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Summer heat is wearing on Korea's mental health, researchers say
Studies link Korea’s hotter summers to worsening depression, anxiety, panic symptoms and a higher risk of violent crime.
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As dog meat ban nears in Korea, canines still require rescue
Government closure data show that while most dog farms have shut down, an estimated 97 percent of their dogs were sold or distributed rather than rescued.
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Men receive 97 percent of Korea’s childbirth pension credits even as reforms expand
Women account for just 2.7 percent of beneficiaries as critics urge credits to be granted at childbirth rather than retirement.
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‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Survivors recount deadly landslide after historic rainfall
Residents of a Geoje apartment complex describe being buried under mud and debris after more than 500 millimeters (19.7 inches) of rain fell in six hours, triggering a landslide that killed one person and injured two others.