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Man gets 8 months for failing to disclose HIV status during encounter

A Gwangju court on Thursday sentenced a man to prison for having unprotected sex without disclosing his HIV status, a case the judge said left the victim in "severe fear and shock."

2025.12.18

Man gets seven years for statutory rape, concealing HIV status from victims

A man in his 50s has been sentenced to a heavy prison term for repeatedly committing sex crimes against minors aged 14 to 16 while concealing his HIV-positive status.

2025.8.22

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A urine and drug test for HIV is seen on May 15 in this file photo. [EPA/YONHAP]

Woman diagnosed with HIV in rural Korea, claims no sexual contact since husband's death

An 80-something woman living alone in rural Korea has shocked the medical community after being diagnosed with HIV — an exceptionally rare finding for someone her age and with no known risk factors.

2025.8.8

A patient shows a Vulante tablet, a medication and specifically a combination of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and lamivudine, used for the treatment of HIV infection in adults aged 18 years and older at his home in Msogwaba township near Mbombela on March 12. [AFP/YONHAP]

UN warns millions will die by 2029 if U.S. funding for HIV programs isn't replaced

Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world’s most vulnerable.

2025.7.11

Officers from the Aceh Province National Narcotics Agency hold a urine and drug test for massage parlor workers as part of a campaign against drugs and the spread of HIV in the city community in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on May 15. [EPA/YONHAP]

New HIV cases in Korea down 3% in 2024, says KDCA report

The number of newly reported human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Korea declined by 3 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to new data released Tuesday by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

2025.7.1

A court sign on the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul [YONHAP]

Man gets 18 months for failing to disclose HIV status to sexual partner, purchasing and using methamphetamine

A local court sentenced a 43-year-old man to 18 months in prison for failing to disclose his HIV-positive status before engaging in sexual activities as well as repeatedly purchasing and using methamphetamine.

2025.5.28

Yuhan CEO Cho Wook-je speaks during a press conference held in western Seoul in August. [YONHAP]

Yuhan inks $80.9M deal with Gilead Sciences for HIV drug ingredients

Yuhan sealed a $80.9 million deal with California-based Gilead Sciences to supply pharmaceutical ingredients for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Korean drugmaker announced in an electronic disclosure on Friday.

2024.9.20

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hiv

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Man gets seven years for statutory rape, concealing HIV status from victims

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Man gets 18 months for failing to disclose HIV status to sexual partner, purchasing and using methamphetamine

Yuhan inks $80.9M deal with Gilead Sciences for HIV drug ingredients