Guardrails on Seoul’s Mapo Bridge will be raised from 1.5 to 2.5 meters to make it harder for people to commit suicide by jumping into the Han River. The city government project will cover the ...

A KNOWN suicide spot has undergone a major revamp to deter people from taking their own lives - but the rate of deaths has gone up six times since. More than 100 people attempted suicide at Seoul's ...

A taxi driver was captured on video late at night, offering to take a passenger home instead of to their requested destination, Mapo Bridge. The driver was concerned about a potential extreme ...

Seoul's most popular suicide bridge has been revamped with inspirational messages of hope that light up as people walk by. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

A brave citizen who helped catch a thief stealing a bag from a person attempting to jump off Mapo Bridge in Seoul has come to light. On the 30th of last month, a video titled "Thief Stealing Bag and ...

Preventing suicides on bridges may seem as straightforward as erecting higher fences. But in South Korea—which boasts one of the highest suicide rates in the world—a more creative approach has taken ...

The new initiative - in a country with the highest suicide rate among leading developed nations - incorporates closed-circuit television cameras programmed to recognise motions that suggest somebody ...

South Korea reports almost 43 suicides each day, the highest amongst developing nations and within OECD member states (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), according to a report of ...

From lovers reveling beneath New York’s Queensboro Bridge to a giant octopus devouring the Golden Gate, bridges have long been scenic locations for Hollywood films. With Marvel Studios shooting parts ...

South Korea has the second highest rate of suicides in the developed world (after Greenland). And the Mapo Bridge, in Seoul, is a particularly tragic spot. Every year, dozens of people jump to their ...