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Wed, March 29, 2023 | 10:01

Giant Ferris wheel 'Seoul Ring' to be built along Han River: Seoul mayor

Giant Ferris wheel 'Seoul Ring' to be built along Han River: Seoul mayor

Seoul will build a giant Ferris wheel named “Seoul Ring” in Sangam-dong of the city's western Mapo District to turn the capital into a more attractive, global city, the mayor said, Friday. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced the plan during a spring meeting held in attendance of Foreign Minister Park Jin and 150 foreign envoys from 99 countries to Korea at the floating island So...

2023-03-03 21:31

1 in 3 school violence victims unable to get help: survey

1 in 3 school violence victims unable to get help: survey

One out of three children who suffered school violence and reported it in hope of receiving assistance could not get any help, a recent report shows. According to the Korea Educational Development Institute's 2022 report on school violence released on Friday, among students who have experienced school violence, 90.8 percent reported the incidents to school authorities, parent...

2023-03-03 17:22

Online shopping up 6.3% as travel demand doubles

Online shopping up 6.3% as travel demand doubles

Online shopping in Korea surged 6.3 percent on-year in January as the purchase of travel services more than doubled on eased COVID-19 restrictions around the globe, data showed Friday.

2023-03-03 14:07

Magnitude 3 earthquake hits southeastern Korea

Magnitude 3 earthquake hits southeastern Korea

A magnitude 3 earthquake struck near the southeastern city of Jinju on Friday, but no damage has been reported, authorities said.

2023-03-03 13:41

Gov't to enhance human rights of young pop culture artists

Gov't to enhance human rights of young pop culture artists

The government has decided to devise and implement measures to improve the human rights of children and youths working in the pop culture field, the state human rights watchdog said Thursday.

2023-03-02 18:52

KORAIL to discipline staffer for peeking at ticket information of BTS RM

KORAIL to discipline staffer for peeking at ticket information of BTS RM

Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) has begun procedures to take disciplinary action against one of its staffers for taking an unauthorized look at the personal information of RM, leader of the global K-pop sensation BTS. The state-run railway operator said Thursday that the staffer checked RM's personal details, including his ticket information, address and mobile phone number, fr...

2023-03-02 16:35

Move to revise anti-corruption law sparks dispute

Move to revise anti-corruption law sparks dispute

Opinions have been divided over the possibility of raising the price cap for meals under the country's anti-corruption law, after the presidential office said it was considering raising the limit from the current 30,000 won ($23) to 50,000 won. The so-called Kim Young-ran Act, which came into effect in 2016, prohibits public officials, private school teachers and journalists ...

2023-03-01 16:37

Monthly salary of wage earners up 4.1% in 2021

Monthly salary of wage earners up 4.1% in 2021

The average monthly salary of wage earners in South Korea rose 4.1 percent on-year in 2021, data showed Tuesday, on the back of higher salaries in the finance and energy industries.

2023-02-28 16:45

Late Colombian battalion leader named Korean War hero of the month

Late Colombian battalion leader named Korean War hero of the month

Korea's veterans ministry has chosen a late Colombian battalion commander as next month's Korean War hero for his leadership in front-line combat operations during the 1950-53 conflict, officials said Tuesday.

2023-02-28 15:45

Court upholds constitutionality of law mandating school bully's apology to victim

Court upholds constitutionality of law mandating school bully's apology to victim

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the school violence prevention law mandating a school bully's apology to the victim and other countermeasures is constitutional, officials said Tuesday.

2023-02-28 14:40

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