Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

KFA in talks with FIFA over Gwangju's ban as K League clubs demand remedy

A senior Korean football executive said Wednesday that the sport's national governing body will be in touch with FIFA over a ban on a local club that came to light last week.

2025-05-21

Kumho Tire plant fire fully out, Gwangju seeks relief designations

Firefighters have fully extinguished the blaze that engulfed Kumho Tire’s Gwangju plant as of Tuesday, four days after it first broke out, with the city now seeking designations from the central government to provide relief.

2025-05-20

Pohang Steelers file complaint in loss to Gwangju FC, claims club fielded ineligible players

The Pohang Steelers have filed an official complaint after their 1-0 loss to Gwangju FC, claiming the southern club fielded ineligible players while under disciplinary action by FIFA.

2025-05-20

Presidential candidates attend ceremony marking 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy uprising

Candidates of the June 3 presidential election gathered in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Sunday to attend a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising in the city.

2025-05-18

Presidential candidates head to Gwangju ahead of democracy uprising anniversary

Key presidential candidates ramped up their election campaigns in the liberal stronghold of Gwangju on Saturday, a day ahead of an anniversary marking a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city.

2025-05-17

Blaze at Kumho Tire's Gwangju plant will take three days to extinguish, firefighters say

A large fire broke out Saturday at Kumho Tire's Gwangju plant in downtown Gwangju. The blaze left one employee and two firefighters injured, forced the evacuation of around 400 workers, and brought tire production at the facility to a complete halt.

2025-05-17

Police called on man 'fiddling' with toy gun ahead of presidential election

A toy gun mistaken for a sniper rifle prompted a brief but intense police response in Gwangju on Wednesday, just weeks ahead of the June 3 presidential election.

2025-05-15

Prosecutors ask for 30-year sentence for man who brutally murdered his elderly mother in Gwangju

Prosecutors have requested a 30-year prison sentence for a man in his 60s who brutally murdered his elderly mother during the Lunar New Year holiday.

2025-05-14

Han Yoo-mi joins AI Peppers coaching staff ahead of 2025–26 season

V League legend Han Yoo-mi has joined Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers as an assistant coach, the club announced Monday.

2025-05-13

Apartment fire in Gwangju sends unresponsive man to hospital

A man in his 50s was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest after a fire broke out in an apartment in Gwangju’s Buk District on Friday morning.

2025-05-09