The Korea Herald

No. of beach visitors halves over June-July amid virus pandemic

Jul 29, 2020

The number of South Koreans heading to beaches more than halved over the past two months amid the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed Wednesday, but the figure is poised to rebound in August as mor...
Korea seeks to extend foreign workers' stay permits to cope with seasonal labor shortage

Jul 29, 2020

South Korea will push to extend stay permits for foreign migrant workers who cannot return home due to the coronavirus pandemic, in a bid to relieve seasonal labor shortages in farming and other area...
Russian sailors required to submit virus-free certificate on spiking cases

Jul 29, 2020

Sailors aboard ships coming from Russia will be required to submit a certificate showing they have tested negative for the new coronavirus for entry into South Korea as cluster infections traced to R...
Security to be beefed up around quarantine sites after breaches

Jul 29, 2020

Health officials said Wednesday they would improve security at quarantine sites following series of recent escapes from the facilities. In a regular coronavirus briefing, Ministry of Health and Welf...
Vietnamese escapees from COVID-19 quarantine facilities to be deported

Jul 28, 2020

Three Vietnamese nationals who escaped from a facility where they were under mandatory self-quarantine since arriving in South Korea will be deported and banned from entering the country again, autho...
‘4 in 10 opposition lawmakers own multiple homes’

Jul 28, 2020

Four out of 10 lawmakers belonging to the conservative opposition faction own multiple homes, and their real estate holdings are worth more than twice as much as those of their peers in the ruling pa...
Women’s groups call on human rights commission to probe Seoul mayor

Jul 28, 2020

Women’s rights activists on Tuesday submitted a letter calling on the state human rights watchdog to investigate the allegations against Park Won-soon, the late mayor of Seoul, that he sexually abuse...
[Newsmaker] No larvae found at any regular water treatment center: Environment Ministry

Jul 28, 2020

All of South Korea’s regular water purification centers are free of larvae or bugs, an Environment Ministry inspection has found, amid public worries that the country may be experiencing a tap water ...
New virus cases under 30 for 2nd day on slowing imported cases; local infections at 1-week low

Jul 28, 2020

The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea stayed below 30 for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as both imported and local cases showed a clear sign of a slowdown. The country add...
Military's detention system set to fade into history next week

Jul 28, 2020

Rank-and-file soldiers will no longer face detention in a guardhouse for wrongdoing as the military's revised law to abolish the 124-year-old guardhouse system is set to take effect next week, the de...
COVID-19 fallout in culture, sports, tourism sectors tops W7tr: govt.

Jul 27, 2020

Estimated financial losses caused by the new coronavirus in the areas of culture, sports and tourism in South Korea have reached over 7 trillion won ($5.84 billion), according to the government Monda...
Central safety headquarters on standby emergency duty amid heavy rain forecast

Jul 27, 2020

South Korea‘s disaster control headquarters was placed on initial emergency standby Monday amid forecasts of heavy rain overnight, with front-line workers ordered to prepare for unexpected situations...
Lingering pandemic forces ‘inevitable’ shifts in Korea’s COVID-19 response

Jul 27, 2020

Korean health officials said Monday the evolving coronavirus situation at home and abroad may force some changes to the country’s disease control responses to keep the system sustainable in the long ...
[News Focus] 8 of 17 areas in Korea top 40% in portion of single households

Jul 27, 2020

1-member households up 1.6 million since 2015
Saemaul song contest calls for performances in English and French

Jul 27, 2020

The Saemaul Globalization Foundation is hosting an international song contest from July 6 to Sept. 4, calling for contestants around the world to submit videos of themselves singing the Saemaul song ...