377 Afghan Evacuees Arrive in Korea
Some 377 Afghans arrived at Incheon International Airport on a military cargo plane on Thursday afternoon after the Taliban took over their troubled country. The airlift from war-torn Kabul came just hours before a devastating suicide bomb attack on the airport there that killed at least 90 civilians and 13 U.S. soldiers.
N.Korea Scared of Dissent Among Young People
Some Lockdown Rules Could Be Lifted for Chuseok
Colombian President Made Honorary Seoul Citizen
Daegu Picked as Korea's Robotics Hub
Job Creation Stagnates as Big Business Salaries Rise
Dubious Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Be Shut down
NATIONAL/POLITICS
Ex-Justice Minister's Wife Fired by University
Dongyang University on Thursday dismissed former Justice Minister Cho Kuk's wife Chung Kyung-shim from her teaching post in the English faculty after she was convicted of forgery and financial misconduct.
NORTH KOREA
Hezbollah 'Digging Tunnel with N.Korean Technology'
The armed insurgents group Hezbollah in Lebanon has dug a network of tunnels for military purposes with North Korean technology, a report claims. Hezbollah has dug a 45-km network of tunnels that connects its three strongholds.
BUSINESS
Facebook Fined for Stealing Biometric Data
Facebook and Netflix have been slapped with huge fines in Korea. The Personal Information Protection Commission on Wednesday ordered Facebook to stop collecting, storing, and using biometric information of users without consent.