scammers. Seocheon Police Station in South Chungcheong Province said Monday it has arrested the suspect, accused of murdering the victim, who was in her 40s, in Seocheon-gun in the early hours of the morning. The victim was found dead at around 3:45 a.m. Monday, after her family filed a missing person's report to the police just before midnight. Investig

March 4, 2025

North Korean tour including Pyongyang Marathon offered by China-based company

A China-based tourism agency recently started taking bookings for a Pyeongyang package tour that includes participation of North Korea's Pyongyang International Marathon, as the totalitarian state has resumed tourism to Western visitors after a five-year hiatus amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Koryo Tours posted a promotion on its homepage for a five-night package in Pyongyang April 5-10, which includes running the marathon and visiting the North Korean capital for 2,195 euros ($2,301) per person

March 4, 2025

12-year-old victim of house fire to donate organs

A 12-year-old who suffered critical injuries in a fire while home alone died Monday, and the bereaved family has decided to donate her organs. According to the Seo-gu district office of Incheon Metropolitan Government, the girl died Monday morning. She had been pronounced brain-dead after sustaining second-degree burns and suffering cardiac arrest in a fire that broke out around 10:43 a.m. on Feb. 26. She had been alone at her home at the time; her mother was at work, and her father was at a hos

March 4, 2025

61% of major firms have no hiring plans for H1: survey

The ongoing economic slump appears to have shrunk the job market in South Korea even further, as a recent survey showed that 61 percent of the largest companies here either have no plans or are undecided about hiring new employees during the first half of this year. Of the top 500 companies by sales here, 20 percent will not hire anyone during H1 and 41 percent said they were undecided as of yet, according to the Feb. 4-13 poll conducted by Research & Research and commissioned by the Federation

March 1, 2025

Royal signboard revealed to public after being lost for century

The signboard that hung on the now-gone royal Seonwonjeon Hall was unveiled to the public Thursday after the authorities brought the 19th-century historical artifact back to Gyungbokgung. The Korea Heritage Service and the government-affiliated Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation revealed the signboard at 10 a.m. at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, located inside the main Joseon-era palace. The current location of the museum — where the signboard will be

March 1, 2025