Number of heatstroke patients surges amid searing heat

The number of heatstroke patients in South Korea has surged in the past two days, following a heat wave that hit the country after the end of the rainy season.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Saturday, 46 people w…

Teachers hold large-scale rally in central Seoul

Tens of thousands of teachers staged a large-scale protest in downtown Seoul on Saturday, calling for the normalization of the public education, after a colleague took her own life at an elementary school last week.Police estimated that around 21,000 …

3.5 magnitude quake strikes North Jeolla Province: weather agency

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck areas 18 kilometers north of Jangsu, 216 km south of Seoul, on Saturday, South Korea’s weather agency reported.The quake occurred in the region in North Jeolla Province at 7:07 p.m., according to the Korea Meteorologi…