KB News DeskCyberattack attempts on Overseas Koreans Agency surge more than twelvefold
Cyberattack attempts targeting South Korea’s Overseas Koreans Agency surged to 4,271 in the first seven months of this year, more than 12 times the 353 attempts recorded throughout last year,…
Elementary school kept no record after bullied student tried to jump from 3rd floor
An elementary school on Jeju Island left no official record after a fifth-grade student with a multicultural background attempted to jump from a third-floor window following more than a year…
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[Photo News] Wish upon a star
Parents and Buddhist worshippers pray among star-shaped notes bearing wishes for success on the college entrance exam at Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul on Tuesday. With this year’s College Scholastic…
Elementary school teacher gets suspended prison term for molesting students
An elementary school teacher was handed a suspended prison term on Monday for molesting two female students during class. The Cheonan branch of the Daejeon District Court sentenced the 48-year-old…
Birds behind nearly half of Seoul’s summer power outages
Birds are a leading cause of summertime power outages in Seoul, accounting for nearly half of all such outages in recent years, Korea Electric Power Corp. revealed Monday. According to…
Famed budae jjigae franchise files for court rehabilitation
Nolboo, the South Korean restaurant franchise best known for its signature budaejjigae — a fusion stew that emerged in the aftermath of the Korean War, combining Korean ingredients such as…
Ex-justice minister accuses ruling party of putting political vengeance before public good
Former Justice Minister and independent Rep. Han Dong-hoon accused the ruling Democratic Party of Korea of putting political vengeance ahead of the public interest by abolishing prosecutors’ supplementary investigation authority.…
North Korea denounces South Korea-US-Japan military, cyber cooperation
North Korea on Tuesday denounced growing security cooperation among South Korea, the United States and Japan, warning that their participation in a major multinational naval exercise would prompt Pyongyang to…
Struggling private universities face closure under new rules
The government will soon be able to suspend admissions or order the closure of financially distressed private universities struggling with persistent enrollment shortfalls, following the Cabinet’s approval Tuesday of an…
MMCA, Tokyo Institute to trace Korea-Japan art exchanges through archives
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, will launch a five-year study of archival materials tracing how Korean artists’ studies and careers in Japan shaped modern and contemporary…
