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South Korea's military plans to launch a comprehensive drone operations unit in July as part of its efforts to bolster its counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities following North Korea's drone incursions late last year. According to officials Wednesday, the military is accelerating its efforts to map out its plan, such as the size of the unit, command structure and its location.
Yoo Seungki HWACHEON, SOUTH KOREA (XINHUA) – Around 130,000 local and foreign tourists flocked to fish on ice and snatch fish with bare hands at one of the most popular South Korean winter festivals that opened on Saturday in Hwacheon county, about 120 kilometres (km) northeast of the capital Seoul. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival […]
Feature: Tourists flock to fish on ice at S. Korea's popular winter festival-
The Gangwon Province county of Hwacheon has seen crowds of visitors scrambling to catch 'sancheoneo' mountain trout from a frozen river after the annual festival kicked off today.
A fire broke out in a covered overpass of an expressway in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday afternoon, killing at least five people and injuring nearly 40 others.