Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Ex-PM Lee Hae-chan in critical condition in Vietnam, receives heart procedure after collapse

Former Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, currently visiting Vietnam, was rushed to a local hospital on Friday due to a heart attack and remains in critical condition.

2026-01-24

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee hospitalized due to severe depression

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was hospitalized at Asan Medical Center in Seoul due to severe depression, according to sources in the legal and medical communities on Tuesday.

2025-06-17

14 people die from drinking toxic liquor in India

At least 14 people died and six were hospitalized in critical condition after consuming toxic liquor overnight in northern India, police said Tuesday.

2025-05-13

Covid-19 hospitalizations jump sixfold over past month

Korea saw a nearly sixfold increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations over the past month, health authorities said Friday.

2024-08-09

What impact on the election?

After ongoing trials over Lee Jae-myung are suspended due to his hospitalization from a terror, two major parties weigh the impact from conspiracy theories and fake news online on the results of the April 10 parliamentary elections.

2024-01-04