Actor Yoo Ah-in sentenced to year in prison over drug charges, …
WEB3 days ago · SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Actor Yoo Ah-in was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday for habitually abusing illegal drugs and was immediately put under detention. The 38-year-old actor, whose latest works include the Netflix dark fantasy series "Hellbound," faces charges of illegally using ...
Tasting royal refreshments | Yonhap News Agency
WEB3 days ago · General 16:33 September 03, 2024. Tasting royal refreshments. People wearing hanbok taste royal tea and refreshments at the royal kitchen Sojubang of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Sept. 3, 2024. (Yonhap) (END) General 16:33 September 03, …
FM Cho discusses Ukraine support, bilateral issues with Macron's ...
WEB3 days ago · SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with a top adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday for broad discussions on issues ranging from support for Ukraine, bilateral relations and other regional and international areas, Cho's office said. In the talks with Emmanuel Bonne, presidential diplomatic …
S. Korea logs longest streak of tropical nights
WEB5 days ago · SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded its longest streak of tropical nights this year, as a prolonged heat wave continued to grip the country throughout August, the state weather agency said Sunday. The number of tropical nights reached 20.2 days this year, outnumbering 16.8 days in 1994 and 16.7 days in 2018 since the Korea ...
Gov't designates Oct. 1 Armed Forces Day as temporary holiday
WEB3 days ago · Lee Haye-ah. All News 08:57 September 03, 2024. SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- The government on Tuesday designated Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1 as a temporary holiday this year to boost troop morale and domestic consumption. A motion to designate the holiday was passed during a Cabinet meeting and will be sent to President Yoon …
NewJeans members express distress over label's CEO change
WEB3 days ago · All News 10:19 September 03, 2024. SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Six days after the dismissal of Min Hee-jin as CEO of their label, members of the K-pop girl group NewJeans broke their silence on the issue, expressing concerns and emotional distress. "Since the CEO was dismissed, it's been difficult in many ways and we have a lot of …
Questions arise over conscript found dead in isolation last year
WEB5 days ago · SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- A sergeant who had just a month remaining until the end of his mandatory military service was found dead in isolation over punitive measures last year, military authorities said Sunday, raising questions over possible negligence. The 21-year-old who was serving at a unit of the Defense Intelligence …
Quarantine operation at pig farm in Gimpo | Yonhap News Agency
WEB6 days ago · General 13:12 August 31, 2024. Quarantine operation at pig farm in Gimpo. A quarantine vehicle conducts urgent disinfection operations at the entrance of a pig farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, where African swine fever (ASF) has been detected, on Aug. 31, 2024. (Yonhap) (END) General 13:12 August 31, 2024.
403 apprehended for deepfake crimes since 2021: police
WEB3 days ago · All News 09:04 September 03, 2024. SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- A total of 403 individuals have been apprehended since 2021 for illegally creating deepfake pornography videos, a police report showed Tuesday, as South Korea scrambles to combat online deepfake pornography targeting young women. According to the National Police …
Emergency room in limited operation | Yonhap News Agency
WEB5 days ago · General 13:35 September 01, 2024. Emergency room in limited operation. A notice is posted at the emergency room of Konkuk University Chungju Hospital in Chungju, 103 kilometers south of Seoul, to notify patients and their families of its limited operation amid a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors in protest against the government's medical ...