In rare gun crime in South Korea, Father fatally shoots son, bomb found at home
Gun violence remains extremely rare in South Korea, where private ownership of firearms is tightly regulated.
Moon Joon-hyun
South Korea’s pensions cut elderly poverty. So why are its seniors still the poorest in the OECD?
While the country's public pensions have expanded, they still leave out many older women and those over 75 who either did not qualify or contributed too little.
Meta faces backlash in South Korea over mysterious account bans
Meta Korea has acknowledged a technical error, but frustration continues to grow. Accounts remain locked, and users say there’s no direct way to appeal or receive help.
In test-obsessed Korea, AI boom arrives in exams, ahead of the technology itself
Over 500 new AI certifications have sprung up in South Korea in two years, but few are trusted or even taken.
Video shows Seoul subway arson had all the makings of catastrophe, yet no one seriously hurt. How?
Despite the intense blaze, no one died or suffered serious injuries, including burns, except the perpetrator himself, who sustained minor burns to his arms. He is now under…
Who’s really making a living from fame in Korea?
In a world where it's easier than ever to get 15 seconds of fame, government data shows just how few make a full-time living from it in South Korea.
South Korea suffers OECD’s 4th-biggest AI brain drain
The country is rapidly losing talent to countries such as the United States, Canada, Japan and Germany, per a report.
Change in South Korean government leaves Philippines domestic worker programme in limbo
Launched in September 2024, the initiative aimed to ease pressure on working parents by hiring 100 trained domestic workers from the Philippines to assist with child care and…
South Korea’s extra holidays fuel travel abroad, not local economy: National Assembly report
Instead of spending more at home, nearly 3 million South Koreans went abroad, marking the highest monthly figure for outbound travel on record.
South Korea is global No.2 in paid ChatGPT users, OpenAI says. But does that mean anything?
A professor and a startup leader in the AI field warns that second place in subscriptions alone doesn’t equal a mature or influential AI market.