Mar 9, 2026 Doyoung Lim www.koreaherald.com The Ministry of Justice will initiate the crackdown on foreigners who work illegally as delivery riders. The crackdown will be implemented for two months until April 30th, and the foreigners caught will face heavy fines and deportation. Nowadays, the cases of illegal workers working as delivery drivers residing in South Korea are increasing, and illegal cases like driving a motorcycle without a license are rising as social issues. A

Mar 4, 2026 Dogeon Lim en.yna.co.kr Around 21,000 South Korean nationals are currently staying in theMiddle East amid escalating tensions following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, the official said on March 3rd, adding that the government and the foreign ministry have been in communication to secure the safe return of their citizens. The large number of South Korean nationals living in Middle Eastern countries is raising serious concerns Government officials are communic

Mar 3, 2026 Doyoung Lim www.koreanculture.org The 107th 3.1 Independence Movement anniversary (Samiljeol) was commemorated on Sunday, honoring the nationwide protests that started on March 1, 1919, against Japanese colonial rule. The movement was begun by leaders who, after 10 years of Japanese rule, drew up a Korean “Proclamation of Independence” and then organized a mass demonstration in Seoul for March 1, 1919. The 33 leaders hoped to bring international pressure on Japan

Jan 25, 2026 Seoyeon Kim cm.asiae.co.kr Venezuela secretly exported more than 100 tons of gold to Switzerland during the early years of President Nicolás Maduro’s rule as the country struggled to prevent a total economic collapse, according to newly released customs data and international investigations. Records from Swiss customs authorities show that between 2013 and 2016, Venezuela shipped approximately 113 to 127 metric tons of gold to Switzerland. The total value of the

Jan 25, 2026 Doyoung Lim koreajoongangdaily.joins.com North Korea newly declared that the relationship with South Korea is hostile by displaying the message “South Korea is the number one hostile country” at the “Class Education Center,” a space for instilling hostility toward South Korea. The Central Class Education Center was established in 2016 to promote ideological education of residents in Pyongyang. It is filled with lots of exhibits aimed at criticizing South Korea an

Jan 25, 2026 Doyoung Lim en.yna.co.kr Starting last Saturday, a world-famous annual ice fishing festival kicked off in a remote mountain town in the northeastern province of Gangwon, offering weeks of ice fishing and seasonal activities. The 2026 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival will run through February. “Sancheoneo” is a type of trout known to live only in immaculate water and is also one of Gangwon Province’s local specialties. The festival is held at a 300,000-square-mete

Jan 3, 2026 Seoyeon Kim www.koreaherald.com In recent college admissions cycles in South Korea, a surprisingly large share of students who earned spots at the prestigious SKY universities—Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University—have decided not to enroll even after receiving official acceptance. According to the most recent data from early decision results, approximately 33.7 % of all initially accepted SKY applicants chose to decline enrollment ins

Jan 3, 2026 Doyoung Lim www.bbc.com So far, four people have been arrested for allegedly hacking more than 120,000 video cameras in homes and businesses and using the footage to make sexually exploitative materials for an overseas website. National police announced the arrests on Sunday, saying the accused exploited the Internet Protocol cameras’ vulnerabilities, such as simple passwords. Those cheaper IP cameras-otherwise known as home cameras-connect to a home network and a

Jan 3, 2026 Seoyeon Kim koreajoongangdaily.joins.com A fishing boat accident occurred off the coast of Cheollipo near Taean County in South Chungcheong Province on the evening of December 4, 2025. The vessel was a small fishing boat of about 9.77 tons and was registered in Incheon. At the time of the accident there were seven people on board including the captain and six crew members. The boat had been operating in the waters off Taean when it suddenly capsized at around 6:20

Dec 1, 2025 Seoyeon Kim koreatechdesk.com South Korea is confronting one of the largest personal information leaks in its digital history after Coupang confirmed that data from approximately thirty three point seven million customer accounts had been exposed. The scale of the incident is staggering because it is almost equal to the entire active user base of the company. Since Coupang is the most widely used e commerce platform in the country, the leak has caused strong conce