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'Our lives are not your porn': South Korean women cry out against 'spycam porn'

Tens of thousands of South Korean women poured into Gwanghwamun Square despite a record-breaking heat wave, as they protested the country's widespread “spycam pornography,” and urged the inactive government to step up efforts to deal with illicit filming crimes.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-05 17:16

Crackdown on spycam elusive

Powerful typhoon barreling toward Japan; little impact on Korea

A powerful typhoon is moving northward from the Southern Pacific and is expected to strike Japan on Wednesday. Typhoon Shan Shan, developed on Friday morning 870 kilometers northeast of Guam and was moving northwest toward Japan at 11 k/ph as of Sunday 9 a.m. with a central pressure of 970 hPa. Japan's east coast is expected to be affected from early next week, with the typho...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-05 16:00

Deluge hits Gangneung [PHOTOS]

Koreans sleepless in tropical nights

Koreans are losing sleep amid a continuing heat wave, which led Seoul to see its hottest-ever night, the country's weather agency said Thursday. The lowest temperature in Seoul between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning was 30.3 degrees Celsius, the highest since the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) first began collecting data in 1907.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-02 16:34

South Korea's hottest on record

Korea logs highest-ever temperature of 40.3 C

South Korea logged its highest-ever temperature of 40.3 C on Wednesday as a sweltering heat wave continued to grip wide areas of South Korea, weather authorities said. The mercury hit the record high at an observatory in Hongcheon, a town in South Korea's northeastern province of Gangwon, at 2:20 p.m., marking the highest level since 1907, when the country began to compile th...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-01 16:34

Seoul hosts film festival under bridges

Four bridges across the Han River are transforming into outdoor movie theaters, showing diverse genres of films and helping citizens fight the deadly heat wave. The Hangang Under the Bridge Film Festival, one of the major programs of the Hangang Summer Festival, is screening movies every Saturday at 8 p.m. in four designated areas.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-01 15:13

Seoul logs highest-ever temperature of 38.5 C

Seoul logged its highest-ever temperature of 38.5 C on Wednesday as a sweltering heat wave continued to grip wide areas of South Korea, weather authorities said.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-08-01 14:08

Local gov'ts protest abolishment of airport KTX line

Local governments are protesting the transport authority's recent decision to discontinue the Incheon International Airport KTX lines that connect the nation's gateway to major regional cities. They claim the move will make it more difficult for travelers to visit other regions, saying the move will widen the disparity between the capital area and other parts of the country.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-07-31 16:40

A thermometer installed at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul displays the temperature at 40 degrees Celsius, Tuesday. The Korea Meteorological Administration's officially announced midday high in the capital was 38.3 degrees, and the mercury is forecast to rise further on Wednesday. / Yonhap

Seoul & provinces | 2018-07-31 16:36

Korea braces for record-breaking heat

The ongoing heat wave blanketing the country is expected to be a record-breaking one as a North Pacific anticyclone is forecast to continue throughout August, producing midday highs of around 35 degrees Celsius. The scorching heat may be more severe than that of 1994, the year when about 3,000 people died of heat or heat-related causes. According to the Korea Meteorological A...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-07-30 16:12

To wear or not to wear: Korea in dilemma over mandatory bike helmet use

A plan to mandate bike helmets still seems to face a bumpy road as cyclists are avoiding the protective gear, especially for public bikes. Some question how effective the approach will be, citing hygiene and loss or damage of the public helmets as concerns, while others claim the government is ignoring more important safety measures and only requiring bikers to wear helmets.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-07-30 16:11

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