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Bad weather triggered by climate crisis, dominance of food import and seed companies worsen the plight of organic farmers

Park Sang-woo, the former CEO of the Land and Housing Corporation (LH), has been nominated as the new minister of land, infrastructure and transport, according to the presidential office on Monday. Having joined the ministry in 1983, Park boasts expertise in land and transport policy for decades. He is known to have played a role in shaping housing policies during the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations. ...

“This is not a campsite,” reads a banner that hangs prominently -- yet seemingly powerlessly -- in a public parking lot at the port of a small island off the city of Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province. After gaining social media fame as a haven for fishing and camping, the island of Neokdo’s usually quiet fishing villages are grappling with visitors in camping cars and tents overstaying their welcom...

There are 10 South Korea's most produced agricultural commodities and all of the data came from FAOSTAT in 2023

In a dramatic turn of events on the final day of the regular season, Gimcheon Sangmu FC earned a direct promotion to the top division in South Korean football on Sunday. Gimcheon defeated Seoul E-Land FC 1-0 to finish atop the K League 2 tables with 71 points and secure a spot in the top-flight K League 1 for 2024. Kim Hyeon-ug's 37th-minute goal stood as the winner. Gimcheon, a military club made up of players ...

A total of five campers were found dead in South Korea over the weekend, apparently due to carbon monoxide poisoning, as they fell victim to an invisible killer lurking when camping in winter, officials said Monday. The dead bodies of two separate families were discovered at different campsites with signs of having used charcoal grills or heaters inside zipped-up tents, according to the emergency authorities. The fir...

Out of 24 teams from across the country, four were honored in the Seoul Virtual Autonomous Driving Challenge showcasing autonomous driving technology within an online virtual reality world.

A student and scholar from Busan thanked BTS Jimin for donating under the scholarship program he was in.

The two-day Korean culture festival will take place at Umm Al Emarat Park, Abu Dhabi

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday vowed to address a health care shortage in remote areas by empowering state-funded university hospitals outside of Seoul in particular to improve the health care delivery system and by increasing the number of doctors. Presiding over a meeting with Cabinet members, lawmakers, heads of national university hospitals and other medical experts, Yoon stressed the need to narrow the gap ...