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July 15, 2025SEOUL – A fire broke out in an operating room at Chosun University Hospital in Gwangju on Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of about 40 patients and medical staff, according to fire authorities.The Gwangju Fire Department said it received a report at around 8:12 a.m. that a fire had started in the hospital’s seventh operating room, located on the third floor of its new building.Although firefighters were dispatched, the blaze was extinguished within 10 minutes by medical staff using on-site fire extinguishers.Forty patients and medical staff were transferred to the emergency room after inhaling smoke. No surgeries were…
July 15, 2025SEOUL – A fire broke out in an operating room at Chosun University Hospital in Gwangju on Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of about 40 patients and medical staff, according to fire authorities.The Gwangju Fire Department said it received a report at around 8:12 a.m. that a fire had started in the hospital’s seventh operating room, located on the third floor of its new building.Although firefighters were dispatched, the blaze was extinguished within 10 minutes by medical staff using on-site fire extinguishers.Forty patients and medical staff were transferred to the emergency room after inhaling smoke. No surgeries were…
July 15, 2025SEOUL – The number of mosquitoes in Seoul has more than halved over the past decade, with experts pointing to extreme heat and a shortened monsoon season as key factors behind the sharp decline in mosquito activity.According to statistics provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, up to 62,351 mosquitoes were collected through monitoring in June.The city government noted that this was a 56 percent decrease compared to its data from 2015, as the city saw up to 139,928 mosquitoes in the same month. The recent figure is also lower than the mosquito count observed at the same time…
July 15, 2025SEOUL – South Korea and Japan were taken aback last week when US President Donald Trump took aim at two of America’s longtime Asian allies, dashing any expectation of preferential treatment regarding his “reciprocal” tariffs.In nearly identical letters sent to the leaders of the two neighbors, Trump announced 25 percent tariffs to start Aug. 1, unless Korea and Japan each dismantle what he described as unfair trade barriers. Though Trump sent similar tariff letters to 12 other countries that day, his choice to publicize the Seoul and Tokyo letters first was seen as a deliberate move that one…
HomeGEOPOLITICSDefence & SecurityNorth Korea bristles at South Korea-U.S.-Japan air drillsNorth Korea on July 13 blasted recent combined air drills conducted by South Korea, the United States and Japan, saying such joint military actions are “the main danger factors heightening the level of the military tension” on the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding region. Post navigation
July 14, 2025SEOUL – President Lee Jae Myung’s picks to head the education and gender equality ministries are facing allegations of “gapjil,” meaning abuse of authority, that have sparked calls for their withdrawal.Lee Jin-sook, who has been nominated for education minister, a position that doubles as deputy prime minister, has been accused of plagiarizing an earlier paper by her student while she was a professor.According to a page-to-page analysis of both Lee’s and her student’s papers, released by main opposition People Power Party Rep. Joo Jin-woo, some of the nominee’s paragraphs were exact matches of those written by her student.The…
July 14, 2025SEOUL – A growing number of South Korean users are demanding answers from Meta after their Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended without clear reason.Some were even flagged for violating policies related to sexual exploitation of minors, allegations users say are not only false but deeply damaging to their personal reputations.Meta Korea has acknowledged a technical error, but frustration continues to grow. Accounts remain locked, and users say there’s no direct way to appeal or receive help.“I never uploaded anything illegal,” said one user during a recent closed-door session with lawmakers. “But now people around me are suspicious.…
July 14, 2025SEOUL – After nearly a year and a half away from their classrooms, South Korean medical students have declared an unconditional return to school, signaling a possible end to one of the most drawn-out standoffs in medical education and health care in Korea.The Korean Medical Student Association announced Saturday that all students would return to school in a joint statement with the Korean Medical Association and National Assembly health and education committee chairs.“We trust the National Assembly and the government, and by returning to school in full, we will commit ourselves to normalizing medical education and the broader…
July 14, 2025SEOUL – The creative team behind Netflix’s record-breaking animated hit “K-pop Demon Hunters” pulled back the curtain on their demon-slaying spectacle in a new behind-the-scenes video released Friday.Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, alongside voice stars Arden Cho, May Hong, Yoo Ji-young and Ahn Hyo-seop, dished on everything from character design to cultural representation in the clip, which details the meticulous world-building that went into the project.“I’ve always wanted to make an animated movie set in Korea that really showcased our culture and our mythology,” said Kang, noting how demons provided the visual spectacle while K-pop became “the…
July 11, 2025SEOUL – Former President Yoon Suk Yeol skipped his insurrection hearing Thursday, just hours after being detained over evidence-tampering concerns in a separate case, prompting a sharp dispute over the legitimacy of his sudden health-related absence.The special counsel team urged the Seoul Central District Court to take appropriate measures against Yoon so that the former president does not miss his criminal trial hearing in which he was supposed to appear as a defendant. It also decided to summon the arrested former president at 2 p.m. on Friday.“The defendant was absent without a valid reason. We request that the…