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Wed, October 20, 2021 | 06:21

Making dried persimmon

A farmer hangs persimmons to be dried at a farm in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday. Dried persimmons have a chewy texture and sweeter flavor, making them a popular wintertime snack in Korea. Yonhap

2021-10-18 16:56

First frost of season spotted in Seoul as chilly weather continues

The first frost of the season was observed in Seoul on Monday as unseasonably cold weather continued for most parts of the country in the morning, the state weather agency said.

2021-10-18 10:47

Trees covered with frost as unseasonably cold weather continues [PHOTOS]

Early cold wave grips nation

Unseasonably low temperatures hit the country over the weekend, forcing people to put on their winter coats early, with cold weather alerts being issued in almost all regions. On Sunday, Seoul's morning low fell to 1.3 degrees Celsius, which is usually not recorded until the end of November or early December. It was the lowest mid-October temperature in 67 years since 1.2 deg...

2021-10-17 16:18

Seoul logs coldest morning for mid-October in 67 years

Temperatures in Seoul sharply dropped to nearly 1 degree Celsius on Sunday, marking the coldest morning for mid-October in 67 years, the state weather agency said.

2021-10-17 12:35

Farmers struggle with labor shortage as pandemic disrupts migrant work system

Koh Jin-taek is proud of having built a small but stable farming business in Anseong, 77 kilometers south of Seoul, over the past two decades producing primarily lettuce, chicory and other types of leafy vegetables. He currently owns 44 vinyl greenhouses and had supplied nearly 10,000 kilograms of produce monthly to food companies, with annual sales climbing as high as 800 mi...

2021-10-17 09:25

Cold wave alerts issued for most of Korea

Cold wave alerts were issued for most of the country Saturday as an Arctic air mass brought unseasonably chilly weather, according to the state weather agency.

2021-10-16 12:32

How Afghan evacuees are preparing for life in Korea

JINCHEON - For a 13-year-old Afghan girl, learning taekwondo in Korea brings her a feeling of freedom that she was unable to experience back in her home country. “In Afghanistan, women cannot participate in sports freely like men do, so it's satisfying to attend taekwondo classes with boys, without wearing a hijab,” the girl told reporters after a taekwondo class on Wednesday...

2021-10-14 14:35

Seoul city government bans labor group's planned street rallies this month

The Seoul city government has prohibited South Korea's major umbrella labor group from staging street rallies this month in accordance with a law on preventing the spread of infectious diseases, an official said Sunday.

2021-10-10 11:04

Local governments conduct fight against smell of ginkgo nuts

Local governments here are collecting nuts from roadside ginkgo trees before they fall naturally, following continuous complaints every autumn about the pungent stench released when they are crushed on the streets. The Seoul Metropolitan Government, along with 25 district offices in the capital, organized a “ginkgo collection taskforce” and initiated an early harvest from the...

2021-10-08 15:45

Abnormally warm October

People sit under the shade of a parasol to cool down at Songjeong Beach in Busan, Thursday, when the city's daytime high was around 27 degrees Celsius. Abnormally high temperatures have been continuing across the country, with Daegu recording 31.5 degrees, Oct. 4, the highest for that day since the temperature measurements started there in 1907. Yonhap

2021-10-07 16:26

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