A person in their 40s died from drowning during a swimming lesson in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, following a misdirected emergency response due to confusion over the location.
A couple in their 70s was found dead after a suspected toxic gas leak at their home in Jecheon, North Chungcheong. A report was made around 12:40 p.m. on Monday.
Police and labor authorities are seeking detention warrants for officials at SPC Samlip’s Sihwa plant in Siheung, Gyeonggi, over a worker’s death last year.
The driver of an SUV involved in a horrific crash that killed a police officer and a tow-truck driver was found to have dozed off with the vehicle’s cruise control system turned on, according to investigators.
A Korean man in his 40s was killed by his Indian girlfriend in her 20s after an argument in Uttar Pradesh, India, according to local media.
A man in his 20s was killed after being run over by a car in an underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Busan.
Korea's film community on Monday mourned veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki, a towering figure in Korean cinema whose career spanned more than six decades.
Ahn Sung-ki, one of Korea’s most revered actors whose career spanned over six decades and more than 180 films, died Monday at the age of 74.
A court has ruled that the death of a public official who took their own life after developing depression following a new assignment should be recognized as a work-related death.
Veteran actor Ahn Sung-ki died on Monday, six days after being hospitalized in critical condition on Dec. 30, 2025. He was aged 74.
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