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Jeju Air's plane veers off runway in Vietnam; no injuries reported

A Jeju Air Co. plane carrying 183 passengers and six crew members briefly veered off the runway after landing at an airport in Vietnam, with no injuries reported, the company said Thursday. Jeju Air's Flight 7C2217, involving a B737-800 aircraft, departed from Incheon International Airport and landed at Da Nang International Airport at around 12:50 a.m. on Wednesday (local time). While taxiing on the runway, the aircraft briefly veered onto a safety zone to the right of the runway before returning to the tarmac. One of the aircraft's landing gear tires was torn in the incident. Jeju Air replaced the damaged tire after all passengers disembarked from the plane and dispatched a replacement aircraft of the same model from South Korea to operate the return flight, 7C2218, the company said. The return flight was delayed by more than 14 hours and departed Da Nang at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, it said. Korea's transport ministry is currently investigating the cause of the runway deviation.

May 29, 2025By Yonhap
Jeju Air's plane veers off runway in Vietnam; no injuries reported

Old commercial building in central Seoul catches fire

An old commercial building in central Seoul caught fire Wednesday, and firefighters were battling the blaze, authorities said. The fire broke out in the building in Jung District at 3:25 p.m., but efforts to contain it were delayed due to the density of buildings in the neighborhood and narrow alleys, a firefighting official said. No casualties have been reported so far. A man in his 70s who inhaled smoke was transported to a hospital, officials said. Fire authorities closed a nearby road, causing traffic congestion in the area. The fire is believed to have started in a warehouse and spread gradually. Authorities issued a Level 2 emergency response at 4:37 p.m., mobilizing 100 vehicles, five excavators and 446 personnel to extinguish the blaze.

May 28, 2025By Yonhap
Old commercial building in central Seoul catches fire

Wedding service costs in Korea reach $15,262 on average: report

The average cost of wedding services in South Korea was recorded at around 21 million won ($15,262), with prices significantly higher in the capital region, an industry report showed Wednesday. The Korea Consumer Agency report analyzing 5,000 contracts at 370 venues covering rental and meal costs, and 1,814 package deals at 152 firms covering photography, dress and makeup, as of last month showed an average total cost of 21.01 million won. Seoul's affluent Gangnam district had the highest average cost at 34.09 million won, followed by non-Gangnam areas in the capital at 28.15 million won, the surrounding Gyeonggi Province at 18.75 million won and Incheon at 18.34 million won. The median cost of venue contracts stood at 15.55 million won, with Seoul's Gangnam area the most expensive at 31.3 million won and Busan the least expensive at 8.15 million won. Meal costs made up the largest portion of wedding hall costs, with the median price per guest at 58,000 won. April was the most expensive month to rent a wedding venue, with average costs reaching 17.25 million won, followed by March, May an

May 28, 2025By Yonhap
Wedding service costs in Korea reach $15,262 on average: report

Busan bus union agrees to wage hike with management, ends hourslong strike

Unionized bus workers in the southeastern port city of Busan reached a last-minute wage hike agreement with management Wednesday, subsequently ending their strike just hours after it began. The agreement on a 10.48 percent wage hike for 2025 was reached shortly before 1 p.m. between Busan's bus workers' union and their employers through labor mediation, after some workers went on strike early Wednesday morning. Bus services in Busan were partially disrupted, including during the morning rush hour, as drivers staged the first walkout in 13 years in South Korea's second biggest city after their wage negotiations collapsed over differences over the size of the wage increase. The union was set to call off the strike shortly after the agreement. Under the agreement, the two sides also raised the retirement age to 64 from the current 63.

May 28, 2025By Yonhap
Busan bus union agrees to wage hike with management, ends hourslong strike

Teacher assaulted by third grader over marked answer as classroom violence rises

A third-grade student at an elementary school in Gyeonggi Province physically assaulted their teacher after the student’s answer was marked incorrect, according to the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education and the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) on Tuesday. The incident occurred on May 9 during class, when the student, identified as A, kicked their homeroom teacher B in the knee and verbally abused them. The student had a history of struggling to accept mistakes. The teacher was placed on special leave and temporarily replaced by a substitute, but A continued to disrupt class and allegedly threatened the replacement teacher. The school’s response has drawn criticism. The KTU accused the school of failing to protect the assaulted teacher and instead pressuring them to meet with the student’s parents. “This lack of separation and healing, combined with the expectation that teachers deal with complaints, amounts to secondary victimization,” the union said. Although a revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act earlier this year gave schools a legal b

May 28, 2025By Hankookilbo
Teacher assaulted by third grader over marked answer as classroom violence rises

Seoul bus union postpones strike; bus services running normally

Unionized bus workers in Seoul on Wednesday postponed a strike they had threatened during wage negotiations with employers, even after talks broke down, leaving bus services in the capital undisturbed. The postponement was announced after Seoul's bus workers' union voted against a general strike in a meeting held following the collapse of wage negotiations with management the previous day. The decision put on hold a general strike the union had threatened to stage early Wednesday morning if negotiations collapsed, with city officials confirming that bus services were running normally as of 4 a.m. A union official said the union wanted to avoid a "meaningless" strike, having concluded that a walkout would do little to shift the positions of the employers and the city. The union plans to resume negotiations after taking necessary legal and administrative actions. Unionized bus workers in Seoul and the three southeastern cities of Busan, Ulsan and Changwon and their management began wage negotiations Tuesday, with the unions demanding an 8.2 percent hike in base pay. But the management has i

May 28, 2025By Yonhap
Seoul bus union postpones strike; bus services running normally

Seoul expands Korean language support for immigrant students

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) said Tuesday that it will launch a new Korean language support program in June, targeting multicultural and recently arrived immigrant students to meet the rising demand for language instruction. This expansion marks a notable shift in Korea's education policy, acknowledging that language proficiency is essential not just for academic success, but also for broader social and economic integration. With this foundational support, more students will be better equipped overcome barriers and deepening social inequalities in an increasingly diverse society. The initiative extends eligibility to schools in areas with relatively few multicultural students, where access to Korean language resources and support has recently been limited. While districts with a high concentration of multicultural students — such as Yeongdeungpo, Geumcheon and Guro districts — have long offered a range of after-school programs, translation support services and Korean language education, students in less diverse areas have often been excluded from such initiative

May 28, 2025By Jung Da-hyun
Seoul expands Korean language support for immigrant students

Last-minute wage talks under way as bus unions warn of general strike

Unionized bus workers in Seoul and the three southeastern cities of Busan, Ulsan and Changwon and their management began wage negotiations Tuesday, with just a day remaining until a general strike the unionized workers have warned about if talks are unsuccessful. Bus unions in the four cities and their management counterparts entered the last-minute talks between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, according to the Korean Automobile and Transport Workers' Federation. Both sides had reportedly failed to narrow their differences over a wage hike as of 4 p.m., heightening concerns over a potential walkout affecting bus schedules beginning with the first buses Wednesday. Without a last-minute agreement during their final talks, the strike will affect 61 of the capital's 64 intracity bus companies that run about 7,000 buses on 389 routes, causing severe inconvenience to citizens as well as commuters. Last year, the unionized workers in Seoul went on strike for the first time in 12 years since 2012 after wage negotiations broke down. Unionized bus workers have demanded an 8.2 percent hike in their

May 27, 2025By Yonhap
Last-minute wage talks under way as bus unions warn of general strike

Ex-White House official highlights need for intelligence sharing to prevent cyberattacks

A former White House cybersecurity official on Tuesday stressed the need for enhanced intelligence sharing and corporate coordination in Korea in response to a recent hacking incident involving SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile carrier. Anne Neuberger, former U.S. deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, also suggested that Chinese actors may have been involved in the incident, noting a history of past Chinese penetrations targeting telecom companies around the world. "What I will say is that China has had a program of compromising telecoms around the world — in the United States, in countries in Europe and in Australia," the former Biden administration official said at a cybersecurity seminar hosted by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) in Seoul. SK Telecom, with 25 million subscribers out of a population of 50 million, detected the cyberattack on April 18 and discovered signs of a large-scale leak of customers' USIM data. The incident is considered the worst hacking case in the nation's telecommunications history. Neuberger said such intrusi

May 27, 2025By Yonhap
Ex-White House official highlights need for intelligence sharing to prevent cyberattacks

Far-right pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon under fire for punishing church members

Controversial pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon of Sarang Jeil Church is facing backlash after video footage surfaced showing him ordering physical punishment for church members who failed to meet attendance quotas for a weekend far-right rally. Jeon also sparked outrage with vulgar remarks aimed at his congregation. On Thursday, during a gathering at Sarang Jeil Church, Jeon summoned regional church leaders to the front of the sanctuary, demanding they report how many people they had mobilized for a political rally. A video posted to his YouTube channel Jeon Kwang-hoon TV shows him shouting, “If you brought 100 percent of your assigned number, go sit down. The rest, line up — heads down, go!” At his command, about a dozen church members assumed a prone position with hands behind their backs — a posture associated with harsh military-style punishment known in Korea as “Wonsan bombing.” Berating them, Jeon yelled, “How long are you going to stay down like that? All night if you have to! Why? Because you’re the reason this country is falling apart.” The punishment only ended after pa

May 27, 2025By Hankookilbo
Far-right pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon under fire for punishing church members
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