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370 сюжетовAsian Games exemption row: Ahn Cheol-soo urges review, defense ministry regrets remarks
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on 7 October that the military service exemption for Asian Games gold medalists should be reviewed for abolition starting with this tournament, noting the rule is a presidential decree that Pre…
Сотрудница российской противочумной лаборатории умерла; США и ЕС заявляют, что следят за ситуацией
28-летняя сотрудница Иркутского научно-исследовательского противочумного института в Шелехове (Россия) умерла после того, как у нее диагностировали пневмонию неизвестной этиологии, сообщила государственная служба Роспотребнадзор. Около 200 …
Land minister says Gangnam, Yongsan home prices have turned negative
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Hong Ji-seon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 7 that home prices in Seoul's Gangnam three districts and Yongsan have turned negative, and said price growth should ease with the market stabili…
Глава AMD Лиза Су посетит Корею 7 октября на Gamer Day; ожидаются переговоры об ИИ-чипах
Председатель совета директоров и генеральный директор AMD Лиза Су посетит Корею 7 октября, примерно через семь месяцев после её мартовской поездки, чтобы принять участие в мероприятии «AMD Gamer Day» в 14:00 в Dragon City в районе Йонсан-гу…
UAE sets phased caps on salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods, fines up to Dh500,000
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention has begun implementing a resolution that caps sodium, sugar and fat in selected packaged foods, with phased limits running until the end of 2030. The rules apply to locally made and imported produ…
Russia denies plague after worker at Siberian institute dies of unknown pneumonia
A woman who worked at a plague-control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia has died; Japanese outlets differ on whether she died on Oct 1 or Oct 2. Russian authorities say the cause was “pneumonia of unknown cau…
Defense minister: arts, sports military service exemption to be cut and abolished
South Korea's defense minister said on Oct 7 that the goal is to gradually reduce the arts and sports military service exemption and ultimately abolish it, after controversy over remarks by Asian Games football gold medallists about the exe…
Trump signs order allowing tax-free red-dyed diesel on highways
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily allowing off-road red-dyed diesel to be used for highway driving and deferring the federal excise tax on that fuel through the end of 2026 without interest or penalties.…
South Korea re-designates 92 population decline regions, adding Busan Geumjeong, Dongducheon and Tongyeong
South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety re-designated 92 cities, counties and districts as population decline regions on Oct. 7, up from 89 in the first designation five years ago. Busan's Geumjeong-gu, Gyeonggi's Dongducheon and …
Россия закрыла больницу на карантин: после смерти сотрудницы лаборатории почти 200 человек под наблюдением
Сотрудница Иркутского противочумного института Сибири и Дальнего Востока умерла на прошлой неделе от пневмонии неизвестной этиологии, сообщили российские власти, а больница в городе Шелехов была закрыта на карантин. Чиновники и российские С…
Hyundai launches 2027 Sonata The Edge with new Black N Line trim
Hyundai Motor launched the facelifted 2027 Sonata The Edge on Oct. 7, adding a Black N Line design trim based on the top Inspiration grade, with a black Hyundai emblem, black name lettering and 19-inch matte black wheels. The S trim gains a…
Министерство культуры Южной Кореи публикует кадровое уведомление о перестановках на уровне директоров
Министерство культуры, спорта и туризма Южной Кореи опубликовало кадровое уведомление о назначениях 5 октября 2026 года, которое распространили Newsis, Yonhap, Seoul Economic Daily, Asia Economy, Kyunghyang Shinmun и Hankook Ilbo. В резюме …
China medical insurance pooled funds take in 2.07 trillion yuan in Jan-Aug
China's National Healthcare Security Administration released data showing that in January to August 2026 the basic medical insurance (including maternity insurance) pooled funds took in 2.072772 trillion yuan and spent 1.550414 trillion yua…
Korea to draw up guidelines for medical accident investigations after ER search
Police searched the pediatric emergency medical center and pediatrics department at Ajou University Hospital on September 30 as part of an investigation into the July death of an infant. After medical groups and lawmakers from both main par…
Celltrion's Avtozma wins FDA nod for pediatric COVID-19 use in US
Celltrion said the US Food and Drug Administration granted an additional approval for its Avtozma (tocilizumab) intravenous formulation to treat COVID-19 in patients aged 2 and older. The approval widens the drug's COVID-19 indication from …
Korea's top individual tax delinquent Kwon Hyuk to pay 393.8 billion won
The National Tax Service said on Oct 7 that Kwon Hyuk, chairman of Sido Group and the country's largest individual tax delinquent, has submitted a plan to pay 393.8 billion won in back taxes in full, 15 years after the tax was assessed. He …
Скандал вокруг золота Азиатских игр ширится: в Южной Корее партии требуют пересмотра системы освобождения от службы
3 октября Южная Корея победила Японию со счётом 1:0 и в четвёртый раз подряд завоевала золото Азиатских игр по футболу среди мужчин, что освобождает большую часть команды от военной службы. Фотография Пак Сын Су в раздевалке в фуражке уволь…
South Korea study links severe gestational diabetes to higher diabetes risk in children
South Korea's National Institute of Health said children of mothers who had gestational diabetes are more likely to develop diabetes, with the risk rising to 4.3 times for type 2 diabetes among children of mothers who needed insulin during …
S. Korea farm minister says minor farmland survey violations won't be punished
Agriculture minister Song Mi-ryung told a parliamentary audit on Oct 7 that most ordinary, customary violations found in the government's full farmland survey would not be punished, and that the government has no plan or reason to confiscat…
South Korea's Lee orders CPTPP talks restarted from the beginning amid farm concerns
President Lee Jae-myung instructed at a cabinet meeting on Oct 6 that the government should not fix a conclusion on joining the CPTPP and should “restart dialogue from the beginning,” saying the pact's strategic value is cited alongside ver…