Korea Joongang Daily
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Yangwon Lavender to open Healing Garden to group visits in June, July

Yangwon Lavender, located in Uljin, North Gyeongsang, and sitting at an elevation of 400 meters, will open its “Healing Garden” to group visitors from June through July, the lavender farm announced Tuesday.

2025-05-27

Search underway for missing boat off Uljin

The Coast Guard is conducting a search and rescue operation for a missing boat off the coast of Uljin.

2024-12-02

Uljin County is Korea's crab capital, but with so much more

Uljin County in North Gyeongsang is the prime spot for delicious snow crabs, hosting an annual snow crab festival and offering various activities to enjoy, including exploring K-drama filming locations and taking a soak in natural hot springs.

2024-03-11

Yoon commits to big spending on nuclear power development

Korea is committing 400 billion won ($308 million) a year to the development of small nuclear reactors as it doubles its overall annual spending on nuclear energy to 2 trillion won, according to the president.

2022-12-14

Consoling residents

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday visits residents of Uljin, North Gyeongsang, who were forced to evacuate due to an eight-day forest fire that ravaged the region.

2022-03-15

Main blaze of east coast wildfires extinguished

The main blaze of the extensive wildfires along the eastern coast has been extinguished after burning for more than eight days, the Korea Forest Service (KFS) said Sunday morning.

2022-03-13

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'How do we stop criminals like this?'

A 60-year-old man is suspected of intentionally starting a forest fire in Okgye, Gangneung on March 5. The suspected arsonist reportedly said he started the fire because he was sick of his neighbors “ignoring” him for years.

2022-03-08

Worst fires in a decade torch 15,000 hectares

Wildfires blazed across Korea's east coast for a third day Sunday, the country's biggest mountain fire in a decade.

2022-03-06

Centuries-old pine trees line walking trail in Uljin County

The trees along Geumgang Pine Tree trail in North Gyeongsang may look a little different to the ones you might see in your neighborhood. The reason why is their age — two centuries old.

2021-08-26

Chug-a chug-a

Monorail cars make a trial run along the coast in Uljin County, North Gyeongsang, on Wednesday. The monorail cars for tourists will start operations from July 8.

2021-06-30