The National Forensic Service has concluded that the driver was likely culpable in the recent car crash near Seoul City Hall that killed nine people, contradicting the driver’s claim of sudden unintended acceleration, police said Monday. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Cho Ji-ho disclosed the results of the forensic service’s analysis of the Hyundai Genesis … Read more
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday designated five areas in the central and southern regions as special disaster zones following recent deadly downpours, his office said. The five — Yeongdong in North Chungcheong Province, Nonsan and Seocheon in South Chungcheong Province, Wanju in North Jeolla Province and a part of Yeongyang in North Gyeongsang Province … Read more
North Korea would be held responsible for any damage incurred by its trash balloon campaign, South Korea’s military warned Monday, a day after the North said South Korea should be ready to pay “a very high price” for sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) issued the warning in response … Read more
Medical professors at Seoul National University (SNU) said Monday that striking trainee doctors will not return to work if the government sticks to the current medical reform plans, calling for a “transparent and reasonable” policy push. The emergency response committee of SNU professors, who serve as senior doctors at SNU hospitals, made the appeal during … Read more
Acclaimed South Korean director Park Hoon-jung said Monday his upcoming TV series “The Tyrant,” set for release next month on Disney+, will share the same fictional universe as his popular supernatural thriller film series “The Witch.” “The Witch,” which debuted with its first film in 2018 followed by a sequel in 2022, follows the story … Read more
A civic group filed a complaint Monday against Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association (KFA), over the recent controversial hiring of Hong Myung-bo as the new men’s national team head coach. The civic group, which calls itself the People’s Livelihood Countermeasures Committee, said it submitted the complaint to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, … Read more