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Fri, June 22, 2018 | 18:08

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Uiseong emerges as Korea's hub of curling

Just a month ago, Uiseong, a sleepy town with a population of 53,000, was little known even among Koreans. But what Uiseong natives accomplished at the PyeongChang Olympics has made it a global household name. The team of Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Seon-yeong and Kim Yeong-mi, or the “Garlic Girls,” - the nickname they acquired from the town’s most famous product - earn...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-27 16:27

Foreigners fix Seoul's problems

Seoul City has launched a monitoring team consisting of 70 people from 33 countries as part of efforts to make the metropolitan city of 10 million friendlier for foreigners. The Sixth Seoul Quality of Life Monitors was launched at city hall on Monday. From March 1-Dec. 31, they will report on inconveniences and complaints facing foreign residents and tackle the problems. Each...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-27 13:39

Seoul to raise taxi fare later this year

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is contemplating a taxi fare increase to improve the lives of drivers. Seoul has almost 72,000 registered taxis. Among them, approximately 23,000, mostly orange taxis, belong to companies, while self-employed drivers own and operate the others.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-26 17:04

Seoul to provide 240,000 affordable homes over 5 years

Seoul will provide an additional 240,000 public housing units over the next five years to reduce living costs for young non-homeowners, the city government said Tuesday. “Amid the volatile housing market, we believe providing more public housing units is critical to enhancing the quality of life for Seoul residents,” a city official said. The official said among these new hom...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-22 17:28

Librarian provides immigrants sense of home

For Jung Eun-ju, deputy-curator of Ansan Multicultural Small Library, members of the library are like family.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-21 12:06

[Provincial News] Free driver's license class for foreigners

The Seoul Global Center will run free courses to prepare foreign residents for the driver's license written test. The center is accepting applications for 20 positions until March 7 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-18 16:38

Travelers return home from Seollal holiday

More than 3 million vehicles packed the country's expressways on Sunday, as people returned home from family reunions and trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, the government said.

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-18 16:04

Seoul in dilemma over poet Ko Un

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is between a rock and hard place over a replica it created of poet Ko Un's own study room. The room opened last November in the old City Hall building _ the city spent 300 million won _ and the city is planning to display original literary works by independence activists next year when Korea celebrates the 100th anniversary of its independenc...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-11 18:11

Pohang quake has no impact on Olympics

Although a 4.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Pohang, Sunday morning, was felt across much of the nation, PyeongChang and other Olympic venues appeared out of harm's way. Fire departments across the nation received 1,462 inquiries and reports: 352 in Daegu, 321 in Busan, 176 in North Gyeongsang Province and 107 in South Gyeongsang Province. There were also 41 reports from Seou...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-11 15:58

Magnitude 4.6 quake rocks Pohang

A magnitude 4.6 quake rocked the industrial city of Pohang early Sunday, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said later the same day, and some cases of damage have been reported. The quake, an aftershock of the magnitude 5.4 tremor that hit the region November 15 of last year, was felt throughout the city, located 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The tremor caused...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-02-11 09:18

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