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World Sleep Day on March 13, designated by the World Sleep Society to raise awareness of sleep health, coincides with the release of a nationwide survey from Eisai Korea. The study canvassed 500 adults aged 19 to 69 across Korea to gauge sleep patterns and attitudes toward treatment. The results

Hyundai Motor Co. has halted sales of certain configurations of its The All New Palisade after identifying a safety issue with the model’s electric seats. The concern centers on the seat’s occupancy and obstacle detection system, which in some conditions may fail to detect contact, prompting a voluntary

U.S. stock markets fell on Friday as oil prices continued to rise on tensions in the Middle East and a fresh round of weaker-than-expected economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 119.38 points at 46,558.47. The S&P 500 slid 40.43 to

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung congratulated para-biathlete Kim Yun-ji after she won a silver medal in the women’s biathlon at the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, bringing her total Paralympic medals to four. In a post on social media on Friday, the president called Kim’s performance “an unbelievable achievement”

A nationwide weekend forecast in South Korea calls for cool, unsettled conditions with a pronounced daily temperature swing. On Saturday, skies are expected to be mostly cloudy, with chilly mornings and temperatures climbing into the low to mid-teens by afternoon. Inland areas are likely to see morning temperatures fall below

A senior figure in South Korea’s ruling conservative party announced his resignation in the lead-up to the June 3 local elections and has since gone into hiding outside Yeouido, the political and financial district in Seoul. Lee Jeong-hyeon, who chairs the People Power Party’s (PPP) nomination management committee,

A civil servant in Daegu, South Korea, died while working the night shift and was found this morning on the fourth floor of the Suseong District Office’s annex building. The man, in his 30s, was reported to have called 119, Korea’s emergency medical number, about seven hours earlier,

The Democratic Party of Korea’s central leadership has finalized its candidate slate for Jeollabuk-do’s local elections, confirming the field for the province’s mayoral and county-chief races after a long review. A total of 53 candidates are competing for 14 nomination tickets, a pool well known in Korea

Glaucoma, long identified as one of the leading causes of blindness alongside age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, is increasingly detected at younger ages in Korea, underscoring a shift in the disease’s reach beyond older adults. Doctors warn that glaucoma often produces no noticeable symptoms in its early stages.

South Korea’s government has announced next year’s plan to expand the nation’s medical school intake by 490 seats, bringing the total to 3,548. The extra places will be allocated to regional medical programs at 32 universities outside Seoul. The increases by university vary. The largest boosts