Taxi-driving couple helps cops catch voice phishing criminal

A taxi-driving couple in Hwaseong helped police arrest a voice phishing suspect attempting to steal 380 million won ($266,630).

2025-04-15

Seoul's first Ikea targets YouTubers and sad millennials

As it opens its first Korean branch in 11 years, Ikea hopes the capital's comparatively young, tech-savvy residents will remember the extra benefits that old-fashioned brick-and-mortar storefronts can offer.

2025-04-14

Missing motorcyclist found dead after being swallowed by massive sinkhole in Seoul

A motorcyclist who went missing after being swallowed by a massive sinkhole in Gangdong District, eastern Seoul, was found dead on Tuesday after a 17-hour search.

2025-03-25

Ikea eyes flat-pack fortunes with first Seoul store in April

Swedish furniture giant Ikea will open its first outlet in Seoul next month amid efforts to boost its sales in Asia's fourth-largest economy, where it already has four stores.

2025-03-17

Seoul gears up to prevent swarms of oriental mayflies

Seoul is proactively implementing measures to prevent the resurgence of swarms of oriental mayflies, which plagued numerous residents last year.

2024-05-17

Seoul's manufacturing support centers help businesses and communities

A tall knitting machine around 3 meters high was producing a sample of socks at the Seoul Socks Manufacturing Support Center in Dobong District, northern Seoul, on Sept. 7.

2023-09-18

Nobody wants a garbage incinerator in their back yard

A plan to build a waste incinerator somewhere in Seoul is running into resistance, exacerbating the capital city's growing garbage problem.

2022-07-21

Property taxes up by maximum for 580,000 in Seoul

Property taxes increased the maximum 30 percent this year for 580,000 households in Seoul.

2020-07-21

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