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TB more threatening than MERS: doctor

Tuberculosis is a more threatening infectious disease in South Korea than the MERS virus, a local doctor said Tuesday.   Heo Dae-seog, professor of the …

Camel meat, milk not distributed in Korea

Camel food products are not imported into or distributed in South Korea, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday, amid criticism over the government’s …

First teen MERS patient confirmed
First teen MERS patient confirmed

Seoul confirmed five more MERS-affected hospitals, one death and 23 more cases Monday, bringing the nation’s total number of cases to 87 and the death toll …

[Foreigners Who Loved Korea] Hulbert’s legacies live on
[Foreigners Who Loved Korea] Hulbert’s legacies live on

On May 21, 1886, in the port city of San Francisco, 23-year-old Homer Bezaleel Hulbert and the husband and wife pair Delzell A. Bunker and George W. Gilmore …

Expats remain calm amid MERS fears
Expats remain calm amid MERS fears

Amid deepening concerns over the spread of the Middle East respiratory syndrome, foreign residents here have remained relatively calm, noting MERS fears have …

Expect most out of nature in Uljin
Expect most out of nature in Uljin

ULJIN COUNTY, North Gyeongsang Province ― Roughly a four-hour drive from the bustling city center of Seoul lies the peaceful, coastal county of Uljin, North …

Korea names MERS-affected hospital, tracks all visitors
Korea names MERS-affected hospital, tracks all visitors

The Korean government on Friday named the hospital in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, where 71 percent of all confirmed Middle East respiratory syndrome cases …

[Weekender] Soft or crusty ― bread that Koreans fall for
[Weekender] Soft or crusty ― bread that Koreans fall for

A hot, steamy bowl of rice was long considered an irreplaceable staple in Korean breakfast. “You manage a day with the power of rice,” Korean moms would …

[Weekender] Korea’s oldest bakery boasts red bean buns
[Weekender] Korea’s oldest bakery boasts red bean buns

At around 12:40 p.m., people started lining up in front of Lee Sung Dang Bakery’s modest-size branch inside a department store in Jamsil, southern Seoul. The …

Travel Bits
Travel Bits

Caribbean Bay to unveil ‘Mega Storm’  Caribbean Bay, the world’s largest indoor/outdoor water park, is getting set to introduce the world’s largest …

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