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Tiger endures 3 years of solitary confinement in closed zoo
Tiger endures 3 years of solitary confinement in closed zoo
Visitors to Tongdo Temple in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, might notice the closed amusement park, zoo, waterpark and hotel across the street from the temple parking lot. But they could never guess that an adult Bengal tiger is living all alone in there.
2023-02-07 17:07
Ultrafine dust advisory issued in capital, central areas
Ultrafine dust advisory issued in capital, central areas
Ultrafine dust advisories were issued in parts of the capital and central areas and others on Tuesday.
2023-02-07 10:52
'Celebrity forests' emerge as new K-pop trend in Seoul
'Celebrity forests' emerge as new K-pop trend in Seoul
Seoul's man-made forest green spaces are expected to get denser this year - thanks to K-pop fans from across the world. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that a new 10,000 square meter reserve will be established in Nanji Hangang Park at the western end of Seoul in Mapo District. Trees bought with money donated by K-pop fans will be planted there.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-02-07 08:50
Big firms' greenhouse gas emissions rise 5.9% over 3 years
Big firms' greenhouse gas emissions rise 5.9% over 3 years
The greenhouse gas emissions of Korean large companies have increased by nearly 6 percent in recent years, going against the country's carbon neutrality goal, a corporate tracker said Wednesday.
2023-02-01 10:46
Bad weather disrupts operation of Jeju airport again after 3 days
Bad weather disrupts operation of Jeju airport again after 3 days
The operation of Jeju International Airport, the gateway to the southern resort island, was again disrupted by inclement weather Friday, only three days after its operational paralysis.
2023-01-27 14:32
Cold wave warnings issued across Korea; Seoul witnesses coldest day
Cold wave warnings issued across Korea; Seoul witnesses coldest day
Cold wave warnings were issued across Korea on Wednesday as the country came under the grip of the season's coldest weather, authorities said.
2023-01-25 10:00
Bone-chilling weather grips nation
Bone-chilling weather grips nation
“It feels like we're in Siberia,” numerous weather reports claimed Tuesday. This isn't a big exaggeration, as the blustering northwesterly winds from the brutally cold Russian territory hit the Korean Peninsula hard, plunging the entire country into frigid conditions. Tuesday marks the coldest day recorded in Korea so far this winter, according to the Korea Meteorological Adm...
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-01-24 16:17
  • PHOTOSCold wave warning issued across Korea
Seoul in 2022 records clearest sky since 2008
Seoul in 2022 records clearest sky since 2008
In hindsight, the sky over Seoul in 2022 was at its cleanest in more than a decade, according to the city government. And the record, the authority said, will improve further and reach the level of advanced cities around the world.
Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-01-24 13:42
Coldest day of season grips Korea on last day of Lunar New Year holiday
Coldest day of season grips Korea on last day of Lunar New Year holiday
The coldest day of the season gripped Korea on Tuesday, with morning lows dropping to minus 16.4 degrees C in Seoul and to minus 25.5 C in the northern county of Cheorwon, the state weather agency said.
2023-01-24 10:16
  • PHOTOSCold wave warning issued across Korea
Cold wave warnings issued across Korea as heavy snowfalls expected in southern regions
Cold wave warnings issued across Korea as heavy snowfalls expected in southern regions
Cold wave alerts will be issued for most parts of the country Monday as the capital and central parts of the country come under the grip of the season's coldest weather.
2023-01-23 13:50
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