Donghae City, located in Gangwon Province on South Korea’s east coast, announced that it will operate a “Large Wildfire Special Countermeasure Period” from March 14 to April 19, 2026, due to heightened wildfire risk in the spring dry season. The plan was disclosed on March 13 by city officials.

South Korea is forecast to have a cloudy Saturday with a cold start and a milder afternoon. Inland areas are expected to fall below freezing in the morning, with daytime highs around 10 to 15 degrees Celsius. In major cities, daytime highs are projected as follows: about 12°C in

President Lee Jae-myung publicly thanked Park Joo-min, a Democratic Party lawmaker who chairs the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee, after the committee approved the National Medical School Act, a bill to establish a national medical school to train public healthcare personnel. The move signals support for expanding Korea’

Japan's government said that all of the roughly 1,000 Japanese nationals who wished to return from the Middle East have been evacuated, using charter flights. A seventh such flight, which departed Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, arrived at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on the morning of the

Busan’s apartment market is cooling slightly after Seoul’s slowdown, as changes to housing taxes and continuing regulatory expectations weigh on demand. The Korea Real Estate Institute reported that in the second week of March, Busan apartment prices rose 0.02% from the prior week, a pace that has

A fire broke out on the embankment road along the Yeongsangang River near Yeongsangang Garden in Naju, a city in South Jeolla Province, on March 14. The blaze was reported at 2:50 pm, aided by strong winds that drove flames along the riverbank. Firefighters, along with local officials and

A luncheon at Yeongdeungpo Market in Seoul brought together local figure Jang Dong-hyeok with lawmakers Song Eonseok and Jeong Jeomsik, along with market vendors. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon did not attend. When asked about Oh Se-hoon’s absence, Jang replied, “I don’t know,” signaling a lack of clarity about

The South Korean won weakened against the dollar in late trading, closing at 1,497.50 won per dollar in after-hours activity, up 16.3 won from the previous close. The pair briefly touched 1,500 in intraday trading, before retreating. For the week, the official closing price was 1,

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has voiced support for scrapping the cap on whistleblower rewards for reporting stock manipulation, saying it could help “build a good country while getting rich.” He posted the remark on social media today, sharing a video the Financial Services Commission posted to explain the policy.

A team led by Professor Park Chan-heum of Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital has developed a noninvasive nasal-delivery method to administer stem cell therapy for traumatic brain injury. The approach aims to bypass brain surgery while delivering therapeutic cells and factors directly to the brain. Traumatic brain injury is