Man arrested for using 103.9 tln won fake check
SEOUL-- A man has been arrested on charges of using a 103.9 trillion-won (US$79.26 billion) counterfeit check to pay his debts, police said Wednesday.The Hyehwa Police Station in Seoul said…
August 10, 2022
S.Korea reports 151,792 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea recorded 151,792 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, taking the total number of infections to 20,845,973, the health authorities said Wednesday, Trend…
One of 2 people who disappeared into manhole amid downpours found dead
SEOUL-- One of two Seoul residents who went missing after being sucked into a manhole in southern Seoul early this week amid heavy downpours was found dead inside the underground…
Military reports 2,626 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL-- South Korea's military reported 2,626 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 230,264, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,868 from the…
Seoul to weed out basement, semi-basement homes following flooding deaths of family
SEOUL-- The city government of Seoul will no longer give permission to construct basement or semi-basement homes, while pushing to gradually weed out existing subterranean homes, officials said Wednesday.The plan…
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jump to 4-month high, deaths tallied at 50
SEOUL-- The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached a four-month high Wednesday, as the nation grapples with the fast spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant.The…