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WOSM plans early departure of participants from World Scout Jaboree site due to typhoon Khanun
SEOUL -- The World Organization of the Scout Movement, the main international Scouting organization, has said that it plans an early departure of participants from a massive Jamboree site located on the southwestern coast of South Korea due to Typhoon Khanun, described as "very strong" that is expected to hit the southern coast of the Korean peninsula and move northwards this week. The 25th World Scout Jamboree held in Saemangeum, a reclaimed land area some 200 kilometers (
7 August 2023
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Osaka selected by S. Koreans as favorite vacation spot in 1H 2023
SEOUL -- Osaka, Japan's western city where the country's main seaport nests, was South Koreans' favorite getaway destination during the first half of 2023, data released by the transport ministry showed. Among the list of top 10 tourist destinations, there were four Japanese cities while the other six were located in the Southeast Asian region. According to aviation traffic data released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on August 7, the flight route bet
7 August 2023
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Seoul's southern district joins Viet Nam's healthcare exhibition to attract more medical tourists
SEOUL -- At an international exhibition to promote medical products and devices in Ho Chi Minh City, Gangnam, a southern district in Seoul well known for rapper Psy's 2012 song "Gangnam Style," is promoting South Korea's medical technology to attract more Vietnamese patients. In 2022, medical tourists from Viet Nam to Gangnam was the sixth largest group with 2,806 after the United States, China, Thailand, Japan, and Mongolia. Data released by South Korea's health
4 August 2023
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14 people injured in car and stabbing rampage in Seoul's satellite city
SEOUL -- A man in his 20s has hurt at least 14 people by intentionally hitting pedestrians with a car and stabbing people at a department store in Seongnam, a southeastern satellite city of Seoul. 12 victims were found to be seriously injured, including a woman in her 60s who was hospitalized with cardiac arrest. The police received the report around 5:59 p.m. (0859 GMT) on August 3. The incident happened near Seohyeon Station in Seongnam, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast o
4 August 2023
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Convenience store chain CU starts drone delivery service for water parks
SEOUL -- The operator of South Korea's largest convenience store chain CU is currently delivering various food and medical items using a drone to two water parks in Seongnam, a southeastern satellite city of Seoul. BGF Retail, the operator of CU, said in a statement on August 1 that the company started a drone delivery service in the Tancheon water parks. Anyone can receive products such as snacks and quasi-drugs using a QR code. The service is part of Seongnam City's project
1 August 2023
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Number of S. Korean overseas travelers surpasses six mln in July
SEOUL -- The number of South Korean overseas travelers exceeded six million in July, recording the highest number of overseas flyers after the COVID-19 pandemic. Among some 6.4 million outbound travelers, about 1.7 million South Koreans visited Japan. The operator of South Korea's main gateway Incheon International Airport estimated that about 5,202,500 people traveled to foreign countries through its airport. An estimated number of about 1,205,440 went abroad to other seven airpor
1 August 2023
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Number of multicultural families continues to increase in S. Korea
SEOUL -- Recent data released by South Korea's state statistical information service has shown that the number of foreigners who stayed in South Korea for at least three months increased by 6.2 percent year-on-year in 2022, surpassing 1.75 million. The number of multicultural families reached 399,396, up 3.7 percent from a year ago. South Korea is experiencing a significant aging phenomenon, with about 30 percent of its population expected to be aged 75 and older by 2073. The agin
31 July 2023
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S. Korean health authorities on alert due to possible highly pathogenic avian influenza infection
SEOUL -- South Korea's disease control body has been put on high alert after two stray cats at an animal shelter near central Seoul were diagnosed with avian influenza (H5N1) in the last week of July. Another cat was suspected of being infected with deadly influenza after it died while being diagnosed at a different shelter four days past the initial diagnosis of the two street cats. Cats are one of the few species that can get infected with avian influenza. The specific virus that
31 July 2023
