Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Shinin' like I'm born KB

KB Life Insurance CEO Jung Moon-chul tours the Age Tech Lab with attendees ahead of the opening ceremony of the KB Golden Life Flagship Center at KB Life Tower in Yeoksam, Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 20.

2026-01-20

Korean American doctor devoted to free health care for low-income people passes away at 81

Kim Yu-geun, a Korean American doctor who dedicated decades of his life to providing free health care to low-income people in the United States, passed away at the age of 81 last week, according to an institution he founded.

2026-01-20

'Little Tiger' chef from 'Culinary Class Wars' to appear on JTBC’s 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator'

Chef Kim Si-hyeon, who rose to prominence as “Little Tiger” on the second season of “Culinary Class Wars” (2025-), will appear on JTBC’s long-running cooking show “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator” (2014-), News1 reported Tuesday.

2026-01-13

Transport Ministry to launch audit into highway management after series of collisions leaves 5 dead

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Sunday that it would audit the Korea Expressway Corporation after a series of multivehicle collisions occurred on a highway on Saturday, leaving five people dead.

2026-01-11

Fewer women take career breaks as paternity leave rates rise, policies provide support

The number of women who took career breaks — often due to childbirth or child care — fell by nearly 10 percent over the past year, a decline attributed in part to the rise in paternity leave and expanded public policies.

2025-12-28

Korea, China, Japan agree on health care cooperation amid Tokyo-Beijing squabble

Heads of health authorities from Korea, China and Japan have agreed to strengthen trilateral cooperation on universal health coverage and mental health by leveraging AI and digital technologies, Seoul's Health Ministry said Sunday.

2025-12-14

YouTuber's inability to find care for postpartum hemorrhaging highlights concerns about obstetrics

A woman's account of being turned away from multiple emergency rooms while hemorrhaging after giving birth to twins has renewed concerns that Korea’s obstetric system is collapsing as delivery rooms and specialists disappear.

2025-11-25

Doctors oppose bill giving emergency dispatchers more authority

Doctors are pushing back against a bill that would give emergency dispatchers more authority to assign patients to hospitals, warning that the move could overwhelm some facilities and jeopardize the emergency care system.

2025-11-19

For working parents, finding day care spots a frustratingly long, grueling experience

For many parents, registering and queuing for months to enroll infants in day care is a nail-biting, draining ritual in Korea, which has become an anxious race that begins almost at birth.

2025-10-22

Despite ban removal, women's access to abortion pills faces legal void in Korea

Six years after Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the country’s abortion ban, women seeking to end a pregnancy still face a legal void. The government has yet to approve abortion pills, and thousands are turning to the internet.

2025-10-21