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Lee Hae-rin is a City Desk reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues, tourism and taekwondo. She is passionate about speaking up for the rights of minorities, including women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and animals as well as discovering the latest makgeolli trend in town. Feel free to reach her at lhr@koreatimes.co.kr.
A Seoul-based office worker surnamed Kim, 35, was perplexed at being unable to locate the Japanese restaurant he had reserved last week. The restaurant only had a signboard written in Japanese, which he was unable to read.
The Korea Airports Corp. (KAC) is expected to see a turnaround next year in the number of air passengers, a year earlier than anticipated, as seven international airports across the country, excluding Incheon International Airport, are expected to surpass their pre-pandemic records for international travelers as demand grows for inbound tourism and newly established flight routes.
Local governments paid over 400 million won ($294,000) to cover overtime labor costs for public servants mobilized to handle the fallout from the bungled World Scout Jamboree, which saw its participants evacuated from the campsite in August, earlier than scheduled, due to safety concerns, with the central government refusing to compensate the cost, an opposition lawmaker said, Wednesday.
The education ministry distributed new guidelines to schools and kindergartens across the country, including one banning parents from recording school classes without consent, the ministry said Wednesday.
Over 40 million people in Korea are expected to hit the road to visit their hometowns for family reunions or take trips during the nation's extended six-day holiday known as "Chuseok," which officially begins on Thursday.
A world-class classical music concert for peace themed around the Demiltarized Zone (DMZ) will take place in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, in November.
Korea expects to see a surge in the number of Chinese travelers as China’s “Golden Week” holiday season kicks off this week for the first time since the country allowed international group travel.
Global K-pop fans orchestrated international protests across six major cities including Seoul, Monday, urging luxury fashion brands to take action to tackle the climate crisis.
About four out of 10 surveyed workers in Korea experienced delay in wage payments, a survey showed, Sunday.
Both patients’ groups and the medical sector are reacting against a revised Medical Services Act that requires medical institutions to install close-circuit cameras (CCTV) in operating rooms to prevent possible abuses against patients under anesthesia.