Police tape blocks access to a house in Gangwon on April 28 after an explosion the day before injured three people Supreme Court orders 10 billion won compensation for Gangneung hydrogen explosion – Korea Court mandates payment of over 10 billion won to businesses affected by hydrogen blast The Supreme Court ruled that five public and private corporations responsible for the hydrogen storage tank project at the Gangwon Province Gangneung Science Industrial Complex must compensate the businesses affected by the incident with over 10 billion won According to the legal community on the 31st the Supreme Court’s Civil Division 3 (Chief Justice Lee Sook-yeon) upheld the second-instance ruling in a damages lawsuit filed by 34 businesses in the industrial complex against the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute (KETEP) and the Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGS) ordering that “KETEP and KGS must compensate the affected companies a total of over 10 billion won” at the end of last month an explosion occurred in a hydrogen storage tank that was undergoing trial operation in an industrial complex in Gangwon Province resulting in the deaths of two people and injuries to six The companies that suffered property damage filed a lawsuit for damages amounting to 7.5 billion won in September 2020 The first-instance court ordered KETEP and KGS to compensate the affected businesses a total of over 8.8 billion won The production facility where the accident occurred was powered by electricity generated by solar or wind energy due to the local characteristics so the electricity supplied could fall short of the rated capacity Despite being able to reasonably foresee such a situation related agencies failed to install devices such as rectifiers The court pointed out that KETEP was negligent for concluding agreements with a company lacking the capability to establish and conduct trial operations of the hydrogen production facility and poorly assessing the operational capacity during the transition to another company The court also noted that KGS was negligent for failing to notify KETEP of issues with the production and storage facilities Both the affected businesses and the related agencies appealed the first-instance ruling the second-instance court dismissed all appeals finding no issues with the first-instance ruling the compensation amount increased to over 10 billion won including additional interest accrued during the appellate process Both sides appealed the second-instance ruling but the Supreme Court dismissed all appeals and upheld the second-instance ruling READ the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Hydrogen Central Supreme Court orders 10 billion won compensation for Gangneung hydrogen explosion – Korea, source Hydrogen on show at the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps A pillar of endurance racing and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s efforts to decarbonise motorsport hydrogen will be highlighted during the forthcoming.. 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It is the first of the ice venue in Gangneung to be completed, with three other ice venues scheduled for completion in the city by the end of 2016.  Picture by PyeongChang“The completion of the ice venues is a meaningful step for PyeongChang,” reflected Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon “The venues will be the centre of excitement during the Games they will be returned to the public and open doors for potential athletes and create new horizons for Gangneung residents.”  who is chair of the PyeongChang Coordination Commission added: “I congratulate everyone involved in the construction of this venue for their hard work I also wish good fortune to those that will operate this venue until the Games and beyond I wish good luck to all the athletes who will grace the ice in this stadium for the coming weekend and during the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang.” The weekend’s event is expected to be a sell-out so the athletes can expect an electric atmosphere as they race their way around the 111.12m track  The programme includes 10 events - four individual competitions and men’s and women’s relays A total of 104 male and 80 female athletes from 31 countries will be competing and Russia all especially well represented Picture by PyeongChangAmong the athletes set to compete are Canadian siblings Charles and François Hamelin Shim Suk-hee of the Republic of Korea and Wu Daijing of China Charles Hamelin is a four-time Olympic medalist with three gold and one silvers while Shim Suk-hee is the reigning world record holder in the women’s 1,000m South Korea has seized approximately two tonnes of suspected cocaine from a foreign vessel docked at Gangneung Port making it the largest drug bust in the country’s history has an estimated street value of around 1 trillion won ($679.6 million) The operation was carried out at around 6:30 am on Wednesday by a joint team from the Donghae Regional Coast Guard and the Seoul Regional Customs Around 90 officers were deployed to inspect the ship after receiving intelligence from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) The FBI had alerted South Korean authorities that a 32,000-ton carrier suspected of transporting illegal drugs was approaching Korean waters started its journey in Mexico and travelled through Ecuador Panama and China before reaching South Korea authorities found dozens of boxes containing tightly packed parcels each holding about one kilogram of cocaine officials estimated the total weight of the suspected drugs to be around one tonne they confirmed it was double the initial estimate making it the largest smuggled drug seizure ever recorded in South Korea the country’s biggest drug seizure was in 2021 when authorities intercepted 404 kilograms of methamphetamine Authorities are now investigating the ship’s captain and crew members to find the origin and intended destination of the drugs The probe also aims to identify possible links to international drug trafficking networks South Korea has some of the strictest drug laws in the world with trafficking crimes holding severe penalties Offenders face at least six months in prison with repeat offenders or large-scale dealers risking up to 15 years or more behind bars Disclaimer : The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only While we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct we make no representations or warranties of any kind suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of Do you have info to share with us ? 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Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb rain sweep Korea with more wintry weather ahead Close to 50 centimeters of snow fell overnight in mountainous regions of Gangwon Province South Korea was hit by heavy rain and snow from Sunday night to Monday causing travel disruptions and safety concerns with more snow and rain forecast nationwide starting Tuesday morning According to the Korea Meteorological Administration heavy snow was observed overnight in Seoul Gangwon Province and the Chungcheong provinces Monday’s heavy snowfall resulted in several accidents in different parts of the country though no injuries or deaths were reported as of 11 a.m Four reports were made to officials regarding stranded vehicles Eleven traffic accidents were also reported and 51 additional safety reports were made to officials regarding accumulated snow 53 ferry services were canceled and 10 flights were grounded Thirteen national parks remain closed to the public while 13 roads have been closed off to prevent further safety incidents as many as 23 reports were made to authorities between Sunday and 10 a.m Monday regarding traffic accidents and other safety issues a total of 18 people were rescued and transported to medical facilities between Sunday and Monday morning Much of Gangwon Province had 10-30 cm of snow reporting up to 49.6 cm as of Monday at 6 a.m while Uljin-gun and Mungyeong received 24 cm and 15.6 cm and mountainous parts of Jeju up to 82 mm as of 6 a.m Most of the central regions lifted their heavy snow advisories as of 11 a.m but advisories remained in place in North Gyeongsang Province and Ulsan where snow continued to fall at 1 cm per hour Advisories in Korea are issued when more than 5 cm of snow is forecast to fall in 24 hours a preliminary heavy snow advisory had been issued in Gangwon Province North and South Gyeongsang Provinces as well as southern parts of Gyeonggi Province The hardest-hit areas in Gangwon Province can expect to see 30 cm to 40 cm of snow Rain clouds are expected to form and move toward the Korean Peninsula again from Tuesday morning “As cold air moves toward the Korean Peninsula and the low pressure system approaches (Korea) from the south leading to nationwide rain or snow,” said KMA official Woo Jin-kyu during a press briefing held Sunday Woo added that heavy rain or snow can be expected to mainly fall around the central and southern parts of Korea with mountainous regions in Gangwon Province North Gyeongsang Province and Jeju Island forecast to see rainfall of up to 40 mm on Tuesday Busan and Ulsan may see up to 30 mm of rainfall while southern parts of Gyeonggi Province as well as Incheon and Seoul can expect to see rainfall of between 5 mm and 10 mm with mountainous regions in Gangwon Province expected to get 10 cm to 30 cm of snow while Seoul and Incheon are expected to see up to 5 cm of snow The precipitation is expected to stop as the low pressure system moves toward Kyushu due to cold air brought into mountainous parts of Gangwon Province by northeasterly winds some regions can expect to see as much as 100 cm of snow through Wednesday Though Korea recorded warmer-than-average temperatures in recent days the KMA added that a sharp drop in temperatures can also be expected starting Tuesday as cold air moves into the peninsula from the north morning lows are expected to range between minus 5 degrees Celsius and 4 C while daytime temperatures are expected to range between 2 C and 8 C morning lows are expected to range between minus 3 C and 5 C while daytime temperatures are expected to range between 4 C and 12 C While the highs are expected to increase slightly from Wednesday with winds of 55 to 70 kilometers per hour dropping the wind chill significantly The plan to unify the candidacies of conservative People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo faces a rocky road Democratic Party alleges 'judiciary coup' threatens to impeach Supreme Court justices Korea’s 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in the free skate for a total of 307.46 points third after the short programme was first in the free skate for second overall with 303.71 points Chen opened his routine with a quadruple lutz-triple toeloop combination and followed that with four more quadruple jumps in a free skate that received 204.34 points Hanyu had four quadruple jumps to top the free skate with 206.67 points American Nathan Chen took first place after opening with a quad lutz-triple toeloop combination at the Gangneung Ice Arena and adding a quad flip and a triple axel for 103.12 points "This is the first [international] championship event that I've won I had a good lead coming out of the short programme which really benefited me in the long programme." Meanwhile Olympic champion Hanyu said he expected the duel between he and Chen would push them to raise the bar at the Olympic Winter Games next year "This is my third silver medal at the Four Continents and I enjoyed this one the most," Hanyu said who was making her ISU championships debut was a surprise winner in the women’s singles who was fourth after the short programme with a score of 66.51 posted her career best score of 134.34 in the free programme to finish almost four points clear of previous leader Gabrielle Daleman of Canada Third place went to the USA’s Mirai Nagasu who scored 194.95 after a strong showing in the free programme who had a personal best of 132.04 in the free skate it's so exciting and so gratifying," Nagusu said "It just validates my reason for training hard every day doing programs even when I don't feel like it and getting up when I fall." 2010 Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the ice dance to maintain their unbeaten season five points clear of second-placed Americans Maia and Alex Shibutani (191.85) “What an honour for Tessa and I to be Four Continents champions It was obviously a goal of ours just to qualify for this event at the beginning of the year,” said Moir “It was really special for us to be in that venue.” China's Wenjing Sui and Cong Han won the pairs title ahead of reigning world champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada with fellow Canadians Liubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch taking bronze It was the fourth time the Chinese pair had won the title but was particularly special as it was their first event of the season following a long lay-off for Sui due to injury the coach and (choreographer) Lori (Nichol) loved it,” she continued “The lyrics describe our experience after the operation My life was very painful and I was crying every day My partner helped me a lot and encouraged me He said things will get better and you’ll get back soon.” “It is a big honour for us to have won this title for the fourth time,” added Han We owe it to everyone who is around us and helped us to come back There were many challenges that we had to overcome and we are very happy we did that.” Shoppers arrive in the early morning to buy cabbage and radishes for the kimchi-making season in Gangneung A total of 194 skaters from 24 countries, including a powerhouse Dutch team that featured Olympic champions Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst, took part in the four-day competition. And they served up some spectacular contests and lightning fast times, leaving both athletes and organisers delighted with the state of the venue. “The speed skating championships this week have been very popular with our spectators and we have heard wonderful comments from the athletes competing too," said POCOG President Hee-beom Lee so that is a great testament to our venue team who have been working hard to get everything ready The ice has been in such good condition we have all enjoyed watching many individual records being broken and I hope we see more of the same in a year's time.” “The ice meister did a good job and I could skate really fast," she added " Gangneung is a really nice city and I look forward to coming back next year.” Wüst and her Dutch compatriots scooped eight gold medals in total though they didn’t have it all their own way Heather Bergsma of the USA finished the championships with three medals which is due to make its Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018 Bergsma outdueled Wüst in the final pair of the 1,500m a new Olympic event where skaters race in a pack rather than in pairings The mass start is similar to short track speed skating except on a larger oval and at a longer distance (16 laps) victory in the women’s event went to Bo-Reum Kim who gave the Republic of Korea their only gold of the championships in a time of 8 mins 0.79 secs The USA’s Joey Mantia saw off his old rival Alexis Contin of France to win the men’s mass start 20 years after they had first shared a podium in a junior inline competition Joining them on the podium was former short track champion Oliver Jean who had made the transition to long track once he heard mass start was going to be added to the Olympic programme the star of the speed skating track at Sochi 2014 Wüst had to be at her fastest to see off reigning champion Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic Between them the two have won the last three Olympic titles over the distance and they served up a dramatic contest that will whet the appetite for their next Olympic showdown Wüst’s compatriot Kramer meanwhile claimed his eighth 5,000m title while Peter Michael made history for New Zealand as he took the bronze to become his country’s first ever speed skating medallist at the Worlds Kramer held off his compatriot and arch rival Jorrit Bergsma after a neck-and-neck battle that could have gone either way He said there was still plenty of hard work to do ahead of the 2018 Games the Team Pursuit and maybe a bonus 1500m.” Meanwhile Michael was thrilled just to make the podium “It’s going to be an endless journey on the ice and everything is possible Japan’s Nao Kodaira won the women’s 500m to become the first Japanese female skater to take individual gold in the history of the World Single Distance Championships The 31-year-old had won all six 500m races she skated in the World Cup this year The home crowd were given a boost as Sang-Hwa Lee produced a strong performance to take silver grabbed a long-awaited gold in the men’s 500m Winning his first career World title in Gangneung meant a lot to the 29-year-old Dutchman I’ve always said that I wanted to win a major title before my thirtieth birthday Netherlands capped off a great day as they retained their titles in both the men’s and women’s team pursuit events Martina Sáblíková won her ninth consecutive 5,000m title while Dutchman Kjeld Nuis took his maiden world title in the men’s 1.000m and the USA’s Heather Bergsma took gold in the women’s 1000m Meanwhile Sven Kramer closed the day with another gold “As a little kid I saw Rintje Ritsma on the podium with the national anthem And he doubled his delight the following day with another gold in the men’s 1,500m seeing off the challenges of Russia’s Denis Yuskov and seasoned compatriot Kramer promotes the 2026 Intelligent Transport System World Congress at the 30th ITS World Congress in Dubai on Wednesday June 9 (Xinhua) -- Experience the vibrant celebrations showcasing folk customs at the Gangneung Danoje Festival From traditional wrestling games to mask dances and traditional swing playing immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage A projected image of The Heritage Garden [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE] An official poster for The Heritage Garden [KOREA HERITAGE AGENCY] has long been a powerhouse in domestic tourism the city is setting its sights on the international market with a particular focus on Taiwan and Japan due to their geographic proximity Gangneung City aims to expand its target markets to include South-east Asia a region that is increasingly captivated by K-culture – Korean music The city was the film site for popular dramas such as Goblin and The Glory the city’s business events infrastructure is expanding A yet-to-be-named convention centre is being built in the Olympic Park in time for the 32nd ITS World Congress in October The high profile event on smart mobility and digitalisation of transport is expected to attract participants from 100 countries It is the first purpose-built convention centre for the city which has set its sights on the business events industry It intends to grow inbound corporate incentive events as well With Gangneung City being connected to Seoul by a three-hour ride on the KTX high-speed train Um said his destination would be attractive for twin-city leisure and MICE itineraries Seafront stays and heritage charm at Penang Marriott Hotel Is Your Business Listed On TTGmice Planner Online The city of Busan is actively preparing to attract more tourists from the Gangwon and Gyeongbuk regions with the upcoming launch of the Bujeon-Gangneung ITX and Bujeon-Cheongnyangni KTX lines at the end of this year travel time between Bujeon and Gangneung will be reduced to just 3 hours and 50 minutes while the journey between Bujeon and Cheongnyangni will take only 2 hours and 50 minutes making same-day trips to Busan feasible for travelers from these regions In anticipation of increased tourism demand the city of Busan and the Busan Tourism Organization held a strategy meeting to focus on three main tourist draws: downtown attractions and the Arte Museum will be linked through a city tour bus service to offer convenient exploration of Busan’s vibrant landmarks Busan plans to highlight its culinary scene by promoting Michelin Guide-featured restaurants and local food experiences under the “Dining Series.” such as “Starry Sea Busan,” the “Gwangalli M Drone Light Show,” and “The Bay 101,” will showcase the city’s illuminated coastal beauty Busan will also enhance its tourism infrastructure with multilingual signs and maps around Bujeon Station which is set to become a major gateway for tourists and introduce measures to prevent overcharging Busan-bound boarding passes and tourism packages will be available at a 20-30% discount through Korail and local travel agencies discounted tickets for sports tourism activities are planned in conjunction with the Busan National Sports Festival in October Busan will expand the popular “BuUlGyeong” SIC tour products new train-linked tours will allow for flexible same-day and 1-night 2-day travel options that integrate city tours with rail journeys A unified tourism brand for the east coast will be established to promote interconnected tourist experiences along the coast Busan plans to strengthen its marketing efforts through electronic bulletin boards at train stations and pop-up tourism stores in metropolitan areas showcasing Busan’s unique appeal to both domestic and international travelers Read now > Sign up for our weekly newsletter of articles from Japan “The Heritage Garden — Threads of Connection″ immersive art exhibition co-organized by the Korea Heritage Agency and Arte Museum [KOREA HERITAGE AGENCY] The integration of Kangwon National University and Gangneung Wonju National University has been on track Kangwon National University held a council meeting on the 28th and passed an amendment to the application for consolidation with Gangneung Wonju University Twenty-one out of 22 members participated in the vote on the day and the amendment was approved with 15 votes in favor and six votes against it The amendment included the establishment of a "University Innovation Strategy Office" as a key organization for establishing mid- to long-term development strategies and establishing a governance system for the integrated university The University Innovation Strategy Office will perform key functions such as establishing the strategy of the integrated university Kangwon National University plans to submit its 2026 integrated university admissions plan to the Korean University Education Council in May and start preparing for recruiting new students in earnest the integrated unit is expected to be officially launched in March next year after the Ministry of Education's approval process Kangwon National University has been promoting integration with Gangneung Wonju University since it was selected for the "Glocal University 30" project by the Ministry of Education in 2023 Chuncheon Campus will be specialized as an education and research base Samcheok Campus as a regional industrial base Gangneung Campus as a Jihakyeon cooperation base and Wonju Campus as an industry-academic cooperation base ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool Pedestrians walk underneath trees blanketed by snow in Gangneung City government officials remove snow on roads using shovels in Sokcho Children and adults build a snowman in a residential area of Gangneung A fallen streetlamp is seen on a road in Jeju Island on March 3 Korea.net hosts networking event for Honorary Reporters Accord with Japan to protect both nations' people abroad A bilateral agreement with Japan will bolster cooperation in protecting the nationals of both nations abroad Click here to read more about the latest summit between leaders of both countries Talks with NZ seek to upgrade ties to strategic partnership Korea and New Zealand have agreed to advance talks on elevating the bilateral Partnership for the 21st Century concluded Korea and New Zealand have agreed to advance talks on elevating the bilateral Partnership for the 21st Century concluded in 2006 to a comprehensive strategic partnership Mixed boccia pair to face Hong Kong for Paralympic gold the Jeong-Kang pair will face in the final Hong Kong in mixed pair BC3 boccia 🌕 S-Tier food for Chuseok 🌕 | K-Cuisine Relay | Ep.28 Galbijjim & Samsaeknamul “Reading is so sexy!” — Headlined by The Guardian (UK)　| Balance Talk | Ep Korean German architect in Seoul seeks to innovate Hanok Grassroots group seeks to clean up trash from Jeju waters Polish capital hosts Korean cultural event at Breakfast Market Hanbok-clad children play traditional games President Yoon attends opening of Cyber Summit Korea Descendants of Korean War veterans attend event in Incheon Multicultural families attend Chuseok event Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 79th Liberation Day Keynote Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the NATO Public Forum K-pop management innovation changes global music industry Korea-French friendship to drive future partnership Denmark's digital strategy to preserve global democracy 10th workshop of European Association for Korean Language Education (EAKLE) PNP launches TOP COP special class to enhance tourist safety K-Culture Extravaganza Lights Up Jozi: Korean Cultural Centre Unveils ‘Travelling Korea’ Korean Restaurant to open soon in Abuja-Envoy Jusung Gabriel Park & Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra Production Design: Scene Architects Build On-Screen Worlds 2025 KXO 3x3 Gangneung STOP 2 will open with Gyeongpodae in the background The Korea 3x3 Basketball Federation (KXO) will hold "2025 KXO 3x3 Gangneung STOP 2" at Gangneung Gyeongpo University's special court for two days on the 5th and 6th This competition will be held in a total of four categories: U15 which announced the start of Korea's 3x3 season by hosting 2025 KXO 3x3 Hongcheon STOP 1 will move to Gangneung Gyeongpodae this time to hold its second competition this year which also held the competition at the special court of Gyeongpodae last year will once again visit citizens at Gyeongpodae through cooperation with Gangneung City (Mayor Kim Hong-kyu) Gangneung City Council (Chairman Choi Ik-soon) Gangneung City Sports Council (Chairman Kwon Young-man) and Gangneung City Basketball Association (Chairman Cheon Beom-cheol) The Gangneung STOP 2 is also notable for the participation of overseas teams following the Hongcheon STOP 1 who participated in the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2025 which ended on the 30th of last month and ranked 4th will visit South Korea to participate in Gangneung STOP 2 who was selected for the Korean men's 3x3 national team for the first time this year so the competition for Gangneung STOP 2 is expected to be fiercer than ever KXO will select the FIBA 3x3 Hongcheon Challenger 2025 participation team scheduled to be held in May according to the cumulative ranking of Hongcheon STOP 1 and Gangneung STOP 2 by changing the competition system from this year KXO STOPs 1 and 2 have three tickets (1 main draw and 2 qualifying draws) for the Hongcheon Challenger Japan's Sagamihara won the championship and took a step closer to participating in the Hongcheon Challenger Gangneung STOP 2 is expected to be held along with Gangneung's flagship festival which is expected to attract more public interest KXO is preparing for a grand opening ceremony of the competition from 10 a.m and abundant prizes will be prepared to add to the enthusiasm for the competition "Many participating teams in Gangneung STOP 2 also showed passion "I'm just sorry that I couldn't bring more teams as the competition was held in a limited time on two courts," he said which will be held at Gyeongpodae in Gangneung in April will be held in the wonderful scenery of Gyeongpodae." Starting with Gangneung STOP 2 KXO events will continue every two weeks until mid-May and we will make thorough preparations for 3x3 lovers and fans," he said The entire match of the 2025 KXO 3x3 Gangneung STOP 2 will be recorded and broadcast on KBS N Sports Trains between Busan and Gangneung's entire East Sea Line will start operating for the first time on the New Year's morning "ITX-Mind is Busan (Banjeon) with a speed of 150 km per hour from January 1 2025~It said it will run the Gangneung section eight times a day allowing people to travel by train from Busan to Gangneung without transferring only the Gangneung-Donghae and Pohang-Bujeon sections were operated The newly opened Pohang-Samchuk section is a new 166.3km-long route connecting Pohang Station and Samcheok Station it takes about 4 hours and 50 minutes from Busan to Gangneung It takes about an hour and 40 minutes from Pohang to Samcheok The ITX-Mind and Nuri-ro run between Dongdaegu and Gangneung A total project cost of 3.4297 trillion won was invested in the new route Infrastructure and Transport is also conducting a project to electrify the 172.8km non-rail section from Pohang to the East Sea shortening the travel time from Busan to Gangneung to the early four-hour range The government believes that the opening of the Donghae Line will have a great expected effect if Busan and Gangwon are connected to the daily living area passenger and cargo transportation between regions is expected to be smooth The creation of an eco-friendly energy industry belt consisting of hydrogen (Ulsan It is expected to have a positive impact on the tourism industry on the east coast Infrastructure and Transport is pushing for additional expansion of the East Sea Line Construction is underway on the Jejin-Gangneung Chuncheon-Sokcho section of the East Sea Northern Line When the northern line of the East Sea is completed in 2028 the railway network from Goseong to Busan will be connected Gangneung) has been elected as the new floor leader of the ruling party The People's Power said on the 12th that it elected Kwon as its floor leader with 72 out of 106 votes at a general meeting of lawmakers "I am well aware that the ruling party's floor leader position is a poisoned holy grail," Rep so I didn't want to be cowardly in front of a request not to turn a blind eye to the party's crisis as a senior." He also did not hide that he was a candidate for floor leader Yoon-gye "Many luxury family members see the election as a confrontation between pro-Yoon and pro-Korea." I'm Chin Yoon." "I played harder than anyone else to change the government but I didn't participate in the transition committee first "I'm proud that I wrote the most to the president behind the scenes." He also promised to cooperate with CEO Han Dong-hoon in the future "What is scarier than impeachment is the division," adding "As representative Han Dong-hoon is a representative who secured democratic legitimacy elected with 63% support from party members I will fully consult with representative Han Dong-hoon on major issues." "I'm a person who lacks a lot of ability," adding "There are many people with high insight and wisdom in the party so I'll borrow their ability." He also said but I think the people's hearts will open little by little when the party becomes one and approaches the people." "We will reorganize the party's difficult situation as soon as possible prepare for the upcoming presidential election "I saw it as my own letter of explanation as to why I had to do emergency martial law." Regarding the remarks of Han Dong-hoon who ordered the convocation of an ethics committee to deprive the president of his party "If you convey your intention to the president's office rather than making an expulsion When asked if he was in favor of impeachment as a party line "The current party line is the rejection of impeachment." "We need the consent of more than two-thirds of lawmakers to change this so we will hold a general meeting of lawmakers to gather consensus on whether to change or maintain the party's theory on that part," he said Asked whether he would participate in the impeachment vote "The parliamentary general meeting will decide this part as well," adding but we need to go with a single confrontation on important issues." This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Actress and singer Seol-hyun melted her fan sentiment with an unexpected moment captured in Gangneung The lovely time with the child warmed the hearts of the viewers Seol-hyun released several photos on her SNS on the 25th along with the message "Baby and Gangneung Date." Seol-hyun is spending time with a child on the beach The cute two-shot is like a mother and a child In the picture of the child's head held up his unique easy-going energy was reflected and the child smiled brighter than the sea with a smile Wind-flying hair and casual styling also highlighted Seol-hyun's natural charm reactions such as "This combination is so healing," "Seol-hyun it seems that her fan spirit stimulated her mother's instinct," and "recognize the real next fan club president" are spreading heartwarming heat Seol-hyun is set to return to the Netflix series slowly and intensely It is a work that tells the story of characters who dream of success in the Korean entertainment industry in the 1960s and 1980s and has confirmed their appearance with Song Hye-kyo Seol-hyun will show another different side of herself through this work All Headlines North Korea Sports Top News Most Viewed Korean Newspaper Headlines Today in Korean History Yonhap News Summary Editorials from Korean Dailies All News National Economy/Finance Biz Culture/K-pop Images Videos Korean Newspaper Headlines Korea in Brief Useful Links Weather Advertise with Yonhap News Agency For the full-fledged summer vacation season East Coast beaches are suffering from jellyfish local governments declared a "war on jellyfish," putting safety management on alert nearly 1,000 jellyfish stings occurred on the east coast of Gangwon-do and Gyeongbuk 448 jellyfish stings were reported in East Coast Beach in Gyeongsangbuk-do from the 6th of last month to the 31st of last month Compared to only six jellyfish stings that occurred in two months between July and August last year Gangwon East Coast Beach is also experiencing a surge in stinging accidents 513 jellyfish stings occurred in six cities and counties This is more than a 10-fold increase compared to 45 cases the previous year Gangneung had the largest number of cases with 239 The surge in jellyfish stings is due to a surge in the appearance of jellyfish due to increased sunlight and rising water temperatures as the heat wave continues this summer a professor at Kyungpook National University (major in marine ecology) there have not been many subtropical fish species on our coast but the temperature rise has increased the frequency of subtropical fish." the most frequent appearance on the east coast and problematic is the "Nomura Ipgeet Sea Fly." Nomura bite jellyfish are highly toxic and cause swelling or pain in the skin when stung According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Nomura Ipgeet jellyfish have occurred off the coast of China since May and have flowed into Korea along the ocean currents It is a very large jellyfish with a body length of 1m and the population is believed to have increased rapidly due to rising water temperatures the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has issued a special warning for the level of Nomura Ipgeet sea fly across the west coast Local governments are struggling to prevent damage as the damage from jellyfish stings has increased rapidly Gyeongsangbuk-do Province decided to set up an emergency budget of 87 million won to install jellyfish blocking nets and deploy personnel to collect jellyfish to manage safety as jellyfish blocking nets are showing great effects we plan to install nets mainly in areas where jellyfish often appear jellyfish blocking nets were installed at all beaches (three places) in the jurisdiction Gangwon Province plans to install jellyfish nets at all beaches in the province next year Local governments are ordering to stop playing in the water immediately if they find jellyfish when using the beach rinse them thoroughly with seawater or saline when they are stung by jellyfish and relieve the pain with a hot pack (45℃) if the pain remains He also urged safety personnel around him to report it and receive first aid "We are taking measures such as restricting access to jellyfish when they appear," and added "We will do our best to manage safety until the end of the vacation season." A match between Gangwon FC and Daegu FC at Gangneung Stadium on September 28 It was a clear green color that came to mind when I thought of grass It was a grass color that was hard to see in the K League recently there was no loss of concentration due to the grass Since the grass is not in a state of confusion whether it is grass or paddy field the players' mistakes due to the grass did not come out Fans who visited Gangneung Stadium on this day did not have to worry about whether their cheering player would be hurt by the grass The grass in most stadiums where professional football games are played this season has been greatly damaged which have a huge impact on players' performance do not mean that they are discounting ticket prices It's not the first time that grass has become a problem Lee Chung-yong and Son Heung-min repeatedly point out grass problems every year All that remains is that it is difficult to manage because the management entity is a local government such as the Korea Facilities Management Corporation So the grass of Gangneung Sports Complex caught my eye the chief officer of the Gangneung City Culture and Sports Facility Corporation called the "Master of the Grass," will be responsible for the grass at Gangneung Sports Complex Choi is a veteran who has been managing grass for 15 years I paid all my attention to the grass day and night The result was the grass of Gangneung Sports Complex Gangwon coach Yoon Jung-hwan and players all showed pride in the grass at Gangneung Sports Complex "The quality of training is very good if you train at Gangneung Sports Complex," coach Yoon said "The ground condition of Chuncheon Songam Sports Town which was used as a home stadium in the first half of this season was also excellent." "I'm very grateful to be able to use these stadiums as home stadiums," he said who has established himself as a fullback for the national team continued to praise the grass at Gangneung Stadium "I don't know what the fans watching the game will think Only when the grass is good can we show better performance to our fans Good grass leads to greater satisfaction from fans The grass at Gangneung Sports Complex is better than it looks I'm happy to play home games in such an environment We kick the ball on the grass like this because we are Gangwon players The grass at Gangneung Sports Complex is our great pride." who is Gangwon's top scorer and has scored the most points of attack this season "People around me describe the grass of Gangneung Sports Complex as a 'carpet,'" and added "I know that the people who manage them are putting a lot of effort into it we can continue the soccer we want to play It is an environment where you can show more fun and good performance to your fans I sincerely thank those who take care of the grass like children out of sight," he said Gangneung Stadium was selected by the Korea Professional Football Federation earlier this month as the target of the Green Stadium for the 2nd Club Award of the "Hana One Q K League 1 2024." Green Stadium is an award given to a managed playground entity so that players can perform at their best on the field with systematic maintenance of the ground Trail running enthusiasts can sign up for the Aribauw Gyeongpo Trail Run event via the Runable app [RUNABLE] “One of our buddies saw something in the dark,” Park Jae-eun a recently retired Republic of Korea Army Special Forces (ROKA-SF) Sergeant Major (SGM) and we all shot towards that general direction where he fired hoping our bullets would hit the North Korean Gongbi (communist guerrillas)," says Park reminiscing back on the late-Autumn mountains of Gangneung region in 1996 and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea Internet Explorer is not compatible with this website Microsoft ceased supporting IE 10 and older in 2016 Microsoft cyber-security chief Chris Jackson has been urging users to stop using the browser since February 2019 Join the influential community of members who rely on NK News original news and in-depth reporting Don't have an account? 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Read more on periodic reports Republic of Korea Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2005) The annual Gangneung Danoje Festival takes place in the town of Gangneung and its surroundings situated east of the Taebaek Mountain Range on the Korean peninsula.The festival includes a shamanistic ritual on the Daegwallyeong Ridge which pays tribute to the mountain deity and male and female tutelary deities It encompasses traditional music and Odokddegi folk songs where local products and handicrafts are sold and contests The four-week long festival begins with the brewing of a sacred liquor and the Dano shamanistic rituals in which a central role is played by a sacred tree One of the specific features of the festival is the coexistence of Confucian Through the rituals devoted to the deities the region is believed to remain unaffected by natural disasters allowing all its residents to live in peace and prosperity a large number of visitors attend the various ritual performances and actively participate in events such as making Danoje festival fans preparing and eating Surichiwi rice crackers and washing their hair in Iris water The Gangneung Danoje Festival enjoys immense popularity cultural standardization and increased media coverage over the years have resulted in the loss of some traditional elements of the festival In the traditional context of the festival one of the functions has been to transcend social differences by allowing people of all social classes to participate Password forgotten? Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The SD Biosensor World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2024 began on Saturday 2 March in the Gangneung Curling Centre The first day of competition featured two sessions of round-robin play Canada met hosts Korea in the first session Canada had a great start to the game and were leading by 5-1 after three ends Talking about the importance of getting their first win “I think it takes all the pressure off it kind of feels like you’re set up for the whole week Talking about their game plan against Korea “We had expected them to be a lot more of a hitting team so they kind of surprised us with their draw game So I think we just adapted really well to what we saw and changed our plan to fit what we were seeing.” Scotland — who took bronze last year — played Latvia Scotland had a flying start to the game and stole three in the first two ends Latvia fourth Agris Lasmans made a perfect take-out for two The teams were tied at 5-5 playing the eighth end Norway started with a steal of two when the last Czech stone wrecked on a guard in the first end mostly due to a big score of three in the fifth “It’s always good to get the first game over and of course it’s lovely to win the first game It gave a very good start to the tournament and it’s important for everyone’s well-being.” Both Slovakia and Estonia qualified for this event from the World Wheelchair-B Championship in November 2023 They played each other in the first session in Gangneung Slovakia scored in four consecutive ends and won by 10-4 title-defenders China played Sweden in the re-match of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic final Sweden’s fourth Marcus Holm missed a take-out in both the third and fourth end Sweden’s Holm came up short with his last draw attempt and China won without needing to throw their last who qualified for the event through the World Wheelchair-B Championship Italy were leading by 2-1 after four and by 4-2 after seven United States’ Matthew Thums wasn’t successful with his tap attempt and they scored only a single Both Korea and Estonia wanted to improve on their record when they met each other Korea had perfect stone-placement from the start and were leading by 7-0 at half-time Estonia put a three on the board in the seventh Scotland attempted to pick up their first win over Norway The Norwegians kept their form from the afternoon and were leading by 4-0 after three Scotland fourth Gregor Ewan made a perfect take-out for two and a 2-4 scoreline at half time Norway’s Jostein Stordahl was heavy with his draw attempt in the eighth to give up a single to Scotland Scotland’s Ewan wrecked on a guard with his last to give up a single and hand the victory to Norway This was the second win of the day for Norway they are leading the standings after two sessions of play the official Opening Ceremony of the championship took place in the Gangneung Curling Centre athletes were greeted by PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic mascot Several local dignitaries and World Curling Vice-President Hugh Millikin delivered greetings in person while World Curling President Beau Welling and Gangwon State Governor Kim Jin Tae sent video greetings President of the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation You must be thrilled that we are once again returning to this Olympic and Paralympic venue and the legacy it has developed in our sport,” said Millikin “Wheelchair Curling in Korea has developed into a special discipline and we are joined here today by the President of the Korea Paralympic Association Mr Jin Owan Jung and President of the Korea Para Curling Association You should be very proud of the development of wheelchair curling here in Korea Sung Il Kim and with support from the event sponsors have done a fantastic job preparing everything for an exciting week of curling “Take the time to enjoy the curling and the competitiveness but also the friendships you’ll forge here Savour the honour of representing your country here in this special Olympic and Paralympic venue,” he added Click here for the standings after day one Click here for all the results and the playing schedule For information about streaming, click here Home / News / Two-win opening day for Norway in Gangneung The SD Biosensor World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2024 will take place at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Korea from 2 to 9 March to be followed by the mixed doubles event from 11 to 16 March This will be the 17th edition of the team competition and the third edition of the mixed doubles event The participating 12 teams are hosts Korea All members of the Chinese team are world champions who will debut on World Curling ice at this event Skip Wang Haitao is the most decorated of them: he has two Paralympic gold medals and three world titles to his name Lead Yan Zhuo is also a Paralympic champion and two-time world champion Canada took silver medals in Richmond last year the rink attempts to reach the podium in Gangneung as well Skip Mark Ideson and third Ina Forrest have beautiful memories from the Gangneung Curling Centre as they won Paralympic bronze there in 2018 Forrest is one of the most successful wheelchair curlers in history as she has two Paralympic gold medals (2010 a two-time Paralympic bronze medallist and world champion from 2013 Scotland won bronze medals at last year’s world championship they are aiming at the podium this year as well Estonia and Italy qualified for the event by finishing on the podium at the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship in November 2023 Round-robin play starts on Saturday 2 March and continues until Thursday 7 March The top six teams after the round robin advance to the play-off stage The teams ranked first and second get a bye to the semi-finals The third-ranked team will play the sixth-ranked team in one qualification game while the fourth-ranked team will meet the fifth-ranked team in the other qualification game Both qualification games will take place on Friday 8 March at 14:00 The winners of these games complete the semi-final field The semi-finals will be played on Friday 8 March at 19:00 The winners of the semi-finals will play for gold medals and the world title while the losers of these games will meet for the bronze medals Both medal games will take place on Saturday 9 March at 11:00 Click here for the full playing schedule Altogether 21 teams representing their national Member Associations will compete at the event Divided into three round-robin groups of seven Polina Rozkova and Agris Lasmans took gold last year after a dreadful start to their event Aleksandrs Dimbovskis was to play with Rozkova Lasmans chipped in and the duo went all the way to win the final in an extra end over United States United States will have a new team this year Oyuna Uranchimeg and Matt Thums are experienced players in the team competition they will be members in this year’s mixed team as well this will be their debut on World Curling ice in mixed doubles Canada’s Dennis Thiessen and Collinda Joseph took bronze medals last year in Richmond and they will aim for a medal this year as well Dennis Thiessen is a Paralympic champion (2014) two-time Paralympic bronze medallist (2018 and 2022) and world champion (2013) in the team event while Collinda Joseph is also a Paralympic bronze medallist (2022) in the four-player competition Round-robin play starts on Monday 11 March and continues until Thursday 14 March The top two teams in each group plus the two third-ranked teams with the better Draw Shot Challenge qualify for the quarter-finals and will be ranked one to eight The quarter-finals will be held on Friday 15 March at 10:00 The winners of these games will play in the semi-finals at 17:00 on the same day The winners of the semi-finals will play in the gold medal game the losers of the semi-finals will meet in the bronze medal game Both medal games will take place on Saturday 16 March at 10:00 Click here for the full playing schedule All times are KST (Korean Standard Time) which is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) +8 hours Home / News / Gangneung ready to welcome two wheelchair curling world championships a photographer with The Post-Crescent and USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is covering the Winter Olympics as part of the USA TODAY Sports Images team in Pyeongchang He is writing periodic columns on his experiences at the Games and sharing some of his photos South Korea - I was lucky enough to have some time in the morning to explore a little before heading up into the mountains to photograph my next event I love the Appleton Downtown Farmers Market have you been to the farmer’s market lately We actually visited two markets that were located in downtown Gangneung The best way I can describe the folk market is that it is made up of numerous little restaurants that either have a handful of seats or none at all and it was mentioned to me that that’s because it’s regulated You could eat just about any type of Korean food you could imagine — most of which I did not recognize We had a sort of cheesy heavy pancake dessert that was so good that a colleague videotaped me trying it for the first time and describing the experience for my wife this place was fascinating and had much more of an edge to it it offered any type of creature from the sea you could imagine everything is written in Korean and nobody that I ran into spoke English chicken feet and a gentleman preparing bone soup made from beef brain and skulls just off to the side But I loved every moment and could have spent hours there with my camera I especially enjoyed the moment when three elderly women offered us a taste of what they were eating for lunch They started giggling when we all politely declined.  Sometimes you don’t need to speak the same language to share in a good laugh.