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New high-speed GTX train successfully begins its service

The new high-speed Great Train Express (GTX) proved to be popular from its opening day.

2024-03-31

New high-speed GTX train to cut Seoul-Gyeonggi commutes in half

Korea's new high-speed railway, Great Train Express (GTX) hopes to reduce commute times in the Greater Seoul area. Critics are concerned about the project's potential to exacerbate urban-rural disparities.

2024-03-21

Subway safety checks

Officials inspect the Great Train Express Line A, or GTX-A, an underground high-speed commuter rail network at Suseo Station in southern Seoul on Tuesday.

2024-03-19

Coupang workers demand protection against the heat

On Tuesday, workers at Coupang’s distribution centers went on a day strike to demand multiple improvements, such as offering break time according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor guidelines and using the Korea Meteorological Administration ...

2023-08-01

Over 200 officetel tenants fall victim to jeonse fraud

Some 250 officetel tenants in the Dongtan neighborhood of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, have found themselves victim of another jeonse fraud.

2023-04-19

Lotte Department Store's Dongtan branch opens

Lotte Department Store is opening a new branch in Dongtan in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, on Friday – its first branch in seven years.

2021-08-19

At risky distribution centers, day laborers still show up

At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, more than 50 people were waiting in line to enter the Coupang Dongtan distribution center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi.

2020-06-03