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Fri, October 19, 2018 | 09:12

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Typhoon Soulik blasts Jeju Island [PHOTOS]

One person is missing after Typhoon Soulik struck Jeju Island's second-largest city Seogwipo on Thursday, leaving a wide trail of destruction.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-23 14:30

Seoul erecting mileposts showing distance to sister cities

The Seoul Metropolitan City is installing mileposts that show the distances to 15 global cities from Seoul, the city government said, Thursday. It has set up 13 so far and plans to set up seven more by the end of this month in major areas around the capital.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-23 14:12

[LIVE] Location of typhoon Soulik

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Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-23 10:28

Typhoon Soulik weakens after storming southern areas

Stranded passengers

A signboard at Jeju International Airport shows international flights departing Jeju Island are canceled as Typhoon Soulik heads toward the country's southernmost island, Wednesday. Around 300 domestic and international flights were canceled and such cancellations are expected to continue through early Friday. Yonhap

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-22 18:32

Typhoon approaching

Strong waves hit the shores off Seogwipo City on Jeju Island's south coast, Wednesday, as Typhoon Soulik neared the island. Soulik is expected to reach Jeju early Thursday and sweep through the Korean Peninsula the following day. Strong winds and more than 100 millimeters of rain are forecast across the country. / Yonhap

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-22 18:32

Up to 400mm downpour to drench Korea from Thursday as powerful typhoon approaches

Korea is on high alert as powerful Typhoon Soulik is set to batter the country with downpours and thunderstorms over the next few days.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-22 13:19

Cheong Wa Dae launches disaster management system

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday that it put its crisis management center in operation as a strong typhoon was expected to soon make landfall in South Korea.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-22 11:56

Up to 400mm downpour to drench Korea from Thursday as powerful typhoon approaches

Seoul aims to attract more Southeast Asian tourists

Seoul plans to target Southeast Asian visitors to boost tourism to make up for the continuing slack in the number of Chinese tourists, according to a city government-affiliated tourism body, Tuesday. The number of Chinese tourists, which used to take up more than 50 percent of total inbound tourists, dropped by almost half in early 2017 after tensions erupted between the two ...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-21 15:56

Korea braces for powerful typhoon

The strong typhoon is expected to hit the Korean Peninsula from Wednesday through Friday, which will be the first typhoon to pass the center of the nation in some six years, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said. "Past typhoons that had similar routes and greater strength caused much damage to rural areas by flooding crops and destroying agricultural facili...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-21 12:13

Reservoirs running dry amid protracted heatwave

The average storage rate of 3,397 reservoirs across the nation stood at 49.3 percent as of Monday, the lowest level this year, the Korea Rural Community Corp. (KRC) said.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-21 10:11

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