Residents in South Korea’s Andong city told to evacuate as wildfires spread
Officials in the South Korean city of Andong have alerted residents to evacuate to safe areas as firefighters struggled to ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...
Rescuers Race to Save People and Treasures From South Korea Wildfires
The country’s largest blaze on record has left 27 dead and destroyed heritage sites, including two 1,000-year-old temples.
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South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...
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World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter’ Admits to Adoption Fraud
A South Korean truth commission called for the country to apologize to those who were sent abroad “like luggage” so that adoption agencies could profit. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul ...
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South Korea wildfires kill at least 24 people, force tens of thousands to evacuate
Seoul — South Korea's worst wildfires on record have scorched a massive swath of the country's southeast over the past five days and killed at least 24 people, according to the national fire ...
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South Korea to probe 'made in Korea' violations ahead of US tariffs
SEOUL, March 25 (Reuters) - South Korea will launch a special probe into violations of the free trade pact with the United States regarding country of origin markings, the Korea Customs Service ...
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North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea ...
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At Least 24 Dead, 27,000 Forced To Evacuate As South Korea Battles ‘Worst Ever Wildfires’ (Photos)
At least 24 people were killed and thousands forced to evacuate their homes as a series of deadly wildfires, which the country’s acting president described as its worst ever, spread through ...
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South Korea
After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected, high ...
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At least 16 dead and 19 injured as wildfires ravage South Korea’s southern regions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials said ...
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South Korea battles worst wildfires as death toll hits 26
ANDONG: Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday (Mar 27) from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster, with at least 26 ...