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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 19:24
Tips on staying healthy during Chuseok
Tips on staying healthy during Chuseok
Chuseok, one of the biggest holidays in Korea, is just around the corner. It is a great opportunity to spend time with relatives, but gathering with many people can cause unwanted consequences - water- or food-borne infections.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-09 08:29
  • Chuseok holiday begins with festivals across the country
Ulsan firefighters honored for saving Chinese tourist in Japan
Ulsan firefighters honored for saving Chinese tourist in Japan
Two firefighters, based in the southern city of Ulsan, have been recognized for saving the life of a Chinese traveler in Okinawa, Japan. According to the Ulsan Jungbu Fire Station, Wednesday, firemen Cho Min-joon, 33, and Choi Young-gyun, 34, who were traveling in Japan's southernmost prefecture June 14, saw a Chinese man complain of chest pains and collapse suddenly in a sho...
Kang Seung-woo | 2019-09-06 22:06
'Nurse died over heavy workload, bullying'
'Nurse died over heavy workload, bullying'
A nurse's suicide early this year was caused by workplace hazing and a heavy workload, a fact-finding committee said, Friday. According to the committee that has been investigating the case since March, Seo Ji-yoon, a nurse at the Seoul City-run Seoul Medical Center, suffered from bullying by senior nurses and the systematic poor working conditions of the nursing industry.
Kim Rahn | 2019-09-06 16:15
Gov't to strengthen social security net to cover blind spot
Gov't to strengthen social security net to cover blind spot
The government will offer a one-stop welfare system in which citizens in low-income brackets can apply for all eligible support programs provided by different state organizations and look up information on them, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Thursday.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-05 17:24
CPR practice
CPR practice
Emergency rescue workers practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at a public health center in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap
Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-04 17:01
Pharmaceutical company head arrested over alleged illegal clinical tests
Pharmaceutical company head arrested over alleged illegal clinical tests
An executive of Ahngook Pharmaceutical has been arrested for violating the Pharmacy Law after the firm was found to be conducting illegal clinical trials for its new drug on company employees, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-04 16:42
Gyeonggi Province to support CCTV installation in private hospital operation rooms
Gyeonggi Province to support CCTV installation in private hospital operation rooms
The Gyeonggi provincial government is seeking to expand surveillance camera installation in the operating theaters of private hospitals by offering financial support to cover the cost.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-02 17:06
Gov't promotes hand-washing campaign against infection
Gov't promotes hand-washing campaign against infection
Hand hygiene is the most important and easiest method to prevent bacterial transfer and infection. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), in cooperation with the private sector, has launched a campaign to encourage people to establish hand-washing as a habit in an effort to curb the spread of potentially harmful germs.
Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-09-02 10:07
Koreans aren't having enough babies
Koreans aren't having enough babies
The number of newborns in South Korea fell 8.7 percent in June from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday, in the latest sign of the continuing low birthrate that has plagued Asia's fourth-largest economy for more than a decade. The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed that 24,051 babies were born in June, compared with 26,357 babies tallied in the same month o...
2019-08-30 09:25
'I want to give spotlight to boxers'
'I want to give spotlight to boxers'
Lee Gyu-won, a former Korean Boxing Commission (KBC) middleweight champion, is only 26 years old but he is now retired. It is a young age to let go of a career considering that most boxers reach their prime between the ages of 25 and 27.
Kim Jae-heun | 2019-08-27 12:50
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