A fraud suspect was hospitalized after falling from a hotel while trying to evade police arrest.
Three women died after falling from an apartment building in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Wednesday morning, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths on Thursday.
Families, friends and couples dressed in clothing reminiscent of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) gathered in central Seoul on Saturday, as autumn foliage lit up the hiking trails.
City workers from Suwon use electric leaf blowers to clear fallen leaves along a sidewalk near the Suwon Outdoor Music Theater in Paldal District in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 5.
A cold wave swept across Korea on Monday, marking the season's first cold weather alert. Temperatures are forecast to drop even further on Tuesday, when the cold snap is expected to peak.
An early cold snap has pushed autumn into fast-forward across Korea. As the fall foliage takes over the countryside, Buddhist temple stays are a uniquely Korean way to relish the transitory season.
Temperatures dropped sharply across Korea on Tuesday as cold air from the north brought the season’s first subzero temperatures to parts of the greater Seoul area. The unexpected chill is expected to continue through Wednesday morning.
People visit Haneul Park in Mapo District, western Seoul, for this year’s Seoul Silver Grass Festival on Oct. 19. The festival, first held in 2002, runs through Oct. 24.
Unseasonably heavy rainfall has drenched Korea frequently this fall, replacing the usual summer typhoons and breaking decades-old precipitation records in the capital region.
Cooler mornings signaled the arrival of autumn on Sunday, with temperatures dipping to as low as 12 degrees Celsius (53 degrees Fahrenheit) in some inland areas.
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