Global Community
Immigration amnesty sees 24,000 foreign nationals leave Korea
Some 24,000 foreign nationals living in Korea without permission left the country between Sept. 11 and Feb. 29 under an amnesty program.
May 8, 2024
Jung Min-ho
Korea Times Politics & City Reporter
Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
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Law & Crime
Man arrested for making 95 hoax calls to police
A man in his 40s has been arrested on charges of making nearly 100 hoax calls to police over the past year, police said Wednesday.
May 8, 2024
Environment & Animals
Korea mandates quarantine of imported reptiles
In an effort to protect Korea's environment and public health from potential disease threats, the government approved a new regulation, Tuesday, requiring reptiles to undergo quarantine inspections upon arriving in the country.
May 7, 2024
Environment & Animals
Korea records hottest April in 50 years due to anticyclone
Last month was South Korea’s hottest April on record in the more than 50 years it has been keeping meteorological records.
May 7, 2024
Law & Crime
Police officers to receive better safety gear
A saw-wielding man injured three police officers in downtown Gwangju three weeks ago, reminding the public of the dangers they face daily.
May 7, 2024
Society
South Korea falls to 62nd place in press freedom index
South Korea dropped significantly to 62nd place in the annual global press freedom index, down from 47th place the previous year. Meanwhile, North Korea was rated as one of the most brutal persecutors of journalists.
May 3, 2024
Law & Crime
8-year sentence upheld for dad convicted of killing infant with drug-laced milk
An appellate court in Daejeon upheld an eight-year prison sentence, Friday, on a man who was convicted last year of inflicting fatal damage to his three-month-old child through drug-laced milk.
May 3, 2024
Society
Turkish man killed in Dangjin apartment fire
A Turkish man was killed Friday in a fire at a residential building in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, regional fire authorities say.
May 3, 2024
Law & Crime
Indonesian man arrested for alleged murder of compatriot in Daegu
An Indonesian man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing one of his fellow countrymen to death in Daegu on April 28.
May 2, 2024