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 ...
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Pyeongtaek and Icheon designated as management areas for unsold homes in South Korea
The Icheon area in Gyeonggi Province has been included in the management area for unsold homes for the eighth consecutive month, and the Pyeongtaek ... recovery in South Korea Daewoo E&C announced ...
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
By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul South Korea on Wednesday admitted for the first time that in its rush to send children to American and European homes decades ago, its adoption agencies ...
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How did South Korea start producing more babies after long decline?
South Korea has also attempted programmes aimed at reviving communities with declining fertility rates. In the city of Pyeongtaek, a couple of hours’ drive south of Seoul, for example ...
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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 ...
The Diplomat29d
Japan and South Korea in the Age of ‘America First’
Japan and South Korea are at their most fragile political states in decades – just as Trump’s return to the White House disrupts an already-changing global order. From left: South Korean ...
Los Angeles Times3d
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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North Korea fires ballistic missiles after U.S. and South start annual joint drills, Seoul says
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korea's military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual ...