Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Heavy traffic slows Seoul-bound highways on final day of Lunar New Year holiday

Heavy traffic slowed highways leading to Seoul on Wednesday afternoon as travelers returned home on the final day of the Lunar New Year holiday.

2026-02-18

As cricket bats crack in Incheon, immigration reshapes Korea's local communities

As the number of foreign residents in Korea surges toward 3 million, the government has designated a record 100 sub-districts as “foreigner-dense clusters,” underscoring how immigrant communities are reshaping local neighborhoods across the country.

2026-02-18

SUV crashes into parked cars in Busan after driver presses accelerator instead of brake

A person crashed their vehicle into seven parked cars at an apartment parking lot in Yeongdo District, Busan, on Wednesday, the final day of the Lunar New Year holiday.

2026-02-18

Naju asks police to investigate bread embedded with fish hooks at pet park

Authorities have asked police to investigate a person caught on CCTV footage scattering bread embedded with fish hooks in a pet park in Naju, South Jeolla, the city said Wednesday.

2026-02-18

Police charge man over breaking into home, injuring resident during holiday

Police arrested a man accused of breaking into a multiunit home in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, during the Lunar New Year holiday, where he injured a resident with a weapon and before fleeing, authorities said Wednesday.

2026-02-18

BTS's J-Hope celebrates his birthday by donating 200 million won to children's hospital

J-Hope from BTS has donated 200 million won ($138,000) to the Children’s Hospital at Asan Medical Center in southern Seoul, the hospital said on Wednesday.

2026-02-18

Joint Korea-Cambodia police unit arrests six Interpol red notice fugitives, dozens others since launch

A joint Korea-Cambodia police unit has arrested six Interpol red notice fugitives and dozens of suspected online scammers in a series of operations, authorities announced Wednesday.

2026-02-18

Daejeon to build Mount Bomun observation tower, amusement park for tourism development project

Daejeon will build a 215-meter (705.38-foot) observation tower and a network of cable cars and monorails on Mount Bomun, a mountain in the center of the city, as part of a sweeping tourism development initiative set to run through 2031.

2026-02-18

Bird study in wake of Jeju Air crash focused on species not linked to tragedy

A study of birds around Muan International Airport conducted in the wake of the Jeju Air crash on Dec. 29, 2024, that claimed 179 lives focused on a different species from the one linked to the tragedy.

2026-02-18

YouTube recovers from global outage on mobile, web platforms

YouTube experienced service disruptions on its mobile and web platforms for about an hour on Wednesday, though all functions were restored by 11 a.m.

2026-02-18