At least 7 dead in Seoul-area flooding amid record rainfall
By Andrew Jeong and Sammy Westfall Updated August 8, 2022 at 9:08 p.m. EDT|Published August 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. EDT SEOUL — At least seven people have died in flooding after intense downpours fell [...]
Exports of Lotte’s flavored soju reach 41.9 bln won over past 6 years
14:52 August 03, 2022 SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Chilsung Co., the beverage unit of Lotte Group, said Wednesday the combined exports of its flavored soju Soonhari reached 41.9 billion won [...]
Foreign internships blossom in Korea
Thursday July 14, 2022 Anjelica Morales, far left, a sophomore from Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, and Emily Kruse, second from left, a senior at Central Washington University, interning at SEL, [...]
Sinchon Water Gun Fest canceled due to pandemic resurgence
Published : Jul 7, 2022 - 18:17 Updated : Jul 7, 2022 - 18:17 This year’s Sinchon Water Gun Festival, which had been scheduled for two days starting July 30, was canceled [...]
S. Korea starts smartphone identification service for digital driver’s license
2022-06-29 SEOUL -- With the real-life introduction of a mobile identification service, South Koreans no longer have to show their driving license in the form of plastic cards to identify themselves. The digital driver's [...]
2021 Korean Language Programs | 5 Universities – Part 1
2021 Korean Language Programs | Complete List Not sure which Korean language program to choose? Read our comparisons. A lot of people dream of living in Korea. There are options that can [...]
Travel South Korea to lift quarantine requirement for non-vaccinated foreign arrivals
South Korea to lift quarantine requirement for non-vaccinated foreign arrivals PUBLISHED THU, JUN 2 20229:40 PM EDT South Korea’s prime minister on Friday said the country will lift its quarantine requirement [...]
South Korean films shine at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival
2022.05.30 10:09:40 | 2022.05.30 10:10:06 South Korean films won big at the 75th Cannes Film Festival held in France with actor Song Kang-ho taking home the best actor award for drama film Broker and [...]
College campuses welcoming back students with festivals at full scale for first time since pandemic
The unrelenting pandemic had taken the highly-anticipated campus life away from new university students. But now, with social distancing measures lifted, college festivals have returned. Major universities in South Korea are already busy planning [...]
Visa-free tourists being allowed back to Jeju, Yangyang
May 4, 2022 As the pandemic winds down, Korea is restoring a visa-free entry system for tourists to Jeju and Yangyang next month. Interior and safety minister Jeon Hae-cheol announced in a [...]
People still wear masks despite end of outdoor mask mandate
Published : May 2, 2022 - 16:25 Updated : May 2, 2022 - 16:25 Shocked and surprised face of Asian man wearing hygienic mask in grey t-shirt. People seemed reluctant [...]
South Korea lifts outdoor mask mandate, incoming government concerned
SEOUL, April 29 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it will lift an outdoor face mask mandate next week in the country's latest step to ease COVID-19 restrictions, despite opposition from the incoming [...]
Korea to lift all social distancing rules, except mask mandate: PM
Korea will lift all COVID-19 social distancing rules, except a mask mandate, next week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, marking the first time all restrictions have been lifted since the pandemic began two [...]
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases below 150,000 as omicron wave wanes
SEOUL, April 14 -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 150,000 on Thursday, amid [...]
Vaccinated Visitors to Korea Exempt from Quarantine Starting from April 1
Starting April 1, visitors to Korea who have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations will be exempt from mandatory quarantine. Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the exemptions will be expanded to include overseas vaccinations [...]