2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (311+ words) National Police advised to refrain from responding to schools" sports day noise complaints Published: May 16, 2026 - 14: 04: 47 Updated: May 16, 2026 - 14: 51: 57 Cheering students and loudspeaker announcements have long characterized school sports days in South Korea. Recently, however, noise complaints to the police have increased....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (455+ words) Business Hanmi Global's Otak secures $400m US parks contract Published: April 14, 2026 - 11: 30: 07 Otak, the US arm of Hanmi Global, said Tuesday it has secured an IDIQ contract with the National Park Service under the US Department of the Interior. IDIQ, or indefinite…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (942+ words) World Person detained in Guthrie's disappearnace Published: Feb. 11, 2026 - 12: 29: 27 The people said the person was detained in an area south of Tucson on Tuesday. They did not immediately provide additional details, and it wasn't clear if the person being questioned is…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (740+ words) National Two killed in military helicopter crash Published: Feb. 9, 2026 - 14: 34: 03 Updated: Feb. 9, 2026 - 17: 53: 54 I'm a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (449+ words) National Young teachers less willing to stay after 2023 suicide Published: Jan. 14, 2026 - 13: 24: 46 Young teachers in Korea showed a sharp decline in their willingness to remain in the profession until retirement in 2023, the same year the suicide of a 24-year-old elementary school…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (546+ words) National Life sentence finalized for man who killed his parents, wife and 2 children Published: Jan. 12, 2026 - 18: 48: 51 Life imprisonment has been finalized for a man convicted of killing five members of his family. The Suwon High Court in Gyeonggi Province upheld a…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (646+ words) National Man killed girlfriend after fight, kept studio and used air fresheners to hide crime Published: Dec. 23, 2025 - 16: 10: 56 A South Korean man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing his live-in girlfriend and hiding her body inside their studio…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (296+ words) National Jail term confirmed for man who killed girlfriend, hid her body for 16 years Published: Oct. 29, 2025 - 11: 26: 55 The Supreme Court recently upheld the 14-year prison sentence given to a 59-year-old man, who murdered his girlfriend and kept her body in cement…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1712+ words) Published: Oct. 23, 2025 - 09: 00: 00 A man is dead, nailed to a cross. Barely clothed, with both hands and feet pierced by nails, he has a deep wound in his side and a crown of thorns pressed onto his head. But this is…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (344+ words) National Family wounded by neighbor in elevator knife attack Published: Oct. 13, 2025 - 12: 46: 43 Parents injured, child unharmed; suspect found dead at home A man in his 30s allegedly launched a knife attack against his upstairs neighbor family inside an elevator on Monday before…...