Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Election Day misdeeds reported nationwide

Election-related mischief and mishaps took place throughout the country on Wednesday, including cases where people tried to open a ballot box or attempted to block others from entering a polling station.

2024-04-10

5 rescued, 1 missing from capsized fishing boat off Pohang

The Korea Coast Guard said they are continuing to search for the remaining missing crew member, an Indonesian man in his 20s.

2024-03-17

Confusion unavoidable on industrial sites

The majority party cannot avoid the criticism that it ignores the pleas of small merchants so as not to irk large labor unions ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election.

2024-02-04

Controversial safety act remains in place as political parties squabble

A controversial safety act will be kept in place for smaller enterprises without a further grace period as the two major political parties failed to reach a deal Thursday.

2024-02-01

After North declares ‘hostile’ relations, Yoon vows to ‘punish’ regime in case of a provocation

President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to "punish" North Korea many times over should it make a provocation during a Cabinet meeting in Seoul on Tuesday, after the regime's leader redefined inter-Korean relations as a "hostile" one.

2024-01-16

Cold, snow and wind batter Korea over the weekend

A nationwide cold spell resulted in canceled flights, damaged buildings and multiple injuries from traffic accidents over the weekend…

2023-12-17

Yellow saves lives

Newly reformed traffic regulations goes into effect Tuesday with crosswalks in front of school zones painted in yellow. The move aims to increase driver awareness and prevent accidents involving children.

2023-07-03

Inspection finds safety violations continue in school zones

The government's safety inspections took place in response to public outrage over a recent series of tragic deadly accidents in school zones, including a pair of drunk driving incidents that killed two nine-year-old children in April and December.

2023-05-18

Court sentences construction head for violating workplace safety law

A court set a precedent for the Severe Accidents Punishment Act on Thursday. This is the first ever court ruling of its kind that penalized the defendant, out of 14 cases that have been filed for violating the workplace safety law.

2023-04-06

[Column] Disaster management by AIoT

Korea's strength in advanced science technology such as AI and IoT should be utilized for disaster prevention and response.

2022-12-29