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Beat the heat district by district
Seoul areas launch cooling initiatives
Cars are submerged in floodwater in Buk District, Gwangju, on July 17. [YONHAP]
Record rains cause fatalities as closures wreak havoc
Korea was battered by record-breaking rains on Thursday that flooded cities, collapsed roads, shut down schools and brought train networks to a halt, leaving at least two people dead and inducing the highest-level emergency response.
Firefighters extinguish a blaze at an apartment complex in Soha-dong, Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, on July 17. [YONHAP]
3 in cardiac arrest after  apartment parking lot fire 
Chroma Kolmar Studio's Color Director Choi Won-jung explains color themes for the Spring and Summer season of 2025. [PARK SANG-MOON]
How K-beauty ecosystem fast-tracks brand creation
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong at a presidential luncheon held on June 13 in central Seoul [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
Top court acquits Samsung chief in 2015 merger case
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A Nowon district official hands out a free bottle of water to a passerby on a street in Nowon District, northern Seoul, last summer. [NOWON DISTRICT OFFICE][NOWON DISTRICT OFFICE]
Seoul's districts unveil creative solutions to help battle heat
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Young Koreans' job 'break' strains parents' retirement
President Lee Jae Myung, center, bows his head to some 200 bereaved family members of victims of the Sewol ferry sinking, Itaewon crowd crush, Jeju Air crash and Osong underpass flooding at an event held at the Blue House in central Seoul on July 16. He offered a formal apology on behalf of the government and promised to work with them to prevent such tragedies in the future. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]
Lee offers official apology to tragedy victims, families
A local holds a sun umbrella in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, on July 9, 2025. [NEWS1]
Rain or shine: Sun umbrella use picks up among men and women
Talk of the town
Actor Byeon Woo-seok poses for photos at the Baeksang Arts Awards' red carpet held on May 5 in southern Seoul. [NEWS1]
Can Byeon Woo-seok pull off 'Solo Leveling'?
Girl group Blackpink's promotional campaign ″Pink Area: Takeover Lighting″ for its ongoing world tour ″Deadline″ [YG ENTERTAINMENT]
Blackpink launches digital billboard campaign in Seoul
Actor Song Joong-ki visits the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on July 16 as an official ambassador for The Open Championship’s organizer, The R&A. [SUNG HO-JUN]
Song Joong-ki attends The Open Championship as The R&A ambassador
A screenshot from a preview of Mnet's ″Boys II Planet,″ in which a judge tells two contestants they look ″depressed″ due to the prolonged trainee period [SCREEN CAPTURE]
Has the K-pop audition show bubble burst?
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