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Lee Hae-rin is a City Desk reporter at The Korea Times, covering social issues, tourism and taekwondo. She is passionate about speaking up for the rights of minorities, including women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and animals as well as discovering the latest makgeolli trend in town. Feel free to reach her at lhr@koreatimes.co.kr.
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province — "This is Jeongdongjin Station, the closest station to the sea. Dear passengers, please get off to the platform, take a look at the sea, take pictures and get back on board before the train departs," an announcement says as the train arrives at Jeongdongjin Station.
Seoul's city government announced on Thursday plans to launch its ambitious water transportation system in the first half of this year, following pilot operations.
Lydmila Efimova, the granddaughter of independence fighter and diplomat Yi Wi-jong, died of old age in Russia on Monday, local time, her bereaved family and the Embassy of Russia said on Wednesday. She was 89.
Four workers were killed and six others were injured after bridge structures collapsed during construction in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, at 9:49 a.m., Tuesday.
Victims of so-called "cyber wreckers" — individuals who profit from spreading malicious rumors on YouTube — have faced ongoing challenges in identifying and holding perpetrators accountable.
More elementary, middle and high schools in Korea are set to close this year due to the declining school-age population amid the country's low birthrate. Among them, 43 schools, or 88 percent of the total 49, were located in provinces away from the capital, according to education ministry data submitted to Rep. Jin Sun-mee of the Democratic Party of Korea, Sunday.
Foreign tourists are dressed in padded jackets and cold weather gear in central Seoul's tourist shopping district of Myeong-dong, Sunday, after the morning temperature hit minus 6 degrees Celsius with chilly winds. The cold spell is forecast to continue on Monday with Seoul having morning lows of minus 6 degrees, but will start easing on Tuesday. Newsis
Criticism is rising over the stark disparity in how women and male celebrities are treated for their criminal histories in Korea. This issue has gained further attention following the death of actor Kim Sae-ron, 24, on Sunday.
The Shilla Seoul received five stars from the Forbes Travel Guide on Feb. 13, becoming the country’s first and only hotel to earn the highest accolade for seven consecutive years in the globally recognized rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas.
A recent study by an animal advocacy group showed that fish were subjected to painful suffocation at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, the nation’s premier winter festival held in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province.