Efforts are under way for a third day to contain the wildfire in the southeastern city of Miryang in South Gyeongsang Province.The Korea Forest Service said that as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, firefighters put out some 45 percent of the fire, lower than the…
The government will temporarily open part of its envisioned “Yongsan Park” near the presidential office for ten days beginning next Friday.The land ministry said on Thursday that it will open areas stretching from the southern side of the presidential …
The wildfire in the southeastern city of Miryang in South Gyeongsang Province is continuing for a third day, destroying nearly 700 hectares of woodland.The Korea Forest Service said that as of 1:30 p.m. Thursday, 73 percent of the fire had been put out…
Japan has sharply eased entry restrictions by doubling the daily number of arrivals from ten-thousand to 20-thousand and exempting quarantine for most travelers.Tokyo’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the daily limit on incoming arrivals …
The Constitutional Court will hold an open hearing next month regarding a case on capital punishment.A committee under the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea filed a petition in 2019 arguing that the death penalty is unconstitutional and requested a…