Rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake triggers 286 reports of property damage, 17 aftershocks

More damage reports emerged overnight after a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Buan, North Jeolla, on Wednesday morning.

2024-06-13

4.8-magnitude earthquake near Buan marks Korea's biggest quake of the year

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck 4 kilometers outside of Buan, North Jeolla Wednesday morning, the Korea Meteorological Administration announced the same day.

2024-06-12

Four dead, 14 injured as fishing boat capsizes off Korea's southwestern coast

Four people were killed and 14 others suffered minor injuries after their fishing boat capsized off the southwestern coast of Korea, Coast Guard officials said Sunday.

2023-10-22

National reputation soiled by predictable toilet shortage at Jamboree

The World Scout Jamboree might have gone down the toilet, yet ironically, it was the shortage of latrines that proved the source of much international embarrassment.

2023-08-15

Rival parties blame one another for Jamboree fiasco

In the aftermath of the problem-plagued World Scout Jamboree, the Democratic Party on Sunday called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to issue an apology, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to resign and the National Assembly to investigate the event’s organizers.

2023-08-13

Jamboree organizers face scrutiny for ignoring warnings

As old warnings about the dangers of holding the World Scout Jamboree at Saemangeum come to light, the failure of the event's organizers to heed them have put them under immense scrutiny.

2023-08-10

Buan County plans overseas trip despite bungling of Jamboree

A total of 14 people, including all 10 of Buan County’s council members, as well as public employees from the council office, are scheduled for a four-day cruise trip to Singapore and Malaysia. The council members are members of the Democratic Party.

2023-08-09

Jamboree evacuation continues apace, but questions linger

Responsibility for hosting and arranging activities for almost 37,000 Jamboree participants has now largely shifted from the Jamboree’s organizing committee to local governments across Korea as scouts and volunteers left the campsite on Tuesday.

2023-08-08

Records suggest dubious overseas trips prior to Jamboree

Officials from local governments and related agencies traveled abroad 99 times, including for cruise trips, over the past eight years purportedly to prepare for the ongoing 25th World Scout Jamboree.

2023-08-07

Scout leader accused of sexual offense apologizes

A male scout who entered the women’s shower apologized to the female scout who was in the shower, Gender Equality and Family Minister Kim Hyun-sook said Monday. “The male scout has apologized to the female scout, and they have been separated" ...