The South Korean authorities warned they may tighten social-distancing restrictions to their strictest level but held off for now.
Protests Erupt as South Korea’s Most Notorious Rapist Walks Free
Cho Doo-soon served 12 years in prison for raping an 8-year-old girl. His case has led the national legislature to create new rules for sex offenders released from prison.
Coronavirus live news: US vaccinations to begin ‘in 24 hours’; South Korea ‘in emergency’
UK coronavirus hospitalisations increase; indoor dining restrictions reinstated in New York; WHO warns number of deaths surging …
Protesters hurl eggs as South Korea releases child rapist
Angry protesters threw eggs and shouted insults as one of South Korea’s most notorious child predators was released from a prison in southern Seoul on Saturday at the …
South Korea accepts 12 former U.S. military bases
The United States officially returned 12 former military bases to South Korea, but questions are being raised about environmental contamination, according to South Korean press reports. The two …
Parts of Yongsan Garrison Among a Dozen US Military Sites Being Returned to South Korea
Parts of Yongsan Garrison and the former headquarters of Stars and Stripes in Seoul are among a dozen U.S. military sites that will be returned to South Korea by U.S. forces, according U.S. and South …
Call for Mass Testing in South Korea Amid Rising Third Wave of Virus
South Korea reported 686 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as it battles a third wave of infection that is threatening to overwhelm its medical system. The daily tally was the second-highest since …
Rising Coronavirus Cases Challenge South Korea’s Containment Strategy
South Korea’s third wave of coronavirus infections is testing the country’s often-praised containment strategy. South Korea reported a seven-day average of 609.6 locally transmitted cases a day over …
South Korea’s booming stock market lures foreign investors
Foreign investors are flocking to South Korea’s red hot stock market, one of the world’s best-performing this year, as signs of a strong economic rebound from Covid-19 fuel demand. The country’s …
The Latest: South Korea expanding virus testing, tracing
South Korea is expanding the use of rapid tests and deploying hundreds of police officers and soldiers to help with contact tracing as it deals with its worst surge …