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Childbirths in Korea rebound for 1st time in 9 years in 2024 on post-pandemic weddings

The number of babies born in Korea increased for the first time in nine years in 2024, driven by a post-pandemic rise in marriages, evolving attitudes toward parenthood and demographic changes, the statistics agency said Wednesday.

Feb 26, 2025By Yonhap
Childbirths in Korea rebound for 1st time in 9 years in 2024 on post-pandemic weddings

USFK extends tour length for troops accompanied by family members to 3 years

The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has extended the standard tour length for personnel accompanied by family members in Korea from two years to three years to improve continuity in operations, officials said Wednesday.

Feb 26, 2025By Yonhap
USFK extends tour length for troops accompanied by family members to 3 years

87-year-old high school graduate to enter Sookmyung Women's University

At an age when most people reflect on their lives, 87-year-old Kim Gap-nyeo is starting a new chapter as a university student.

Feb 26, 2025By KTimes
87-year-old high school graduate to enter Sookmyung Women's University

Airplane bound for Okinawa returns to airport after blast sounds heard from engine area

A Korean Jin Air airplane bound for Japan's Okinawa returned to its departure airport in Busan nearly 1.5 hours after takeoff Tuesday, following blast sounds heard from its engine area during departure, officials said.

Feb 25, 2025By Yonhap
Airplane bound for Okinawa returns to airport after blast sounds heard from engine area

Hyundai Engineering apologizes over fatal highway construction site accident

Hyundai Engineering on Tuesday issued an apology over a fatal expressway construction site accident in Anseong and pledged to fully cooperate with authorities in an investigation into its cause.

Feb 25, 2025By Yonhap
Hyundai Engineering apologizes over fatal highway construction site accident
  • 4 dead, 6 injured after bridge collapses during construction

First lady Kim Keon Hee's master's thesis was plagiarized, university says

Sookmyung Women's University has officially ruled that first lady Kim Keon Hee's master's thesis was plagiarized after the university's alumni association, which raised the allegations, decided not to file an objection, MBC reported Tuesday.

Feb 25, 2025By KTimes
First lady Kim Keon Hee's master's thesis was plagiarized, university says

George Mason University Korea hosts science contest

George Mason University Korea hosted a Korea national qualifier for the 1st Annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Feb. 23 and 24 at the Incheon Global Campus Gymnasium, the Washington, D.C.-based college’s overseas academic institute in Korea said Tuesday.

Feb 25, 2025By Jhoo Dong-chan
George Mason University Korea hosts science contest

4 dead, 6 injured after bridge collapses during construction

Four workers were killed and six others were injured after bridge structures collapsed during construction in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, at 9:49 a.m., Tuesday.

Feb 25, 2025By Lee Hae-rin
4 dead, 6 injured after bridge collapses during construction
  • Hyundai Engineering apologizes over fatal highway construction site accident

Gov't launches electronic arrival card system for incoming foreigners

Foreigners entering Korea can fill out their arrival card online up to three days in advance starting Monday, the justice ministry said.

Feb 24, 2025By Yonhap
Gov't launches electronic arrival card system for incoming foreigners

Celebrity restaurateur Paik Jong-won draws flak for using Brazilian chicken in meal kit

Paik Jong-won, CEO of food and beverage company Theborn Korea and a judge on Netflix’s cooking competition show “Culinary Class Wars,” is facing criticism again, following controversy over the pricing of his Paik Ham gift set. This time, the issue involves the use of imported chicken in one of his company's meal kits, despite previous comments about supporting local farmers.

Feb 24, 2025By KTimes
Celebrity restaurateur Paik Jong-won draws flak for using Brazilian chicken in meal kit
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