Forensic team inspects Daegu supermarket after ceiling collapse

Investigators from the National Forensic Service and police conduct a joint inspection at a four-story commercial building in Gwaneum-dong, Daegu, on Sunday to determine the cause of a ceiling collapse the previous day that left 38 people with minor injuries. All 66 people inside the supermarket evacuated after the second-floor ceiling partially collapsed at 10:16 a.m. Saturday, said fire officials. Nine people were injured and taken to hospitals; none were in critical condition.

2026-10-11 13:55:24:00

A familiar 3rd-place finish for S. Korea, but fewer golds and biggest gap with Japan

For South Korea, the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games ended Sunday with a familiar result but a growing sense of unease. Korea finished third in the medal standings for a third consecutive Games, but its 39 gold medals fell short of the 40 to 45 it had targeted. More strikingly, the gap with Japan — the country it had hoped to close in the medal race — widened to its largest ever. China dominated with 169 golds, followed by host Japan with 83. Korea finished with 39 golds, 43 silvers and 68 bronzes, whi

2026-10-05 11:43:03:00

Slackliner Jaan Roose performs 120 meters above Gwanghwamun

Estonian slackliner Jaan Roose performed a series of tricks 120 meters above the ground in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Thursday as a large crowd gathered below to watch. Roose, 33, a three-time slackline world champion, walked along a 160-meter-long slackline connecting the Koreana Hotel and the Donga Media Center, in what was billed as the first high-altitude slackline performance in central Seoul. Slacklining is an extreme sport in which athletes balance and walk on a flat, flexible line ab

2026-10-01 15:34:00:00

Operation to send shark home under way

Authorities began an operation Tuesday to guide a 3.5-meter shark back to the open sea after it spent 12 days in an artificial waterway at the North Port in Busan. The Busan Coast Guard and the National Institute of Fisheries Science, along with other agencies, launched the operation Tuesday morning, first locating the shark, affectionately nicknamed “Bukangi,” before attempting to steer it out of the waterway. Coast guard vessels used water jets to push the shark toward the sea, but Bukangi rep

2026-09-29 13:19:12:00

After Chuseok, holiday waste piles up

The Chuseok holiday brought family gatherings, travel and time at ancestral graves — but it also left behind mountains of waste. At a cemetery in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, artificial flowers left by visitors who came to pay their respects during Chuseok piled up to be cleared away. At a public recycling center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, workers sorted through mountains of foam containers used to package food and fresh produce gifts. Chuseok is one of Korea’s biggest seasons of givi

2026-09-28 15:52:32:00

A look at Korea on eve of the biggest fall holiday Chuseok

As South Korea prepares for Chuseok, one of the country’s biggest holidays, airports and highways fill with travelers while traditional markets bustle with shoppers stocking up for family gatherings and holiday feasts. At Incheon Airport, travelers head overseas on Wednesday, a day before the four-day holiday begins. The airport expects about 1.14 million passengers during the Chuseok travel period starting Thursday. Across the country, roads grow busier, markets fill with shoppers and families

2026-09-23 10:44:32:00

[Breaking] Lee says S. Korea will not be involved in war, rules out reelection

President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that South Korea will not deploy troops or military assets to the Strait of Hormuz in a way that would involve the country in the war, while acknowledging that the government is considering ways to strengthen efforts to protect Korean vessels and citizens in the region. “We will not deploy troops or military assets in a way that involves or intervenes in the war,” Lee said at a press conference at the Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. “We have adhered to that principle

2026-09-18 11:11:58:00

Kim Keon Hee says she 'lost everything' after husband became president

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee said Wednesday that she had “lost everything — my wealth and my honor” after her husband, former President Yoon Suk Yeol, became president, making an emotional plea for acquittal in her appeals trial. Kim, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial of her influence-peddling case, denied exploiting her position as the president’s wife for personal gain. “I have never received anything in return for offering someone a public post or state project,

2026-09-10 08:27:04:00

Ground search team closes in on Nepal dam site

South Korea’s six-member ground search team is staying near the flood-hit Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in Nepal, where nine Korean workers went missing Aug. 26. As of Wednesday afternoon, the team was at Dhunche, about 2 kilometers from the hydropower plant’s weir, where one of the nine workers is believed to have been when the flash flood struck. Using drones, the team surveyed the area around the weir with assistance from Nepali authorities. A helicopter was used to sear

2026-09-02 17:17:10:00

Trump says US should ‘remember’ S. Korea’s response to Iran help request

US President Donald Trump again raised South Korea’s decision not to take up a US request to help with the war in Iran, saying Washington should “remember” countries that are unwilling to help the United States. In an interview with Fox News aired Sunday, Trump said the US spends “tens of billions of dollars” helping NATO and other countries but receives little help in return, citing South Korea as an example. “We have 40,000 soldiers” in South Korea, Trump said, adding that he asked Seoul, “Can

2026-09-01 09:01:34:00