Damage and casualties are sharply rising as a heavy downpour in the northern half of the country that started over the weekend extended to a fourth day. By 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the heavy rainfall in Seoul and Gyeonggi, North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong and Gangwon provinces had left 13 dead, seven injured and another 13 missing, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. A man who went missing in a manhole Monday was found dead Tuesday morning, raising the prev

Last Monday, a work meeting was held at a cafe in Gangnam, southern Seoul. It was not until days later that the people at that meeting learned one among them had coronavirus. The meeting left at least ten infected, including the servers and other visitors. The cafe cluster rang alarm bells for many Koreans whose daily routines involve going out for coffee. The average Korean drinks 353 cups of coffee a year, according to KB Financial Group’s November 2019 report, which is 2.7 t

With real estate prices skyrocketing, residents bewildered by suddenly brightening future of their 8-year-old city