Residents in South Korea’s Andong city told to evacuate as wildfires spread
Officials in the South Korean city of Andong have alerted residents to evacuate to safe areas as firefighters struggled to ...
The Sun2d
South Korea wildfires map: Where are the fires and is it safe to travel to Seoul?
WILDFIRES are raging across parts of South Korea, leaving several dead and turning historic tourist sites to ashes. Authorities have called the blaze the "worst on record" for the country - so is ...
'Like the apocalypse': S. Korea wildfires tear through mountains
Truck driver Lee Seung-joo was driving through South Korea's Andong mountains when the wildfires hit, engulfing the area in ...
The Korea Herald5d
US tech lobby flags Korea’s map data ban as unfair trade barrier
The Computer & Communications Industry Association, a Washington-based international nonprofit organization, has raised concerns over South Korea’s ban on exporting high-precision map data in a ...
CBS News3d
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24 people, force tens of thousands to evacuate
Seoul — South Korea's worst wildfires on record have scorched a massive swath of the country's southeast over the past five days and killed at least 24 people, according to the national fire ...
Irish Sun3d
South Korea wildfires map: Where are the fires and is it safe to travel to Seoul?
The wildfires broke out on Friday, March 21 in South Korea's southeastern Uiseong county. Since then, 88,500 acres of land have been burned and tens of thousands of citizens displaced. It has been ...
Sky3d
'Worst ever' wildfires rage in South Korea, killing at least 24 people
South Korea is facing "snowballing damage" from some of its worst ever wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and forced 27,000 to evacuate. The blazes have destroyed a 1,300-year-old ...
The New York Times7d
Wildfires Erupt in South Korea, Killing 4 and Forcing Thousands From Homes
By Jin Yu Young More than two dozen wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring nine others, officials said on Monday. Thousands of ...
ET Auto29d
Google requests South Korea to allow transfer of high-precision map data overseas
Google has requested the South Korean government to allow the US tech giant to transfer the country's high-precision map data overseas, following failed attempts earlier on two occasions ...
CBS News27d
U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in show of force after North Korea missile test
A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities. The arrival of the ...
Los Angeles Times2d
North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea ...
The New York Times4d
World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter’ Admits to Adoption Fraud
By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul South Korea on Wednesday admitted for the first time that in its rush to send children to American and European homes decades ago, its adoption agencies ...