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Rescuers race to find motorcyclist in sinkhole in Seoul

Rescue workers have stepped up efforts to find a motorcyclist who fell into a large sinkhole that suddenly appeared in Seoul and left another person injured, officials said. The 20-meter-wide and 20-meter-deep sinkhole abruptly appeared Monday at an intersection near an elementary school in Gangdong Ward, eastern Seoul, at 6:29 p.m., swallowing the motorcycle driver and injuring another vehicle driver, who passed over the section just before its collapse. During overnight search operations, authorities discovered a mobile phone, presumed to belong to the motorcyclist, in the sinkhole at 1:37 a.m. before finding the motorcycle about two hours later, approximately 30 meters away from where the sinkhole formed. They have yet to find the missing person, with authorities resuming search operations with heavy equipment at 7:00 a.m. Due to the safety concerns from the sinkhole, four schools in the area — Seoul Daemyeong Elementary School, Hanyoung Middle and High Schools, and Hanyoung Foreign Language High School — were closed Tuesday. Hanyoung Middle and High Schools notified students and p

Mar 25, 2025By yonhap
Rescuers race to find motorcyclist in sinkhole in Seoul

Columbia University student from Korea faces deportation: NYT

A Columbia University student from Korea is facing deportation as she has participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, the New York Times reported Monday. U.S. immigration officials have tried to arrest and deport the 21-year-old student, surnamed Chung, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration argues her presence in the United States hinders the administration's foreign policy agenda of halting the spread of antisemitism, according to the newspaper. Chung sued Trump and other high-ranking officials Monday, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials visited several residences on March 13 and searched Chung's university housing. Chung has joined pro-Palestinian demonstrations since last year, but her lawyer said she did not speak to reporters, negotiate on behalf of student demonstrators or take any leadership position, according to the paper. (Yonhap)

Mar 25, 2025By yonhap
Columbia University student from Korea faces deportation: NYT

About 20-meter-wide sinkhole swallows motorcyclist in Seoul

A motorcyclist fell into a 20-meter-wide sinkhole that appeared in the middle of a road in Seoul on Monday, authorities said, with rescue efforts under way. The sinkhole opened near an elementary school in southeastern Seoul's Gangdong District at 6:29 p.m., according to authorities. Officials are currently conducting operations to rescue the motorcyclist. A car driver who was passing down the road just before the collapse was also injured and sent to a hospital. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon called for safety measures to prevent further casualties, noting that the sinkhole, affecting four of the six lanes on the road, is getting bigger. (Yonhap)

Mar 24, 2025By yonhap
About 20-meter-wide sinkhole swallows motorcyclist in Seoul

Court denies request from farmers' group to enter Seoul with tractors for rally

A Seoul court on Monday denied a request from a farmers' group to use tractors during a planned rally calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal from office in the capital later this week, judicial sources said. The Korean Peasants League had earlier filed an injunction against a police notice that restricted the group from staging the rally with tractors and trucks in Seoul on Tuesday. The group had planned the demonstration to demand Yoon's ouster as the Constitutional Court delays its ruling on his impeachment. The Seoul Administrative Court partially accepted the injunction, allowing 20 trucks to enter the capital but banning tractors. In December, the farmers' group staged a similar rally using tractors, which led to a drawn out standoff with the police. (Yonhap)

Mar 24, 2025By yonhap
Court denies request from farmers' group to enter Seoul with tractors for rally

Acting President Han vows to address urgent issues after reinstatement

Acting President Han Duck-soo said Monday he would spare no efforts to address urgent issues after he was reinstated, appreciating the Constitutional Court's ruling that dismissed his impeachment. Han made the remark as he returned to office 87 days after the National Assembly voted to impeach him over his alleged role in suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 declaration of martial law, among other reasons. "As the acting president, I will devote my full efforts to ensuring stable governance in accordance with the Constitution and the law," Han said during a national address. "I will pour all my wisdom and capabilities into securing our national interests in the ongoing trade war that has already become a reality," he said, citing the changing economic and geopolitical landscapes following U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration. He also called for national unity as the nation is polarized over Yoon's impeachment, with a verdict for the high-stake case expected soon. "The majority of the people I have served for nearly 50 years did not want the country to lean to the left or to th

Mar 24, 2025By yonhap
Acting President Han vows to address urgent issues after reinstatement

Helicopters intensively deployed to fight wildfires in Sancheong, Hadong

Authorities will intensively deploy helicopters to battle the deadly wildfires that have engulfed the southeastern county of Sancheong for the fourth consecutive day Monday, as the blaze is spreading to the adjacent Hadong County, officials said. As many as 36 helicopters were deployed to the two counties in South Gyeongsang Province, about 250 kilometers southeast of Seoul, beginning Monday morning, to contain the wildfires, according to the provincial government. On the ground, 2,341 firefighters and soldiers were deployed to prevent the forest fires from spreading to houses and facilities, the government noted. The defense ministry said that some 1,350 troops from the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force, as well as 35 choppers, have been mobilized to help contain the wildfire and provide medical aid. The ministry has ordered on-site commanders to prioritize the safety of deployed troops and for military units to take extra caution when conducting firing drills to prevent fires, ministry spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyou told a regular press briefing. The Sancheong wildfire, which began last Frida

Mar 24, 2025By yonhap
Helicopters intensively deployed to fight wildfires in Sancheong, Hadong

Korea's southern regions set record-high March temperatures amid unusually warm winds

Korea's southeastern regions set record high temperatures for March on Sunday due to unusually warm and dry high-pressure winds, the weather agency said. Gumi, a city in North Gyeongsang Province, 200 kilometers southeast of Seoul, soared to 28.5 degrees Celsius, the highest March temperature recorded since authorities began to observe data in January 1973, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. The previous record was 27.3 degrees Celsius on March 29, 1998. Other southern regions also registered record-breaking temperatures, including Daegu at 27.9 degrees Celsius, Andong at 25.7 degrees Celsius and Gyeongju — the host city for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit — at 27.8 degrees Celsius. The central region of Daejeon, and Incheon, west of Seoul, also set new records of 26.4 degrees Celsius and 25.5 degrees Celsius, respectively, the KMA said. Seoul recorded 24 degrees Celsius and was among a few other cities that recorded their second-highest March temperatures on record. The unusually high temperatures are primarily due to the hot and dry westerly wi

Mar 23, 2025By yonhap
Korea's southern regions set record-high March temperatures amid unusually warm winds

Gov't to provide special grants to 3 wildfire-hit regions: acting president

The government decided to provide Sancheong and two other regions affected by wildfires with special grants of financial support to help with recovery efforts, acting President Choi Sang-mok said during a disaster control meeting. "We will urgently provide a special disaster and safety grant of 2.6 billion won ($177.4 million) to the three wildfire-affected regions," Choi said. The government will also provide 50 million won in disaster relief funds to support evacuees and victims in the southeastern county of Sancheong. Presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk convened a meeting with senior secretaries and discussed measures to bring the situation under control as soon as possible, the presidential office said. (Yonhap)

Mar 23, 2025By yonhap
Gov't to provide special grants to 3 wildfire-hit regions: acting president

2 exam leaks confirmed at Bundang high school; police refer teacher and instructor for prosecution

A temporary teacher at a Bundang high school in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, leaked math exam questions to a private academy not once, but twice, police said, confirming long-suspected allegations of academic misconduct. The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said Sunday that it referred the temporary high school teacher, identified as A, and a private academy instructor, B, to the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office in Seongnam on charges of obstruction of business. According to police, A is accused of leaking second-semester midterm math exam questions for second-year students ahead of the test, which was held on Oct. 4 last year. B, who received the questions, allegedly used them as practice problems for students enrolled at the academy. The case came to light after students noticed that several questions on the official exam closely resembled those from recent practice sheets distributed by a nearby academy. The school launched an internal review, obtained the materials in question and found that more than 10 questio

Mar 23, 2025By KTimes
2 exam leaks confirmed at Bundang high school; police refer teacher and instructor for prosecution

Korean men more willing to become parents, while women's views hold steady, survey shows

Korean men have grown to be slightly more willing to become parents while women have not, a report showed Sunday. According to the 2024 Seoul Family Report published by the Seoul Family Center, Seoul citizens in their 20s to 40s who do not have children rated their willingness to become parents at an average of 3.4 points on a scale of one to five. The annual report, which surveyed 884 people from July 8 to 14 last year, showed that the figure rose from the previous year’s 3.2 points. Notably, men scored 3.7 points, showing an upward trend from 3.3 points in 2021 and 2022 and 3.5 points in 2023. But the figure for women remained the same as in 2023 at 3.0 points, slightly higher than the 2.7 points from 2021 and 2022. The survey asked respondents who scored more than 3 points about their reasons for wanting to become parents. Their responses included "wanting someone to give love to," "the desire to have a child with a loved one" and "the reward and enjoyment of raising children." The report also analyzed the reasons behind Koreans' willingness to become parents, finding that responses

Mar 23, 2025By Lee Hae-rin
Korean men more willing to become parents, while women's views hold steady, survey shows
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