15 en More than half of all online government services have been restored, after they were disrupted by a fire at a national data infrastructure center in Daejeon three weeks earlier. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, 357 of the 709 affected administrative systems, or ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:59:14 +0900 Domestic Reports from August that the government’s Onnara system—the platform public officials use to manage tasks, documents and interagency communication—suffered a data breach have been confirmed. Lee Yong-seok, head of the Interior Ministry’s digital government innovation office, disclosed during a news ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:30:09 +0900 Domestic The government said the timing of the return of 59 South Koreans in Cambodian custody who are designated for deportation has not yet been finalized. According to the foreign ministry, the two sides are in close consultation regarding the details of the detainees' return, but technical and administrative ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:42:08 +0900 Domestic The government will lift the “severe” health care disaster alert it issued last year following a mass walkout by trainee doctors that plunged the country’s health services into crisis.  Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Eun-kyeong announced the decision on Friday during a meeting of the Central ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:01:51 +0900 Domestic South Korea will permit organ donation following not only brain death, but also death from cardiac arrest following the withdrawal of life support. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the details of the impending change on Thursday in its first comprehensive four-year plan for the donation and ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:07:13 +0900 Domestic The Supreme Court remanded a lower court's ruling on the high-profile divorce of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong, director of Art Center Nabi. The top judicial authority sent the case back to the Seoul High Court for review at 10 a.m. on Thursday after deliberating the case for more than ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:40:25 +0900 Domestic In response to last month’s fire that crippled online government services, Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung has vowed to overhaul the government’s information system management to prevent another major disruption. The minister made the pledge Thursday while presiding over a meeting at the Central ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:40:50 +0900 Domestic The families of some victims of the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport last December have filed an international lawsuit against U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing. The plaintiffs announced Wednesday that two of the three law firms that received their requests have submitted a complaint against ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:04:31 +0900 Domestic The defense ministry will kick off a comprehensive inspection of firearm and ammunition management across all branches of the armed forces on Monday, following a series of fatal shootings and ammunition losses. Ruling People Power Party lawmaker Yu Young-weon of the National Assembly's defense committee ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:59:58 +0900 Domestic Four South Koreans have been released from detention in Cambodia and flown back to their home country. The National Police Agency announced Wednesday that the group had returned to South Korea on two Korean Air flights the previous day. The four individuals, some of whom were already subject to red ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:38:24 +0900 Domestic Hundreds of international students attending universities in North Gyeongsang Province will be volunteering at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit in Gyeongju to ensure it is a language barrier-free event. According to organizers, a total of 200 students from 15 countries around the world, ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:27:54 +0900 Domestic The team investigating the December 3 martial law declaration will request the pretrial detention of former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae a second time after a court threw out its first attempt. Assistant counselor Park Ji-young said in a news briefing Wednesday that although the court's decision ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:35:39 +0900 Domestic South Korea will tighten its regulations on mortgage loans in an effort to stabilize South Korea's housing market.  The government announced on Wednesday that it will begin imposing lending limits for homes in the capital region and other regulated areas based on price tier. The cap for homes ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:52:59 +0900 Domestic The government has expanded its real estate regulations to cover all of Seoul and 12 areas of Gyeonggi Province. The land ministry, finance ministry and Financial Services Commission announced the move during a ministerial meeting at the government complex in Seoul on Wednesday. According to the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:26:28 +0900 Domestic A total of 309 online government services have been restored, more than two weeks after a fire at a state data center in Daejeon disrupted 709 administrative systems. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the overall restoration rate had reached 43-point-six percent as ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:44:18 +0900 Domestic Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was questioned on Wednesday over his administration's alleged attempts to incite a military clash with North Korea. The special counsel team investigating Yoon's December 3 martial law declaration said in a press briefing the same day that an interrogation had ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:09:02 +0900 Domestic The lawyer representing a Yangpyeong County official who died after questioning by the special counsel investigating former first lady Kim Keon-hee said Tuesday he will file charges against the investigation team for abuse of authority and fabrication of official documents.   Attorney Park Kyung-ho held a ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:36:11 +0900 Domestic The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) announced Tuesday that the enforcement decree of the Special Act on COVID-19 Vaccination Damage Compensation will take effect on October 23. The law mandates that those who suffered adverse health effects from vaccination during the nationwide ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:32:02 +0900 Domestic Approximately 80 South Koreans remain unaccounted for after entering Cambodia in the wake of a surge in employment fraud and detention targeting South Korean nationals. A foreign ministry official said Tuesday that it had received reports of 330 South Korean citizens losing contact with acquaintances or ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:14:30 +0900 Domestic A shaman admitted to delivering designer bags and a necklace to an aide of Kim Keon-hee on behalf of the Unification Church but denied charges that he had intended to bribe the former first lady. Jeon Seong-bae, also known as Geonjin Beopsa, said during a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:13:48 +0900 Domestic A Seoul court will decide as early as Tuesday night whether to order the detention of former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae for allegedly aiding former President Yoon Suk Yeol's December 3 martial law declaration. The Seoul Central District Court had called a hearing the same day after prosecutors ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:41:31 +0900 Domestic A man surnamed Won was sentenced to 12 years in prison for setting a Seoul subway train on fire in May. The Seoul Southern District Court on Tuesday handed down the sentence, as well as three years of probation.  Won, in his 60s, was charged with attempted murder, causing injury by setting fire to an ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:52:18 +0900 Domestic The military postponed around 20 outdoor field drills during August’s Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise with the United States to September, but only five actually took place. Data obtained by the office of Rep. Kang Dae-sik of the People Power Party from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) revealed the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:20:08 +0900 Domestic Free influenza and COVID-19 shots for adults 65 and older will be made available in stages starting Wednesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) announced on Tuesday that vaccinations for influenza and COVID-19 will be offered to older adults and others at high risk from COVID-19 through ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:24:09 +0900 Domestic A total of 284 online government services had been restored as of Monday evening, more than two weeks after a fire at a state data center in Daejeon disrupted 709 administrative systems. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the overall restoration rate reached ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:52:37 +0900 Domestic The National Police Agency said Monday that it is reviewing a plan to investigate the deaths of South Korean nationals in Cambodia, citing persistent difficulty obtaining cooperation from the Southeast Asian nation. Acting Police Commissioner Yoo Jae-sung acknowledged that coordination with Phnom ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:06:12 +0900 Domestic New data revealed that South Korea's use of antibiotics is among the highest in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD). The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) and OECD revealed Monday that residents of South Korea consumed 31-point-eight daily doses per ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:40:31 +0900 Domestic Police will operate regional Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit command centers ahead of the event in Gyeongju later this month beginning Monday. Acting Police Commissioner General Yoo Jae-seong told reporters the same day that it will gradually dispatch additional personnel to APEC security ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:24:48 +0900 Domestic A man in his 30s died after attacking a family living above him with a knife inside an apartment elevator in Uijeongbu, just north of Seoul, on Monday morning. Police said the suspect, who lived alone and was unemployed, boarded the elevator and stabbed a couple in their 40s and their elementary school ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:04:01 +0900 Domestic Anchor: The National Police Agency says it will work directly with Cambodian authorities, as well as Interpol, to respond to a recent surge of job scams that has led to the kidnapping, imprisonment and death of South Korean citizens in the Southeast Asian nation. Rosyn Park reports. Report: The Korean ...

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