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Korea's pioneer liver transplant surgeon dies at 95

Kim Soo-tae, a professor emeritus at Seoul National University Hospital who performed Korea’s first successful liver transplant, died Tuesday. He was 95.

Mar 5, 2025By Lee Hyo-jin

Korea's pioneer liver transplant surgeon dies at 95

Gov't allows self-driving freight truck trial operations on all highways

Trial operations of self-driving freight trucks can now be conducted on all highways in Korea, which could lead to the start of long-haul autonomous commercial logistics services nationwide in the future, the government said Wednesday.

Mar 5, 2025By Yonhap

Gov't allows self-driving freight truck trial operations on all highways

Number of abandoned homes reaches 1.53 mil. in 2023 amid aging population

The number of abandoned homes in Korea has reached over 1.5 million, largely due to an aging population and urban migration trends, data showed Wednesday.

Mar 5, 2025By Yonhap

Number of abandoned homes reaches 1.53 mil. in 2023 amid aging population

Local governments step up efforts to deal with youth job crisis

Amid a record-high youth unemployment crisis and a prolonged job market freeze, local governments in Korea are intensifying efforts with initiatives to support young jobseekers.

Mar 5, 2025By Jung Da-hyun

Local governments step up efforts to deal with youth job crisis

Asia Journalist Association calls for unity amid Korea’s martial law turmoil

A coalition of journalists from over 30 Asian countries has voiced support for democracy and unity in Korea amid the ongoing political unrest following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law and his subsequent impeachment trial.

Mar 4, 2025By Lee Gyu-lee

Asia Journalist Association calls for unity amid Korea’s martial law turmoil

Rights commission chief attacks Constitutional Court in letter to UN

The head of Korea’s human rights commission has sparked controversy by criticizing the country’s Constitutional Court in a letter sent to the United Nations, which rehashed the same arguments that President Yoon Suk Yeol has used in his impeachment trial to justify his Dec. 3 martial law declaration.

Mar 4, 2025By Anna J. Park

Rights commission chief attacks Constitutional Court in letter to UN

Seoul extends Filipino caregiver program: 89 workers to assist 148 households

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday that 89 Filipino caregivers will continue providing child care services to 148 families in the capital as part of an extension of the city's pilot project.

Mar 4, 2025By Lee Hae-rin

Seoul extends Filipino caregiver program: 89 workers to assist 148 households

Heavy snow disrupts ferry services, flights

Forty-one ferry sailings and four flights were canceled nationwide Tuesday, anti-disaster authorities said, amid heavy snow that has blanketed the central provinces of Chungcheong, the southeastern provinces of Gyeongsang and the northeastern province of Gangwon since the weekend.

Mar 4, 2025By Yonhap

Heavy snow disrupts ferry services, flights

Lotto conspiracy theories resurface as 2 jackpot winners emerge from same store

Online communities are once again buzzing with conspiracy theories after two first-prize winning Lotto tickets — both purchased through automatic selection — were sold at the same retail store. Skeptics argue that the odds of such an occurrence are extremely low, fueling speculation about possible manipulation in the lottery system.

Mar 4, 2025By KTimes

Lotto conspiracy theories resurface as 2 jackpot winners emerge from same store

Foreign residents in Korea hit all-time high, account for over 5% of population

The number of foreign residents in Korea reached a record high last year, accounting for more than 5 percent of the country's total population, justice ministry data showed Monday.

Mar 3, 2025By Jung Da-hyun

Foreign residents in Korea hit all-time high, account for over 5% of population

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