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Sun, August 19, 2018 | 16:20

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Powerful typhoon on course to hit Korea this week

Powerful typhoon Soulik is on course to strike the Korean Peninsula this week, the state weather agency said Sunday, warning people on Jeju Island and in southern coastal areas to brace themselves.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-19 14:22

Cocker spaniel fights three wild hogs, saves monk owner

A one-year-old cocker spaniel fought off three wild boars to save his owner, a monk at Busan's Sorimsa Temple, on Aug. 9. According to Yonhap News Agency, a woman, encountered the boars while on her nightly walk near the temple in Geumjeong Mountain.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-14 17:34

Inter-Korean cruise travel under review

The Incheon Port Authority (IPA) said, Monday, it plans to introduce an inter-Korean cruise program in a move to promote the nation's cruise ship tourism. According to the IPA, it formed a taskforce recently to deal with economic cooperation between South and North Korea, and the cruise program is one of the team's three key projects. The two others are to modernize Nampo Por...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-13 15:36

Heat wave kills 4.5 million farm animals

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the record heat has claimed the lives of about 4.53 million chickens, ducks, pigs, cows and other farm animals, a 56.5 percent increase on the same time last year.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-10 18:20

Hopes high for typhoon amid protracted heat wave

Vietnamese gives advice on Korea's multiculturalism policy

Thi-Van Nguyen, 24, a Korean-Vietnamese translator at one of the state-run support centers for multicultural families in Yongsan, Seoul, serves as a daily communication channel between the center and some 140 Vietnamese migrant women. A marriage migrant woman from Vietnam, she believes better quality support is needed for multicultural families in Korea.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-10 16:12

Watch 'La La Land,' 'Beauty and the Beast' free at Seoul's riverside film festival

Any plans for Friday or Saturday night? If nothing is fixed, what about taking an excursion to the floating Sevit island on Seoul's Han River to watch hit films for free?

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-09 14:11

'9 out of 10 foreigners willing to come to Korea again:' survey

Nine out of ten foreign tourists said they would come to Korea again, a city government survey showed Wednesday.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-08 17:19

Mayor seeks 'balanced growth' for Seoul

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon reaffirmed his commitment to “balanced growth” in the country's capital, Wednesday, 17 days into his temporary stay in a rundown neighborhood. “Taking a walk around by myself, I often find unfamiliar scenes that less-developed areas like Samyang-dong are facing now,” Park told reporters at a luncheon near his temporary lodging in Samyang-dong, locate...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-08 17:11

Mayor experiences Seoul's hottest temperatures in rooftop home

Rooftop bars and restaurants may be the perfect places to grab a drink or eat a meal while enjoying a nice view and fresh air. But rooftop homes are not perfect places to sleep, especially in this summer's sweltering weather. Since July 22, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has been living in a tiny two-room rooftop home without air conditioning in a dilapidated neighborhood in the n...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-08 11:36

Young elephant dies at Seoul Grand Park

A beloved 14-year-old elephant at Seoul Grand Park has died of unknown causes. Zoo officials said Monday that the Asian elephant named Gazaba died suddenly at around 7 p.m. on Sunday. It was the only male elephant at the zoo.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-08 09:12

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