The number of people who killed themselves in Korea reached 6,375 as of May, a whopping 10.1 percent increase from the same period last year. The country already infamous for having the highest suicide

Police are looking into a fax threatening to blow up Seoul City Hall and other major institutions, though no signs of explosives have been found so far, officials said Thursday.

The Namdaemun Police Station

Amid Korea’s declining birthrate and aging population, 100 caregivers from the Philippines arrived in Seoul for a six-month pilot program to commence next month. If the program proves successful, the government plans to expand

South Korean stocks ended a two-day rebound after the global crash as investor sentiment was dampened by lingering U.S. recession woes and the sluggish performance of big tech firms. The local currency slightly fell

One hundred Filipina child care workers entered the country Tuesday to participate in the pilot foreign caregiver program pushed jointly by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

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