The number of COVID-19 child patients in South Korea jumped this month, as the nation saw a surge in cases amid a summer wave, hospital data showed Wednesday.
At 42 pediatric hospitals, there were 1,080 child patients with COVID-19 on Aug. 5-9, comp…
Lee Yong-soo, an outspoken South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime military sexual slavery, urged the government on Wednesday to proactively intervene in securing compensation from Japan.
The 96-year-old victim made the call in an interview with Yonh…
A total of 21 people have died from heat-related illnesses so far this year as one of the most severe heat waves continues across the nation, officials said Wednesday.
The death toll related to heat-related illnesses, recorded from May 20 to Monday,…
A fire broke out on an 85,000-ton cruise ship anchored in the port of Jeju on Wednesday, injuring three crew members who inhaled smoke, the Jeju Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard said it received a report at 8:37 a.m. that smoking was rising from th…
The record for the most consecutive tropical nights in Seoul is expected to be broken this week, the state weather agency said Wednesday, as the ongoing heat wave is forecast to continue through the Aug. 15 Liberation Day and beyond.
Seoul experienc…
The chief executive of Samsung Display Co., the panel-supplying affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co., said Wednesday he will expand organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel lineup for IT devices by strengthening cooperation with global tech giants l…
