South Korea

Monsoon rains have paralyzed life in South Korea's capital Seoul for four days. Flooding occurred in many parts of the capital, especially in Dongjak, which received the heaviest rainfall since 1942. The death toll has increased to 11, and…

Rainfall above seasonal norms, which has been in effect since last night in various parts of Japan, particularly in the provinces of Hokkaido and Aomori, has had a negative impact on life. Flooding occurred in some rural and urban areas of…

South Korea's Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) has been successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida, USA. The SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carried the pathfinder to lunar orbit. The South Korea’s first pathfinder…

A fire broke out on a fishing boat moored in Hanlim Harbor in Jeju, South Korea. According to fire department, the flames spread to two boats in the port. Three injured were rescued from the fire and 2 others have gone missing, the South…

On June 21, South Korea successfully launched its homegrown space rocket and put multiple satellites into low-Earth orbit. The "Korea Space Launch Vehicle 2" (KSLV-II), also known as "Nuri", launched from the Naro Space Center in the…

South Korea and the US Air Force conducts joint flight exercise in which 20 warplanes participated. The exercise was carried out today off the west coast of South Korea, the Ministry of National Defense of South Korea stated. 16 South…

The outer wall of a multi-story residential building under construction in South Korea's southwestern city Gwangju collapsed, leaving one worker injured and six others missing, local sources stated. Two people, trapped in a roadside…

A fire broke out in a construction area of a 7-story refrigeration warehouse in Pyeongtaek city of South Korea due to unknown cause on Tuesday at 11:46 PM local time. While a large number of firefighters dispatched to scene, It's been…

Dozens of vehicles loaded on the Panama-flagged cargo ship "Sun Rio" from Busan, South Korea, arrived at the port in Vladivostok city of Russia 5 days later. But the vehicles arrived at the port fully covered in ice due to cold weather.…

South Korea test-launched its first homegrown rocket, known as Nuri, from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 473km south of Seoul on Thursday. However, the rocket failed to put a dummy satellite into the low-Earth orbit (600-800 km). The…