Mar 17, 2026 Eunyo Hwang biz.chosun.com In South Korea, fire departments, in efforts to ensure citizens’ welfare and safety, established a concrete proposal called ‘Secure of Golden Time for Firetruck Arrival, 2026.’ On 17 March, it was announced that their primary goal is to have an arrival time of 7 minutes less than 69.4% of all cases this year. According to the fire departments, it is identified that an arrival time less than 7 minutes was 69.3% out of all cases last year

Mar 16, 2026 Joanne Lee www.dailydgnews.com Kyungbok High School made a strong start in the boys’ high school qualifiers round of the Spring Tournament, defeating Jeonju High School 104-49 on March 15 at Haenam Usul Gymnasium. Kyungbok High showed a powerful offense from the first quarter. The starting lineup consisted of seniors Yoon Jihoon, Song Younghoon, Yoon Jiwon, and Kim Howon, along with sophomore Shin Yubeom. With their strong average height, the team already had a p

Mar 16, 2026 Yul So www.dongascience.com Researchers in South Korea have identified a new natural compound from microorganisms living in the soil of Dokdo that may help reduce inflammation in the brain. The compound, named Dokdothiocin, was discovered by scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Dokdothiocin has a distinctive molecular structure in which 29 atoms form a ring-shaped arrangeme

Mar 15, 2026 Seoyeon Kim www.barnesandnoble.com At first, The Giver seems like a simple dystopian story about a perfectly organized society. Everything in the community is controlled so that no one experiences pain, conflict, or deep emotion. Life appears calm and safe. However, as the story progresses, the novel becomes much more unsettling and thoughtful than it initially appears. The society in the novel values stability above everything else. To achieve this stability, th

Mar 9, 2026 Yul So www.labonline.com.au Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed a wireless wearable device that can measure blood flow in real time simply by attaching a small electronic patch to the skin. The system combines multilayer thermal sensing with artificial intelligence to achieve medical level accuracy without invasive procedures. The research team, led by Professor Kwon Kyungha from the Department of Electrical Enginee

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 7, 2026 Seoyoung kang www.mk.co.kr Liver cancer is a malignant tumor* that develops in liver cells. It often has no symptoms in its early stages, and by the time signs such as pain in the upper right abdomen, a lump, or fatigue appear, the disease is often already advanced. Recently, Korean researchers discovered why liver cancer associated with obesity or metabolic problems progresses more quickly and doesn’t respond to cancer drugs. Researchers at the Ulsan National Ins

Mar 7, 2026 Gyeonghyun Cho www.cedars-sinai.org A recent study has offered new clues about why some people continue to experience taste loss long after recovering from COVID-19. While many patients regain their sense of taste within a few weeks of infection, others report persistent taste problems that last for months or even years. This ongoing condition is often linked to what is known as long COVID. In the study, published in the journal Chemical Senses, researchers exami