Heavy rains have killed at least 22 people and left 14 others missing while causing thousands to evacuate their homes across the country, authorities said Saturday. Officials were also trying to confirm how many people were affected after 19 vehicles were reported submerged and isolated in a flooded underground roadway in the central town of Osong. Most fatalities were reported from the southeastern province of North.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday appointed former Culture Minister and actor Yu In-chon as presidential adviser for cultural affairs and sports, a new position his office said was created to bolster the nation's cultural content and industry. The 72-year-old actor is returning to a public role 11 years after he led the state-run Seoul Arts Center in 2012. Between 2008 and 2011, he served as culture minister u.
Five Nepalese migrant workers in Korea died alone in June, including one who killed himself, according to a local advocacy group. All the deaths were related to mental distress and physical overload from their workplaces, the group said.
Lotte Energy Materials Corp. aims to boost its global market share in high-end copper foil manufacturing to 30 percent over the next five years, with a push to expand its presence in Europe and North America, its CEO said Tuesday. The new copper foil unit under South Korea's Lotte Group unveiled its growth ambitions as it seeks to become a main global player in the burgeoning electric vehicle components market. .