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67 сюжетовSouth Korea says 157 ticket scalpers arrested under stricter anti-scalping law
Culture Minister Choi Hwi-young told a cabinet meeting that 157 ticket scalpers had been arrested since revised anti-scalping laws took effect on Aug. 28, Yonhap and Asia Economy reported. He said the public had filed 68,158 reports and tha…
Bucheon offers half-price admission at six attractions to local university students
Bucheon, in Gyeonggi Province, began offering a 50% discount on admission to six city attractions on Oct 6 for students at four local universities. Students must show a student ID or enrollment certificate; the night attraction Bucheon Lumi…
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 …
WHO keeps low-risk view on Russian plague lab death; Russia denies accident
The World Health Organization said the public health risk to the general public appears low after a researcher at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died following what reports described as a broken test tube of plague p…
Seoul appoints Yonsei professor Kim Hyun-chul as city health director
Seoul said on Oct 6 that it appointed Kim Hyun-chul, a professor at Yonsei University College of Medicine, as its Seoul Health Director, a non-full-time civilian advisory post with a two-year term. Kim is a physician and economist with a do…
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…
Психиатрическая больница в Инчхоне передана в следственные органы из-за смерти четырёх пациентов; полиция проводит обыск
Национальная комиссия по правам человека Южной Кореи 6 октября сообщила, что направила директора больницы Вон — психиатрической клиники в районе Михухоль города Инчхон — в Агентство по расследованию тяжких преступлений по обвинениям, включа…
Citizen Medical Lecture wins newspaper association's regional contribution grand prize
The Japan Newspaper Association selected the “Citizen Medical Lecture” run by Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Area Group Kitafukuoka for its 2026 Regional Contribution Grand Prize. Eleven newspaper sales outlets have held the lectures with doctors as …
Полиция расследует случай остановки сердца у 27-месячной девочки под наркозом в Ульсане
27-месячная девочка пережила остановку сердца во время общего наркоза в офтальмологической больнице в районе Чунгу города Ульсан 2 октября и по состоянию на 6 октября не пришла в сознание, сообщают Yonhap и другие издания. Полиция зарегистр…
Телеведущая Пак Чи Юн заявила, что гормональная терапия при аденомиозе вызвала у неё набор веса
Телеведущая и бывшая диктор Пак Чи Юн 4 октября в видео в социальных сетях сообщила, что страдала аденомиозом и что начатая ею этой весной гормональная терапия вызвала у неё набор веса. По данным Dong-A Ilbo, она сказала, что прекратила леч…
Kremlin: investigation under way after Irkutsk plague lab leak killed researcher
A female researcher at a plague control research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, broke a test tube containing plague pathogen on Sept. 25, was hospitalised with severe pneumonia symptoms on Sept. 29 and died overnight on Oct. 1–2. Kremlin sp…
Южнокорейский регулятор по лекарствам выявил 949 нелегальных онлайн-объявлений о препаратах для снижения веса на основе GLP-1
Министерство продовольственной и лекарственной безопасности Южной Кореи сообщило, что при проверке нелегальной онлайн-продажи, посредничества и рекламы препаратов для лечения ожирения на основе GLP-1 были выявлены 949 публикаций, нарушающих…
Japan farm ministry orders Fukui seafood firm over mislabeled Echizen crab gifts
Japan's agriculture ministry issued a measures order on Oct 6 against Fukumaru Foods, a seafood processor in Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture, for labeling products as Echizen crab while using mizugani, a crab not counted as Echizen crab. The…
Baskin Robbins to raise prices of 46 products by average 5.9% from Oct. 12
Baskin Robbins said on Oct. 6 it will raise prices of 46 products — 16 ice creams and 30 beverages and others — by an average 5.9% starting Oct. 12. A “Single Regular” ice cream goes from 3,900 to 4,300 won and a “Quart” from 18,500 to 19,9…
Single Seoul apartment unit draws 68,663 applicants on near-1-billion-won gap
One 84㎡ unit at the 강변역 센트럴 아이파크 complex in Guui-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul drew 68,663 applications when it was offered on Oct 6, Newsis and Seoul Economic Daily reported, both citing the Korea Real Estate Board's Cheongyak Home portal. The …
Korea Consumer Agency finds carbon running shoes differ by model in tests
South Korea's Korea Consumer Agency published test results on October 6 for carbon running shoes from seven brands, finding differences in shock absorption, knee fatigue and durability. Nike and Puma models rated relatively well on shock ab…
Four deaths at Incheon psychiatric hospital; health center issued corrective order only
Four patients died at a psychiatric hospital in Korea, and the public health center with jurisdiction over it responded with a corrective order only, according to Korean media reports published on 6 October. Kukmin Ilbo reported the institu…
Russian woman at plague research institute dies; cause disputed
A woman in her 20s who worked at a plague control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died on October 2. Russian health authorities said on October 4 the cause was “pneumonia of unknown origin,” while speculation of plague infecti…
Заполняемость коек в национальных университетских больницах застряла на 56,4%, число операций по-прежнему ниже уровня 2023 года
Средняя заполняемость коек в девяти национальных университетских больницах Южной Кореи составила 56,4% как в 2024 году, так и в прошлом году, снизившись с 73,6% в 2023 году, согласно данным, которые депутат Со Ми Хва получила в Министерстве…
South Korea tightens avian influenza measures as winter migratory birds arrive
A survey of 10 major migratory bird sites in South Korea from 25 to 27 September counted 57,036 waterbirds, confirming winter migrants have begun arriving, Yonhap reported. Duck-family birds, which are highly susceptible to highly pathogeni…