Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Heavy snow, strong winds over weekend distrupt air, sea transportation nationwide

Heavy snow and strong winds over the weekend disrupted air and sea transportation nationwide, while one fatal accident occurred due to high winds.

2026-01-11

Korea imposes travel ban on parts of Venezuela

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday imposed a travel ban on parts of Venezuela amid political friction between its regime and the United States.

2025-11-21

Gov't urges public to get flu shots as influenza cases rise

Health authorities issued a flu advisory on Friday as the number of influenza cases continues to rise, urging people — especially children and seniors — to get vaccinated as early as possible.

2025-10-17

Greater Seoul sees heavy downpours, more rain expected in afternoon

Heavy rain poured down on the greater Seoul region Wednesday morning, with forecasts expecting the day to be cloudy along with more rain expected in the afternoon across the country. Heavy rain advisories were issued.

2025-09-17

Rain advisories issued for Seoul as downpours forecast nationwide

Heavy rain advisories hit Seoul on Wednesday as rain poured across the capital, bringing relief from the sweltering summer heat. The warning covered parts of the greater capital area and the northern coast of South Chungcheong.

2025-08-13

Monsoon comes to abruptly quick end in southern areas of Korea

Korea's monsoon came to an unexpectedly quick end in the southern regions of the country — including Jeju and other areas of the peninsula — according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) on Thursday.

2025-07-03

Foreign Ministry recommends Koreans depart Iran with Level 3 travel alert

As armed conflict between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised the travel advisory for all parts of Iran to Level 3 — "departure recommended" — effective 1 p.m. Tuesday.

2025-06-17

Scorching heat and heavy rain hit Korea as summer swings between extremes

Heavy rain returned across Korea early Monday, following a weekend of extreme weather marked by scorching heat and heavy rain alerts across the country.

2025-06-16

Foreign Ministry issues travel warnings to some Middle East regions amid Israel-Iran hostilities

Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on Friday special travel advisories for some areas of Israel and Iran, in consideration of the rapidly worsening situation in the Middle East following Israel’s airstrikes on Iran.

2025-06-13

Chinese Embassy warns citizens of possible 'extreme events' in Seoul

The Chinese Embassy in Korea issued a safety advisory Tuesday urging Chinese nationals in the country to avoid physical clashes with Koreans ahead of the Constitutional Court’s ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, scheduled for Friday.

2025-04-01