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Thu, September 28, 2023 | 01:04

Last surviving Korean independence fighter in Japan to return home

Last surviving Korean independence fighter in Japan to return home

The last surviving Korean independence fighter living in Japan will return home early next week, Seoul's veterans ministry said Thursday, just days before Korea marks the anniversary of liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.

2023-08-10 11:23

University students annoyed by accommodation provisions for Jamboree Scouts

University students annoyed by accommodation provisions for Jamboree Scouts

Many Scouts who left the 25th World Scout Jamboree campsite in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, due to a typhoon forecast, found themselves in university dormitories mostly in Seoul and the surrounding capital region as educational institutions accepted the government's request to offer accommodations.

Kim Se-jeong | 2023-08-10 09:19

Bus carrying Swiss Scouts collides with another bus, leaving 8 injured

Bus carrying Swiss Scouts collides with another bus, leaving 8 injured

A bus carrying Scouts from Switzerland collided with another bus Wednesday on a road in the southern city of Suncheon while heading to Seoul, leaving three Scouts and five others injured, police and fire authorities said.

2023-08-09 16:03

Lawmaker's request for BTS to perform at Jamboree K-pop concert outrages fans

Lawmaker's request for BTS to perform at Jamboree K-pop concert outrages fans

A ruling party lawmaker's request to the Ministry of National Defense to allow some BTS members now serving in the military to perform at a K-pop concert for the World Scout Jamboree has drawn fierce backlash from fans.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-08-09 15:40

Two workers killed in construction site collapse in Anseong

Two workers killed in construction site collapse in Anseong

Two workers died and four others were injured after the top floor of a building under construction in Anseong collapsed Wednesday, authorities said.

2023-08-09 14:07

Worker seriously injured in bakery factory accident

Worker seriously injured in bakery factory accident

A 50-something worker sustained a serious injury while on duty at a bakery factory in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Tuesday.

2023-08-08 17:26

What went wrong with Saemangeum Jamboree preparation?

What went wrong with Saemangeum Jamboree preparation?

The ongoing World Scout Jamboree is a major global event the Korean government had been preparing for over six years with an allocated budget of 117.1 billion won ($89 million).

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-08-08 16:48

Jamboree participants to leave Saemangeum early due to Typhoon Khanun

Jamboree participants to leave Saemangeum early due to Typhoon Khanun

All participants of the World Scout Jamboree currently taking place in Saemangeum, a reclaimed tidal flat in North Jeolla Province, will leave the campsite for Seoul and its surrounding areas as Typhoon Khanun is expected to hit the nation on Thursday, the government announced, Monday.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-08-07 16:58

Jamboree participants evacuated to 8 different regions due to typhoon

350 Korean language schools to be set up overseas by 2027

350 Korean language schools to be set up overseas by 2027

Korea will expand the number of state-run Korean language centers around the world to 350 by 2027 from the current 248, following increased global interest in the country's language and culture, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, Monday.

Lee Min-young | 2023-08-07 16:14

World scout body says early departure planned from Saemangeum

World scout body says early departure planned from Saemangeum

An early departure will be planned for all participants in the 25th World Scout Jamboree from the campsite in the Saemangeum reclaimed land in southwestern Korea due to inclement weather, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) said Monday, citing such a move by the Korean government.

2023-08-07 14:38

Yoon discusses 'contingency plan' for Jamboree participants

Inside Saemangeum's World Scout Jamboree fiasco

Situation improving at World Scout Jamboree campground

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