Society
Myeong-dong street food to go cashless
Starting in April, visitors to Myeong-dong, the busiest shopping district in Seoul, will be able to pay street food vendors using credit cards.
Feb 11, 2024
Kim Se-jeong
Korea Times K-Culture Reporter
I am covering trend, food and fashion. Previously, I covered diplomacy, city, environment and unification.
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Entertainment
Lee Seung-gi, Lee Da-in welcome baby girl
Singer and actor Lee Seung-gi and actor Lee Da-in welcomed a baby girl on Monday, Lee Seung-gi's agency said.
Feb 6, 2024
Law & Crime
Supreme Court upholds sentence for conscientious objector who plays violent video games
The highest court in Korea upheld an 18-month imprisonment sentence, Sunday, for a man who refused to undertake his mandatory military service citing his conscientious objection to violence and war. And the court did so by pointing to the defendant's fondness of playing a popular battle royale video game.
Feb 5, 2024
Society
Man trapped in building relies on resourcefulness to be rescued
A man in Incheon was rescued after being trapped in a small space within his apartment flat for 20 hours. The successful rescue was attributed to the man's resourcefulness and a neighbor's response, according to police on Monday.
Feb 1, 2024
Entertainment
Actor Lee Byung-hun's LA home robbed
Actor Lee Byung-hun's residence near Los Angeles was robbed recently, according to a U.S. celebrity news outlet on Monday local time.
Jan 30, 2024
Law & Crime
Suspect arrested in Gimhae strawberry theft case
Police in South Gyeongsang Province arrested a man on Monday on suspicion of stealing 390 kilograms of strawberries from fruit farms in the city of Gimhae.
Jan 23, 2024
Society
Man hangs onto side of departing bullet train
An online video clip featuring a man who appears to be hanging onto a moving KTX bullet train at a station while at the same time demanding it stop, has gone viral.
Dec 19, 2023
Law & Crime
Teenager under probe over death threats to elementary school children in Incheon
Police in Incheon said Tuesday they apprehended a high school student suspected of posting death threats in a KakaoTalk group chat threatening to run over school children with a car the day before.
Dec 12, 2023
Companies
Photo of Samsung chief's playful pose goes viral
A photo featuring Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in an unusually playful shushing pose went viral online, Thursday, leaving many to guess whom he was communicating with.
Dec 7, 2023
Law & Crime
Stone thrown by child kills man, triggers debate on juvenile laws
Controversy has reignited over the laws governing juvenile offenses following a recent incident where a stone thrown by an elementary school student killed an elderly man and the child did not receive any punishment because of his age.
Nov 21, 2023