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Mon, October 22, 2018 | 16:52

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'Korean LCCs driving growth in Northeast Asian market'

Korea's low-cost carriers (LCCs) will become the main factor in growth in the nation's airline industry. They have become the largest LCC growth in Northeast Asia, and in the last three years, more than 70 percent of the new routes in the region have been established by Korean LCCs, according to Boeing.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-22 16:09

BTS to promote Seoul tourism

K-pop superstar group BTS is beckoning more global travelers to Seoul with promotional videos of the nation's capital.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-21 16:56

15,000 cats killed on Seoul roads in three years

Over the past three years, more than 20,000 animals, including 15,000 cats, have been killed on Seoul's roads. Between January 2016 and June 2018, 20,283 animals were killed on Seoul's roads, according to Seoul Metropolitan Government data revealed Sunday.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-21 15:25

Eight injured in big fire at Daejeon construction site [PHOTOS]

Eight people have been injured in a fire that engulfed a construction site in Daejeon on Friday afternoon. Hundreds of firefighters were battling to extinguish the blaze. No further details were immediately available. According to fire authorities, the building, in Seogu, a Daejeon district, went up in flames at 3:32 p.m. Multiple explosions were heard, which prompted people ...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-19 16:45

The man behind Seoul's biggest expat-led music festival

The Hae Bang Chon (HBC) Festival is back this Saturday, and so founder and organizer Lance Reegan-Diehl is busy preparing the venues. “The festival has definitely evolved a lot since 2006, when there were a lot of upset neighbors and police complaints - it's more official now,” Reegan-Diehl told The Korea Times in an interview at his studio in Haebangchon.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-19 16:29

Wild boars appear in residential areas in Oct., Nov. most

Rescue organizations have issued a warning about wild boars in cities, as October and November are when the animals venture into residential areas the most in search of food. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Friday, it received the largest number of reports on boars during the two fall months from 2011 to 2017.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-19 13:38

50,000 Seoul taxi drivers protest against Kakao T Carpool app

Tens of thousands of taxi drivers took part in the strike Thursday, protesting Kakao Mobility's soon-to-be-launched ride-sharing app Kakao T Carpool which connects drivers and passengers during the rush hour commute.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-18 17:19

Taxi drivers' strike disrupts morning commutes [PHOTOS]

Only remaining polar bear in Korea dies ahead of relocation to Britain

The only remaining polar bear in South Korea, which had lived in a zoo south of Seoul for more than two decades, has died ahead of his relocation to a wildlife park in Britain later this year, zoo officials said Thursday.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-18 17:15

Rights groups decry screening process of Yemeni refugees

Rights groups are up in arms over the Ministry of Justice's denial of refugee status to hundreds of Yemeni asylum seekers on Jeju Island, denouncing the government screening process as rushed and biased. “We feel that the purpose of this screening process was not to sort and accept refugees, but to simply toe the line with mounting negative public sentiment toward Yemeni asyl...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-18 16:05

70,000 Seoul taxi drivers to go on strike against ridesharing app

Tens of thousands of taxi drivers nationwide are scheduled to hold a strike Thursday in protest of Kakao Mobility's expected launch of a ride sharing application. The Seoul Private Taxi Association and the Seoul Taxi Association jointly announced they would stage a strike Thursday to protest the launch of the app, which they claim will drastically damage their livelihoods. Ka...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-10-17 16:47

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