Intermediate Korean Reading Practice

From 1 October, KTX Tickets Can Be Booked Two Months Ahead; Foreigner Site to Add Three Languages

About 100 Captive-Bred 금개구리, an Endangered Frog From the Donguibogam, Released in Hapcheon

Hampyeong's Red Spider Lily Festival Opens on 16 September for Five Days of Crimson Fields

14 Live Rifle Rounds Found in a Gwangju Stairwell, Dropped by a Household Moving Out

Haitai Raises 25 Snack Brands by 7.8% on Average; Honey Butter Chip Goes to 1,800 Won

Autumn Mosquitoes Return as the Heat Breaks; Seoul's Activity Index Hits 44.3

A 93-Year-Old's Call for Seasoned Chicken Gets 1.2 Million Views and a Reply From the Brand

Gyeongju Museum Re-excavates 석침총, a Silla Tomb First Dug in 1909, After 117 Years

Busan Expects 4 Million Foreign Visitors; Police Post Foreign-Affairs Teams to 해운대 and 광안리

84% of 추석 Train Seats Are Booked; Korail Staff Buy Scalped Tickets as 'Mystery Shoppers'

Hair-Mask Searches Rose 68% in Olive Young's Sale, With Sanrio and Hello Kitty in the Top Three

Eleven Roots of Wild Ginseng Found at 800 m on 지리산, Appraised at 120 Million Won

Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' Premieres at Venice to a Six-Minute Ovation

Stay a Night on an Island and Claim Up to 100,000 Won Toward the Trip, With Applications Opening on 8 September

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau Erupts, Sending Ash Up to 15,000 Metres and Halting Flights at Six Airports

126 Teachers Were Disciplined for Selling Exam Questions to Private Academies, and 93 Percent of Them Worked in the Seoul Area

This Year's Non-Covered Treatment Prices Were Published, and the Same Shockwave Therapy Costs 70,000 Won at One Clinic and 175,000 Won at Another

A Spoon-billed Sandpiper, One of Some 500 Left Worldwide, Turns Up at the Gochang Tidal Flats for a Fourth Year

Supreme Court Overturns a Ruling That Limited Cinema Subtitles and Audio Description to 3% of Screenings

Korea's Convenience Stores Compete on Food: CU Sells the Daegu Chimac Festival's Winning Chicken, GS25 Brings Back Its Chicken Lunchbox

'The Odyssey' Passes 9 Million Admissions in Korea 27 Days After Release, Three Days Faster Than 'Avatar: The Way of Water'

Jinan County Makes Its First Rural Basic Income Payment: 300,000 Won per Person for July and August

Han River Pool Sold 'Fireworks Festival Packages' That Seoul Never Approved; Refunds May Take Up to a Month

Daegu's Beoman-ro Goes Toll-Free from September 1, 24 Years After It Opened

South Gyeongsang's Southern Coast Averages 28.7°C, 6.5 Degrees Above Last Year, as the High-Temperature Warning Is Extended to the Whole Coast

Toilets and Parking on Farmland Can Now Be Built with Only a Notification

467,840 People Moved in July, the Fewest for a July in Four Years

KAIST Raises Condensation Heat Transfer up to 5.5 Times with a Thin Polymer Coating

55,226 Consumer Complaints Filed in July — Peach Cases Up 243.9%

제주항공 Says 186 Employees Took Parental Leave Last Year, Up 51.2%

A Silent Disco Turns the Music Plaza at 예술의전당 Into a Club for One Night

Affiliated-Hospital Access Drops From Age 75 to 65 for Top-Priority Bereaved Families of People of National Merit

Bars and Fried-Chicken Shops Shrink in Seoul While Skincare Salons and Side-Dish Stores Grow

Caregivers Who Struggle With a Child's Behavior Allow More Screen Time, a Survey of 822 Finds

Cheongaru, the Gate Pavilion of Jeongsan Hyanggyo, Is Announced for Designation as a Treasure

One Jeonse Listing in a 2,652-Unit Complex as Seoul's Average Apartment Rent Tops 1.6 Million Won

Kindergarten Teacher Who Restrained a Child Is Acquitted on Appeal

Homeplus Rings Up 43.7 Billion Won in Five Days After Reopening, Up 191% on Before the Suspension

One Dead in Landslides at Geoje and Tongyeong After 651mm of Rain in Three Days

South Gyeongsang Mobilises as Up to 250mm of Rain Is Forecast Over Three Days

180,000 Personal Records Leak From Sogang University, and Police Open a Preliminary Inquiry

283 Independence Activists Are Newly Honoured for Liberation Day

Colonial-Era Land Registers Turned Into Korean — South Chungcheong Passes 180,000 Uses

A Nationwide Malaria Alert Is Issued, With 50 Municipalities Listed as Risk Areas

The State Will Now Also Compensate Severe Disability in Mothers From Unavoidable Childbirth Accidents

Despite the Heat, Wholesale Cabbage Is 32% Cheaper Than Usual — Highland Harvests Made the Difference

Recognised Jeonse-Fraud Victims Reach 40,278, and Three in Four Are Under 40

1,038 Heat-Illness Cases in Five Days — a Third of Korea's 2026 Total

Typhoons Dolphin and Chan-hom Set to Miss the Korean Peninsula

Korea to Lift Starting Pay for Grade-9 Civil Servants to 3 Million Won a Month

World Food Price Index Rises Again in July as Sugar and Grain Climb

Parents Can Apply Online for a Child's Entry-Exit Certificate on Gov24 from Aug. 7

Patricia Piccinini's First Korean Museum Solo Show 'Kinship' Now On View at Suwon Museum of Art

Korea's Dementia Care Doctor Pilot Expands to 92 Districts Nationwide in August

In Korea's Depopulating Regions, Short-Term Stayers Outnumbered Residents 4.3 to 1 in February

Korea's May Births Rise for a 23rd Straight Month, but Marriages Fall Again

Seoul Museum of Art's Art Archive Marks 40 Years Since Printmaker Oh Yoon's Death With 'Oh Yoon Collection'

Jeju Launches 'Companion Island' Program for Its Uninhabited Islands

Do Ho Suh's Largest-Ever Solo Show to Open at MMCA Seoul

Busan Biennale 2026 Opens Aug. 29 with 'Dissident Chorus' Theme

KTX and SRT in One App: Korail+ Launches August 3

KAIST Develops Robot AI 'DiSPo' That Learns a Task From a Single Demonstration

Five Korean Dramas Fill Half of Netflix's Global Non-English Top 10

Deaf Artist Christine Sun Kim Opens Solo Show at MMCA Seoul

Korea to Launch 1-2 Week Short-Term Parental Leave on Aug. 20

Sculptor Sook Jin Jo's First Major Solo Show in Korea in 20 Years

Korea's Interior Ministry Launches Public Campaign and Video Contest on Illegal Structures in Rivers and Valleys

Summer Vacation 2026: Koreans Favor Short, Nearby Trips — Gangwon-do Tops the List

Korea's Earthquake Early Warning System and What to Do When One Happens

Hongcheon River Starlight Music Beer Festival Opens Free on August 5

Lee Jung-hoo Sets Korean MLB Record With an 18-Game Hitting Streak

Why Koreans Eat Samgyetang Chicken Soup on Sambok, the Hottest Days

Shin Ji-eun Wins the LPGA Women's Scottish Open After 10 Years

Korea's Beaches Open Early and Stay Open Longer in 2026

Samsung Lions Hold Firm in First Place in KBO Standings

Korea Heat Wave Warnings: Jungbok Day Highs Hit 37°C

Why Is Hangeul Day Celebrated on October 9?

Coupang's Rocket Delivery Fuels Korea's Online Shopping Boom

Korea's Pet Culture: More Households Keep Dogs and Cats

Namdaemun Market, Korea's Historic Traditional Marketplace

Baedal Minjok and Korea's Booming Food Delivery Culture

Hanbok: Korea's Traditional Dress Still Worn Today

How Korea's Trash Recycling and Sorting System Works

Ondol: Korea's Traditional Underfloor Heating System