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Mon, July 22, 2019 | 00:47

Regional feud revived over southeastern hub airport scheme

The decade-long regional conflict over building a new hub airport in the southeastern part of the country has re-emerged, as the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has decided to review the current plan to expand the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, hinting at a possible change of the scheme and selection of a new site.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-06-26 16:55

Seoul to replace all old water pipes

All old water pipes across the city will be replaced earlier than planned, Seoul City said Wednesday, adding it is allocating an emergency supplementary budget in the wake of a recent report of reddish tap water in the capital. The Seoul Metropolitan Government unveiled a plan to replace 138 kilometers of aging pipes by the end of the year by advancing the schedule by three y...

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-06-26 16:42

Seoul teaches photography to homeless through 'Hope Academy'

A man surnamed Kim studied design in England during his adolescence, but he fell into the world of gambling and lost everything he owned, which forced him to live on the streets. Coming back to Korea, he continued gambling online, and once again he was forced out on to the streets.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-06-26 15:26

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

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