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Wed, June 26, 2019 | 12:03

Seoul City Tour Bus offers on-board dining

Seoul City Tour Bus, one of two bus companies providing hop-on, hop-off rides between key city landmarks, is now offering on-board meals. Starting June 15, visitors who sign up for a “Bustaurant” journey are offered a barbecue eel lunch box with sides and drinks on the bus during a 30-minute stop at Sevitseom, LED-covered manmade floating islands on the bank of the Han River.

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-06-26 10:23

Hundreds of bullets found at construction site in Busan

Workers found the ammunition while digging to install a sewage pipe linked to the LCT residential skyscrapers at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. The bullets were about two meters under the surface, police said.

Park Si-soo | 2019-06-25 16:32

Seoul to launch 'food truck street' at Namdaemun Market

A food truck zone will be set up on a street in Namdaemun Market in central Seoul, to better vitalize the area and attract more locals and tourists, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Monday.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-06-24 15:45

Man killed after hang gliders collide in midair

A man was killed and another seriously injured after two hang gliders collided in midair at Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday. According to police, the members of the same hang gliding group plunged to the ground as a result of the collision after taking off from the Mt. Jiri Hyeongjebong peak in the afternoon.

Jung Min-ho | 2019-06-24 13:29

Sleeping contest

Participants of a sleeping contest doze off under trees at Seoul Forest in Seongdong-gu, eastern Seoul, Sunday. Sanitary product manufacturer Yuhan-Kimberly organized the event to spread awareness of the importance of enough sleep, which many citizens lack due to work or study. / Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han

2019-06-23 16:07

Writer explores Seoul's past, present and future in new book

Robert Fouser is best known in Korean media as a hanok preservation activist and a former professor at Seoul National University. But in relation to Seoul, a city he called home for 13 years, he prefers to call himself “a lifelong aficionado and student.”

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-06-21 16:59

We need holidays

Union members of Seoul Metro stage a rally in front of Seoul City Hall, Friday, urging the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the railway operator to hire more personnel. The union said its employer needs 350 more workers and the personnel shortage forces them to work on holidays. / Yonhap

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-06-21 16:40

Reddish tap water found in Seoul

Seoul City is advising 1,314 households not to drink tap water, as water has been reported coming out of taps red in southwestern Seoul. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Thursday, about 300 households of an apartment complex in Mullae-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, reported the water contamination the previous day to the Office of Waterworks, which has banned residents...

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-06-21 16:31

New Jeju Airport still facing challenges

The plan to build a second airport on Jeju Island has finally gotten the nod after years of uncertainty and several ups and downs, but it is still facing challenges ahead of its soft landing by 2025. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the 4.87 trillion won ($4.18 billion) construction plan, putting an end to 29 years of dispute over the...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-06-21 16:30

Everland launches new illumination fantasy show 'Time Odyssey'

The country's largest amusement park Everland will showcase a new illumination fantasy show named “Time Odyssey” starting today at its Four Seasons Garden.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-06-20 15:19

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