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Tue, March 9, 2021 | 01:39

Enhanced awareness on rights interrupt animal-related businesses

Enhanced awareness on rights interrupt animal-related businesses

Animal-related commercial projects and festivals across the country have faced growing backlash from residents and activists who want to protect animal rights as well as the environment. The Jindo Dog Theme Park on Jin Island, South Jeolla Province, has come under fire with claims of animal abuse.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-03-08 12:56

Fire engulfs old Buddhist temple in southwestern region

Fire engulfs old Buddhist temple in southwestern region

A fire gutted the main hall of Naejang Temple, one of South Korea's oldest Buddhist temples, on Friday in a suspected arson attack, firefighting authorities said. Firefighters received the initial report of the fire at the temple in the southwestern city of Jeongeup at around 6:30 p.m.

2021-03-05 21:00

Spring blossoms on campus

Spring blossoms on campus

Magnolias blossom on the campus of Yeungjin College in Daegu, Thursday, a day before “Gyeongchip,” a day traditionally said to be when frogs and insects awake from hibernation. Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-03-04 17:11

Seoul's population drops under 10 million for 1st time in 32 years

Seoul's population drops under 10 million for 1st time in 32 years

Seoul saw its population drop to under 10 million for the first time in 32 years, according to the city administration, Wednesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the number of residents in the capital stood at 9.91 million as of the end of 2020, down 99,895 from 10.01 million a year earlier, and falling below 10 million for the first time since 1988. Among them, 9.66 ...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-03-03 15:54

Seoul population falls below 10 million for 1st time in over three decades

Seoul population falls below 10 million for 1st time in over three decades

Seoul's population has fallen below 10 million for the first time in over 30 years, the city government said Wednesday. The total number of inhabitants in the capital stood at 9,911,088 at the end of last year, with 9,668,465 citizens and 242,623 foreign nationals, the local government said, citing data from the ministries of interior and justice.

2021-03-03 15:51

Another string of infections of foreign workers detected in Dongducheon

Another string of infections of foreign workers detected in Dongducheon

More than 80 immigrant workers living in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, have been infected with COVID-19, putting the health authorities on alert over a recent string of infections among foreign workers. Municipal officials said a total of 3,966 documented foreigners have been tested in the city, north of Seoul, and 84 of them, along with four Koreans, were found to have con...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-03-02 17:02

One killed, 94 injured in traffic accidents amid heavy snow

One killed, 94 injured in traffic accidents amid heavy snow

One person was killed and 94 others were injured in traffic accidents caused by heavy snowfall in the country's northeast, authorities said Tuesday. As of 6 a.m., 53 accidents were reported on snow-covered roads, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH), after Gangwon Province received 10-20 centimeters of snow inland and up to 77.6 cm...

2021-03-02 10:17

Hundreds of cars trapped on coastal highway due to heavy snow

Hundreds of cars trapped on coastal highway due to heavy snow

Hundreds of cars were trapped on some parts of a highway along the east coast Monday as heavy snowfall caused a traffic gridlock, the road authority said.

2021-03-01 21:02

March starts with heavy snowfall

March starts with heavy snowfall

A snowplow pushes snow to the side of the streets in Inje, Gangwon Province, Monday, after mountainous regions in the province received more than 50 centimeters of snow. With most other parts of the country experiencing rainfall, temperatures across the nation are forecast to drop below zero Tuesday morning. Yonhap

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-03-01 16:59

American journalist's house 'Dilkusha' to be opened to public

American journalist's house 'Dilkusha' to be opened to public

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said, Thursday, that it has restored a house of Albert W. Taylor, a journalist from the United States who first reported on the 1919 March 1 Independence Movement against Japan to the world, and would open it to the public as a historical exhibition hall starting Friday. The opening has come about 80 years after the Japanese authorities expel...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-02-26 09:05

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