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Sat, March 6, 2021 | 17:14

Typhoon Jangmi passes over Korea

Typhoon Jangmi passes over Korea

Hundreds of fishing boats take shelter at a pier in Busan Port, Monday, as Typhoon Jangmi passes over the southern parts of the Korean Peninsula to the East Sea. Yonhap

2020-08-10 17:23

Questions remain over who is responsible for Uiam Lake victims

Questions remain over who is responsible for Uiam Lake victims

The capsizing of three boats near Uiam Dam in Chuncheon, which left three dead and three missing as of Sunday, is raising questions about who ordered the victims to work on Uiam Lake despite swollen water levels following heavy precipitation since last week.

2020-08-09 17:30

As Typhoon Jangmi dissipates, more downpours expected overnight [PHOTOS]

Typhoon Jangmi to hit Korea with more heavy rain

Typhoon Jangmi to hit Korea with more heavy rain

Korea, which has already suffered continued torrential downpours since Aug. 1 resulting in the deaths of dozens of people, will receive more rain at least until Tuesday, as another typhoon is approaching the country, the state-run weather agency said Sunday. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) warned of additional loss of life and property damage, noting that the ce...

2020-08-09 17:28

Gov't's abandoned housing plan highlights risks to greenbelt

Gov't's abandoned housing plan highlights risks to greenbelt

When she was young, Jo Eun-bit loved to lose herself in the forests and mountains around her home on the outskirts of Seoul. She would seek comfort in the company of trees, which she would talk to as though they were neighbors or close friends.

2020-08-08 10:00

Memorial Award of Nepali migrant worker to be established

Memorial Award of Nepali migrant worker to be established

The Foreign Workers' Welfare Center in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, is launching a memorial award commemorating Minod Moktan, a late migrant worker and activist from Nepal.

2020-08-07 17:52

Spatial design over eye-catching architecture: Seung H-Sang's vision for Yongsan Park

Spatial design over eye-catching architecture: Seung H-Sang's vision for Yongsan Park

Architect Seung H-Sang realized he had been waiting for that moment all along, when a call came in from a Dutch landscape architecture firm asking if he wanted to work together in an international competition to come up with a master plan for Yongsan Park.

2020-08-07 15:53

Casualties, damage snowballing amid downpours

Casualties, damage snowballing amid downpours

Heavy rain pounding the country's metropolitan and central regions since Saturday has been causing growing casualties and heavy property damage, with the number of people killed approaching 20, according to disaster relief officials Thursday.

2020-08-06 17:10

Opening floodgates

Opening floodgates

Water is released from Soyang River Dam in Gangwon Province for the first time in three years, Wednesday, following the decision by the Korea Water Resources Corp. to open the dam's floodgates as continued heavy rains since Saturday have pushed water levels past the limit. / Yonhap

2020-08-05 18:22

Gov't to declare heavy rain-hit regions special disaster zones

Gov't to declare heavy rain-hit regions special disaster zones

The government is moving to designate special disaster zones in the nation's interior, paving the way for state support for the central regions that have seen losses of life and property damage due to deadly downpours. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun ordered the relevant ministries to review the necessity of the declaration of special disaster zones, during a Cabinet meeting in...

2020-08-04 17:10

More heavy rain set to hit Korea's interior

More heavy rain set to hit Korea's interior

The country's interior regions including Seoul are expected to suffer heavier rains until later this week as the country comes under the influence of Typhoon Hagupit, the state-run weather agency said Monday, warning of additional losses of life and property damage.

2020-08-03 17:09

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