South Korea’s youth mental health cases increase by 76% in 4 years
The trend appears to reflect a broader global rise in youth mental health concerns as well as a reduced reluctance towards seeking clinical mental health care in Korea.
Lim Jae-seong
One year after Jeju Air disaster, families still wait for answers
For bereaved families, grief is compounded by the search for truth.
No white Christmas? South Korea braces for a cold snap
The administration noted that white Christmases are uncommon in Korea. In Seoul, only 11 Christmas Days have recorded snowfall over the past 34 years since 1991.
Cheap child care? South Korea’s Filipina caregiver program found it wasn’t
The cost of the child care service has reached levels comparable to those provided by Korean nationals in Seoul, as the city failed to implement a lower wage system.
Seoul to boost crowd safety measures in popular shopping area Myeong-dong over holiday period
The district designated six days, from Christmas Eve through Dec. 27 and from New Year’s Eve to Jan. 1, 2026, as a special crowd management period. During this time, it will…
As prisons overflow, South Korea moves to expand parole
Officials stressed that the measure would be implemented with public safety as a priority, with parole expansion focused on nonviolent offenders.
Jeju tourism jumps as Netflix K-drama draws foreign visitors
The Jeju Provincial Government largely attributed the growth to global attention surrounding "When Life Gives You Tangerines."
Vietnamese graduate’s death renews scrutiny of Korea’s visa rules
Tu Anh, 25, was found dead in the yard of a car parts factory in Daegu on Oct. 28 after falling from the building while hiding during a workplace crackdown by immigration…
Youth exodus to Seoul deepens, driven by wage gap and job concentration
Reports show that people in their twenties and thirties have an increasingly negative perception of regions outside of Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, largely due to a…
Will the end of South Korea’s aesthetics VAT refund drive medical tourists away?
Long supported by Korea’s price competitiveness, the industry warns that losing the tax incentive will not only raise costs for patients but also weaken pricing transparency, a…