Two people died and two were injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall overtook a charnel house on Friday in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, authorities said. A pile of mud from a nearby mountain came crashing down on the city-run Yangji Memorial House at 4:02 p.m, according to South Chungcheong Fire Department. A man in his 80s, identified by his surname Yoon, was visiting at the time with his wife in her 70s, their 21-year-old grandson and a 59-year-old cousin. All four people

South Korea's first lady was seen exiting renowned Lithuanian luxury clothing boutique "Du broliai" during President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to Vilnius to attend the NATO summit, according to Lithuanian media reports. The local news report complimented the first lady for her refined style at various events, calling her a "50-year-old style icon." "Du broliai" is a high-end clothing boutique located in Vilnius, Lithuania, offering a range of luxury brands suc

The photo of a man standing out of the sunroof of a partially submerged car has gained considerable attention online, earning him the nickname, "Sunroof Jwa," with "jwa" being a Korean term denoting expertise in specific fields. The image of the vehicle, stranded in a deluged underpass, has also raised questions about how to escape submerged cars safely during the torrential rains that are currently inundating a significant portion of the country. In an online post shared Tue

Heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is expected to continue over the weekend, with flight operations likely to be canceled or delayed. The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast heavy rain of as much as 50 to 100 millimeters per hour in the North and South Chungcheong provinces and North Jeolla Province from late Friday night. More than 400 millimeters of rain is forecast for the two areas through Saturday. In particular, the country is expected to be shrouded in a stro

A Korean soldier’s account of a taxi driver attempting to charge him triple the indicated fare has ignited fury online. According to an anonymous soldier who said he was serving in Inje, Gangwon Province, the taxi driver demanded 30,000 won ($23.70) despite the taximeter showing a fare of only 8,800 won. The driver justified the inflated charge by contending the fare would not even cover the cost of gas for driving such a short distance. When the soldier questioned the driver, the driver

The high school senior being questioned for killing a fellow student was found to have bullied the victim last year, staking a contrast from the suspect’s earlier testimony that the two had been friends. According to the metropolitan education office in Daejeon, the two 17-year-olds attended the same school and were classmates. But the suspect, whose identity has been withheld, was moved to another class as a disciplinary measure for bullying the victim. The victim’s family said th

Two days of torrential downpours and fierce winds have battered major parts of Seoul, leaving 4,000 households without power and major motorways closed as the city grapples with the onslaught of rough weather. Electricity outages swept Seodaemun-gu’s Hongje-dong in Seoul late Thursday around midnight, after a falling tree downed a high-voltage power line in the area, leaving more than 2,000 households without electricity overnight, according to the central government headquarters in charge

Prime Minister Han Deok-soo instructed the government Friday to make all-out efforts to prevent damage from heavy rains, emphasizing that preventing casualties should be the top priority. Han gave the instruction during an emergency response meeting with relevant government officials, as most parts of the country were under heavy rain advisories due to torrential downpours. "All public officials should remain alert and respond until the end of the monsoon, with the focus on prioritizing the

A man in his fifties has been sentenced to five years in prison for breaking and entering, as well as assault with a deadly weapon and causing an accident while fleeing the scene in his car. The Jeju District Court handed down the sentence Thursday morning. According to the charges filed by the prosecution, the man was charged with breaking into a house and attempting to stab the resident. He broke into the house in Hallim-eup, Jeju City, at 2:50 a.m. on March 5, and when the resident woke up sc

In South Korea, the airline industry culture can be as strict as the military, or even more so. A recent post on Blind, an anonymous online forum for company employees, a person claiming to work for Korean Air has sparked a debate on workplace bullying, highlighting the irrational hierarchy among flight attendants. According to the post, a junior flight attendant was berated by a senior flight attendant for putting a blanket over her lap during a flight while on "standby," a position t

Disgraced Korean American singer Steve Yoo clinched a victory in a ruling that approved his visa application to reside in Korea as an overseas Korean on Thursday, potentially reopening a path for Yoo back to Korea for the first time since his banishment in 2002. The Seoul High Court ruled in favor of Yoo in his case against the South Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles, which turned down his request for an F-4 visa issuance. It was the first ruling that opened the way for Yoo, also known by

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Korean American former K-pop singer Yoo Seung-jun, also known as Steve Yoo, has won a visa case in an appellate court, overturning the initial denial of his visa and passport issuance, the Seoul high court said Thursday. Yoo had filed a lawsuit against the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles for refusing to grant him a visa to visit South Korea. This marked the second instance where Yoo has taken legal action in order to obtain a visa. The court said, “The ruling to deny the visa iss

Unionized health care workers have begun a nationwide strike on Thursday despite the government sending a message of warning that it might consider taking actions against the protest, dismissing it as "merely political." The Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU) is demanding the Korean government to hire more medical personnel and improve their working conditions. However, the Health Ministry says it's hospitals, not the government who should negotiate with the work

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