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

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

Mar 3, 2026 Seoyeon Kim minumsa.minumsa.com In Rapid Current by Jung Dae-geon love is never separate from consequence. The novel opens with the bright recklessness of adolescence as Dodam and Haesol fall for each other in a quiet town edged by reservoirs and valleys. Their first bond is formed through rescue, a moment in rushing water that feels cinematic and pure. That purity fractures when they uncover their parents’ secret affair. The confrontation at the valley at night,

Feb 24, 2026 Seoyoung Kang www.bloomberg.com The race to the Moon is back. SpaceX and Blue Origin are putting their Mars and Space dreams on hold. Instead, they are working hard to meet a 2028 deadline set by the U.S. government. Both companies are now using all their resources to build lunar landers. The battle between Musk and Bezos has moved from the stars to the Moon’s surface. Faced with the Trump administration's 2028 moon landing deadline, NASA partners SpaceX and Blue