Fire breaks out in one of Seoul’s last-remaining shanty towns

A fire in one of Seoul's last-remaining shanty towns has burned makeshift houses and forced about 260 residents residents to flee. But no casualties were reported.

South Korea reports first African swine fever case in 2 months

To prevent the spread, officials culled 20,000 pigs at the affected farm. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Major blaze extinguished in deprived area of South Korea's Gangnam district

A major fire that broke out early on Friday in a deprived area of the upmarket Gangnam district of Seoul was brought under control and fully

Prosecutors Demand Death Penalty for South Korea’s Ousted Leader

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an insurrection​ charge after his failed attempt to put his country under martial law in 2024.

Are Korean students rethinking Seoul, STEM and medicine?

For more than two decades, getting accepted at top universities in Seoul, preferably in a STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — or medical f
Korea JoongAng Daily

Fire extinguished after breaking out from vacant home in Gangnam's Guryong Village

A fire broke out early Friday morning in Guryong Village in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam District, southern Seoul — a neighborhood known as the last shantytown in the capital and considered highly vulnerable to fires.
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Fire in Seoul's shantytown

Smoke and flames rise in the fourth district of the village of Guryong, one of the last remaining shantytowns in Seoul, in the capital's Gangnam Ward o
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Portland Is Moving Fewer People From Shelters Into Housing Than in Previous Years

Last year, fewer people moved from city shelters to affordable housing than in the year prior, Mayor Keith Wilson told members of the Portland City Council on Thursday.
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