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Jesse Lingard out for another month in Seoul

Lingard has played in just three matches, with just a yellow card to speak for, as his team sit in the middle of the table a month and a half into the season.

2024-04-14

‘Deaths have occurred’: Chinese embassy warns against plastic surgery in Korea

China’s embassy in Seoul warned its citizens of the dangers of getting plastic surgery in Korea, after a Chinese woman in her 20s died this month after receiving liposuction surgery at a plastic surgery clinic in Gangnam.

2024-01-23

DP chief recovering 'smoothly' after 'demanding' surgery

Seoul National University Hospital announced on Thursday that liberal Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering "smoothly" after undergoing surgery for a stab wound he sustained in a knifing two days prior.

2024-01-04

DP chief Lee in recovery, but questions abound

The Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering from an injury suffered in an attack that occurred the day before.

2024-01-03

Seventeen's Jeonghan to take break due to ankle surgery

Jeonghan of boy band Seventeen will be taking a break to recover from surgery on his ankle, his agency Pledis Entertainment said Thursday.

2023-12-14

Olympian's ex-fiancé accused of romance scam while in relationship

The man told the police that the two made contact through a dating app where Jeon had approached him as a woman. However, at the time Jeon was still in a relationship with Nam Hyun-hee, posing as a man.

2023-11-01

[WHY] What makes Korea the plastic surgery capital of the world?

Why has Korea become the number one country for plastic surgery? When did this super-fad start? And what is the meaning behind the phenomenon?

2023-10-07

Return of the Ryu

Ryu Hyun-jin is set to make his first major league appearance of the season this week, ending 14-months on the sidelines after he underwent Tommy John Surgery last year.

2023-08-01

Heroes' Lee Jung-hoo likely to miss rest of season after ankle injury

Kiwoom Heroes outfielder Lee Jung-hoo is expected to miss the remainder of the KBO season after injuring his left ankle during a game against the Lotte Giants on Saturday.

2023-07-24

Int'l students share mixed feelings about Korea's high beauty standards

Amirah Tan, a 27-year-old Malaysian student majoring in environmental and ecological engineering at Korea University in Seoul, was immediately struck by the modern beauty standards of Korean society when she arrived in the country last year.

2023-05-23