※ This service is provided by machine translation tool Yeongju has a proud history of having some of Korea’s most influential historic figures live there the face of the 1,000 won bill and a magistrate of Punggi County in the mid-1550s Yeongju is known as the City of Seonbi — scholars from the Joseon and Goryeo periods who are described as “virtuous scholars who served the public without a government position choosing to pass up positions of wealth and power to lead lives of study and integrity.” With its scenic backdrops and old-time feel it has become a popular place where many Korean historical dramas are filmed If you’re looking for a new place to travel this summer here’s five reasons why Yeongju is a good place to go Yeongju is chock-full of places to experience Korean culture and learn the history of the nation Sosu Seowon is the oldest Neo-confucian academy in the country and was established during the Joseon Dynasty Buseoksa Temple is another popular attraction and is also the second oldest wooden building in Korea that has survived until now A final spot to check out at the temple is the stone lantern in front of Muryangsujeon is considered to be the most beautiful granite lantern in Korea The 350-kilometer long Sobaek mountain range provides the backdrop and is place where you can enjoy spring and winter together at the same time It was selected as one of the 100 most famous mountains in the country by the Korea Forest Service Considered one of the best places in the country for beef Yeongju has a variety of restaurants catering to lovers of hanwoo Also don’t miss out on the local tteokboki It’s a popular filming location for Korean dramas Yeongju has become a popular shooting location for many historical Korean dramas and “Jeong Do-Jeon” are just a few of the famous series filmed around the area Yeongju is a small city with a population of around 115,000 that moves at a slow pace It’s quite easy to get around using taxis and local accommodations are quite reasonably priced It’s a great place to go an unwind for a quiet weekend while exploring the historical sites and surrounding yourself with nature Read now > Sign up for our weekly newsletter of articles from Japan “I don’t want there to be any more endangered species In the 907 Climate Justice March along Seoul’s Gangnam Boulevard on Saturday 14-year-old Kim Seo-eun performed a dance in a stork mask Speaking with Hankyoreh in a telephone interview on Sunday “It makes me so sad to think that we and the babies that are born in the future will be living in an increasingly worse environment.” the second-year student at Yeonggwang Girls’ Middle School in Yeongju stood on meter-high stilts dressed as an Oriental stork one of Korea’s most recognized endangered species As she energetically flapped her wings with fellow middle school students dressed as storks she was astonished at the spectacle of the march through the heart of Gangnam I could see that it was absolutely packed with people all the way into the distance on both sides,” she recalled adding that she “really got a sense of how many people are concerned about the climate crisis.” Kim was one of a number of young people in the Yeongju and Sangju regions of North Gyeongsang Province who attended a performing arts camp by Namoodak Movement Lab which works in the field of environmental theater they appeared dressed not only as storks but as long-billed plovers — another endangered species — and as huinsumaja (Gobiobotia naktongensis) a native species of fish that can only live in Grade 2 water environments or higher All of these animals were ones that used to be common in Naeseong Stream a body of water near Kim’s home in Yeongju Naeseong Stream was a clean waterway with sand flowing through but its face changed after the building of the Yeongju Dam as part of the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project “I have a friend who developed a skin condition after swimming in the Naeseong Stream by my home,” Kim explained “As I saw the water in Naeseong Stream becoming dirty in a way it wasn’t in the past I got the sense that environmental pollution is getting worse and that this relates more broadly to the climate crisis,” she added She went on to say she would “definitely take part in next year’s climate march if I have the opportunity.” An estimated 30,000 people marched in the Gangnam area that day The 907 Climate Justice March organizing committee said the total was “well above” the 20,000 participants it had initially predicted the site was filled to capacity as participants began arriving in droves from throughout Korea around 1 pm attendees started at the Seoul metropolitan subway’s Gangnam Station and proceeded toward Samseong Station passing by Yeoksam and Seolleung Stations and POSCO Intersection along the way The route in question is home to the headquarters of many major corporations responsible for large shares of greenhouse gas emissions the march featured vocal participation by members of future generations: the young children and adolescents who are expected to be directly impacted by the climate crisis Youth 4 Climate Action member Yoon Hyeon-jeong 29 judgment by the Constitutional Court that found a framework act for carbon neutrality to be “inconsistent with the Constitution.” We need to create a front line to protect our lives,” Yoon said a 14-year-old resident of Seoul’s Mok-dong neighborhood “I’ve heard that if the climate crisis gets worse we’ll never get to see any more of those polar bears that I’ve seen as Coca-Cola mascots since I was little.” “My friends and I decided to take part in the march after thinking about what we could do for the Earth,” she explained we saw a video on how trees keep disappearing from the Amazon The hot temperatures this summer gave me a real sense that the climate change topic isn’t just something affecting faraway countries.” Young people have been taking part in ever greater numbers in the climate marches which started in 2019 and marked their fourth edition this year “Participation by young people was definitely up this year compared with past years,” said Lee Yeong-gyeong leader of the organizing committee’s planning team there have been more and more attending through climate and environment clubs we had a lot of cases of alternative schools where [participants] attended in [entire] school units but now there are more people coming from regular schools,” she explained saying that the students “arrived with hand-made banners with the school’s name written on it.” “Some of the people who were here last year just as participants are back flying flags or volunteering in other ways,” said Kim Bo-rim “It feels like there’s been a definite surge in participation by young people.”  “Especially while working on the national opinion canvassing campaign during the climate lawsuit I realized that there were a lot of young people who were participating in a range of activities in their own neighborhoods and trying to effect real change.”  “Of the 5,000 people who took part in the campaign Climate action by young people is undeniably linked to the impact that climate change will have on their lives The teenagers of today will be on this post-climate change earth longer than those who are adults today the climate crisis is a human rights crisis “We who stand on the front line of the climate crisis are not ‘future generations,’ but citizens who are making change right now,” said Su-yeong an activist with Youth Rights Society NAEDA who helped write the “Youth Rights Climate Justice Declaration” that was announced ahead of the march youth rights are connected to climate justice Bringing an end to the structure in which humanity exploits nature resources and animals in one way of enacting climate justice,” she said Please direct questions or comments to [english@hani.co.kr] Gyeongsangbuk-do Province announced on the 16th that three places were selected in the "Neighborhood Commercial Power Plant Support Project" by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups The "Neighborhood Commercial Power Plant Support Project" is a project that supports private experts to present innovation ideas and business models and help local members to solve current issues and establish strategies for commercial development together The project was selected in 16 places nationwide and Gyeongbuk was selected with the largest number of regions Yeongju City will brand Yeongju-ro autonomous commercial district as a tourist-type commercial district that combines modern history and gourmet food with 103 million won Cheongdo-gun plans to invest 120 million won to change into an emotional commercial district that combines the retro sensibility of Punggakjang with youth start-ups with the Uni Design Management Research Institute Gumi City will invest 20 million won in state funds to attract voluntary participation and cooperation from alley merchants including networking of merchants on short-distance interest rates to create a local commercial district with taste Gyeongsangbuk-do Province plans to actively support the business district selected for the contest to develop into a specialized business district representing the region director of the Economic and Trade Bureau in North Gyeongsang Province "In order to effectively respond to regional extinction local values must be discovered and the commercial district must change to meet new customer demand We hope that experts and local members with innovation capabilities will create regional-specific commercial districts together through the local commercial power plant support project." 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 Coupang Play series "Newtopia" unveiled a still from Ji-Soo who returned to her bold bear-shin girlfriend "Yeongju," who has a straight instinct to cross a group of zombies The Coupang Play series "Newtopia" is a story of soldier Jae-yoon and Gomsin Yeongju running to each other across downtown Seoul Global star Ji-Soo has returned to her bold Gomsin girlfriend "Yeongju," who runs toward her boyfriend even if the world collapses The released still depicts the college days when the engineering goddess "Yeongju" was happy with her eyes anytime the fear of sudden appearance of zombies is conveyed intact through the appearance of fear and tears but Young-joo's bold appearance of running through them to her boyfriend was revealed raising questions about whether she could reunite with Jae-yoon (Park Jung-min) "I fell in love with 'Yeongju' from the beginning and I also had a desire to make the character live well I hope we can have fun together while watching "Youngju" grow in various ways," he said expressing his passion for the role of "Youngju." Director Yoon Sung-hyun said "Ji-Soo's quirkyness and humor were 99% in sync with the 'Yeongju' I saw in the script and I expressed it well beyond the 'Yeongju' I imagined," raising expectations for the confident and lovely 'Yeongju' that Ji-Soo will show "Newtopia," which is raising the expectation index for Jisoo's "Zombom" challenge to the highest level will be unveiled for the first time on Friday Coupang Play series "Newtopia" released a still from the couple's chemistry between "Jae Yoon (Park Jung-min)" and "Yeongju (Jisoo)," which are more affectionate because they are separated from soldiers and gomsins you can get a glimpse of the fresh love story of "Jae-yoon," a soldier who only thinks of "Yeong-ju" even when a group of zombies flock and "Yeong-ju," a bold bear who runs toward his boyfriend even if the world collapses the engineering goddess who received attention at any time and anywhere was an ironclad man enough to reject Young-ju's group project proposal "Yeongju" has also repeatedly turned a blind eye to "Jae-yoon," who is embarrassed by him "Jae-yoon" is hired at the ice cream shop where "Yeongju" works In a still that contains the moment "Youngju" conveys her heart to "Jae-yoon," the excitement and fresh tension before becoming a lover can be felt intact and the chemistry between Park Jung-min and Jisoo who seem to have become a real campus couple can be felt as a lovely couple who finally became lovers It makes us look forward to the chemistry of the two who completely completed the narrative of the couple who do not hide their straight instincts toward each other even if a group of zombies appears At a production presentation held on the 7th "What I admired about Ji-Soo was always smiling on the set "I learned a lot from watching the scene," Ji-Soo said and she came to the scene even though there was no filming session and I was able to get immersed and act thanks to you," he said signaling a perfect chemistry between the two in the work The Coupang Play series "Newtopia," which announced the exciting meeting between popular actor Park Jung-min and global star Jisoo and the birth of a "Zombom" couple that stimulates love cells will be first released on Coupang Play at 8 p.m The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. National Gator sighting jolts idyllic town; search continues for 3rd day The search continues for a purported alligator in an otherwise idyllic village in the southern city of Yeongju after five people reported sightings of the reptile in a slow-moving stream that encircles the rural town Despite having found no trace of a reptile the city is not letting its guard down as of Friday with four officials dispatched to monitor the vicinity of the purported sighting It also plans to conduct a drone search of the area “Since alligators cannot inhabit the natural environment in Korea there is a possibility that someone intentionally released a pet alligator in the stream,” said a city official who wished to remain anonymous four farm workers from the Philippines and a local resident witnessed an alligator measuring about a meter long while crossing a bridge that connects to Museom Village across Naeseong Stream They told local authorities that the reptile briefly emerged from the water before submerging itself back into the stream Officials from the city government launched a search the next day but have not found any evidence to indicate the presence of a reptile habitat in the stream The news of an alligator potentially inhabiting the stream that flows through the southern section of Yeongju jolted local residents "Many parents were shocked by the news because the village is a popular spot for water activities among children I will definitely not go near that area for the time being," said a 26-year-old man surnamed Kim residing in Yeongju Online communities of mothers in Yeongju saw a flood of postings voicing concerns over the appearance of the alligator “It’s scary that the alligator has not been captured yet,” one user wrote if (the reptile) travels along the stream.” The reptile scare is a particular concern for the village of Museom Encircled by the stream and its sandy riverbanks on three sides the lotus-shaped folk village of some 40 traditional houses has been one of the most popular tourist spots in Yeongju 502,839 locals and foreigners visited the village for sightseeing according to data compiled by Yeongju City About 20 of the village’s old houses are inhabited by locals Lee Jae-myung leads in hypothetical three-way race with Han Duck-soo the presidential candidate of South Korea’s main liberal Democratic Party holds a lead in a potential three-way race for the country’s next election 15% of Korean wage workers have flexible work schedules: data Azerbaijan urges Korean firms to invest in Alat FEZ UAE seeks Korean partnerships in water management 'Smile at me': Cancer-fighting senior influencer inspires with strength Respect wanes: Teaching no longer highly coveted job in S As unused homes increase in rural South Korea Supreme Court’s verdict sours Lee Jae-myung’s presidential bid Korean mothers are opting for C-sections at record rates South Koreans get creative with Parents’ Day gifts Costco’s steep membership hike tests loyalty of Korean shoppers Yeongju had never considered whether she was suitable to be a bookseller It was only when she started her own bookshop that she realized she had a serious shortcoming She fumbled questions such as ‘Which book is good?’ and ‘What’s an interesting book?’ Once she made a complete fool of herself when a man in his late forties sought her recommendation for a book Salinger is really interesting,” she enthused You know how some books make you throw your head back in laughter This book isn’t interesting in that sort of way climax or a central plot stitching the book together The entire story follows a child’s thoughts and takes place over the span of a few days I still find this book interesting,” she finished pathetically The man looked so serious Yeongju felt a stab of nerves as she tried to explain for the man simply thanked her and walked away he approached the counter and bought Insights of Eurasia Something he said before leaving the shop that day had remained on her mind ever since “I’m sorry I asked a difficult question when everyone has their own preferences.” A customer saying “I’m sorry” to a bookseller for seeking a recommendation when she should’ve been the one to apologize for her incompetence It was an important lesson learnt: never to blindly recommend her own favorites to the customer she brooded over it and came up with the following: she still blanked occasionally at such requests “Is there a book that’ll unclog a smothered heart?” Mincheol’s mother asked as she ordered an iced Americano adding that she’d skipped her classes because she wasn’t in the mood for them The request was too abstract but none of her prepared questions seemed at all appropriate she cast around for something to ask and landed on the innocuous “It’s been like this for the past few days as if I’m stuffed with injeolmi rice cakes She quickly gulped down half the iced Americano but it didn’t bring light back to her eyes running a bookshop made Yeongju privy to the most private matters of her customers She’d read somewhere that authors often get people opening up to them as if being a wordsmith somehow meant that they would understand things that even the closest of friends couldn’t as if owning a bookshop was an accreditaion of exceptional emotional intelligence She had seen the lanky high schooler on a few occasions He’d inherited his mother’s pale face and when he smiled My heart aches whenever I think of what he said.” Mincheol said he had zero interest in anything – studying While it wasn’t like he completely stopped doing any of these – he still studied when exams were around the corner played games when he was bored and met his friends occasionally – he was indifferent to them all he would return home straight after school browse the Internet on his bed and drift off to sleep “Is there no book that’ll help me?” Mincheol’s mother poked her straw in between the ice cubes and sucked up the last drops of coffee There were plenty of stories about fatigue or being lost in one’s own world could she suggest to a mother whose child was going through a teenage life crisis she couldn’t come up with anything suitable She couldn’t recall any novels about a mother and son Not because she couldn’t find a suitable book but because it suddenly hit her that she was the limiting factor of the bookshop Hyunamdong Bookshop was tailored to her preferences as a reader How could such a place be helpful to others It’s about a mother and daughter living under the same roof who hate each other as much as they love each other Being a parent and child doesn’t mean they’ll always understand and accommodate each other even parents and their children should lead their own separate lives eventually.” “This sounds intriguing,” said Mincheol’s mother “I’ll get it.” She declined Yeongju’s offer to lend her the book first to see how she’d take to it As Yeongju watched her leave with the book in hand Is there a book that’ll unclog a smothered heart “I have to run but I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the book although not as much as Amy and Isabelle.” as if her thoughts had drifted far away and when she spoke again where the mother kept calling out for her daughter thinking about how there’ll come a time when I’ll miss my child so much I can’t hold him in my arms forever and a day While it wasn’t quite the story she was looking for Mincheol’s mother had enjoyed what Yeongju somewhat hesitantly recommended but the book brought back memories of her mother and nudged her to reflect on how to handle her  relationship with her son Her recommendations might not be what the customers hoped for “It’s still good,” perhaps she had done a good job suggesting a novel about a high school student – even if it’s one of the best literary novels with social commentary – to a middle-aged ajusshi who enjoyed non-fiction history titles could still be a no go when he wanted to better understand his children he might recall being recommended such a book and seek it out Recalling Mincheol’s mother’s red-rimmed eyes – Books by authors who understand life When authors delve deep into their understanding of life to touch the hearts of readers From Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature Masthead About Sign Up For Our Newsletters How to Pitch Lit Hub Privacy Policy Support Lit Hub - Become A Member Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving 2022 shows a view in the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju Buseoksa Temple is one of the seven Buddhist mountain monasteries in South Korea which were listed by the UNESCO as world heritage sites in 2018 Tourists visit the Buseoksa Temple in Yeongju 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Korea Ginseng Association announced the date for "2022 Yeongju World Punggi Ginseng Expo'' an event that can raise awareness of Korean Ginseng's outstanding benefits Photo provided : The Korea Ginseng Association hosted by the city government of Yeongju and Yeongju World Punggi Ginseng Expo Organizing Committee and sponsored by The Korea Ginseng Association will be held for 24 days from 9/30/2022-10/23/2022 at Punggi Ginseng Culture Pop-up park The slogan for 2022 Yeongju World Punggi Ginseng Expo is "Ginseng medical) and trading/business opportunities and more This expo has three themes: the value of ginseng's vitality and the value of ginseng's industry of the future The expo will allow visitors to experience the value of Korean ginseng through diverse activities Korean Ginseng has been traditionally known as the best health functional food and was coveted by the ancestors of Korea since ancient times Its functional effects documented by scientific papers include detoxification The 'Health Functional Food Code' published by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety lists functionalities of Korean ginseng as the following: improved immunity it notes that it may help to improve blood flow The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is the national governing body in charge of public safety administration related to health functional foods Its decisions are informed by scientific evidence and expertises the president of the Korea Ginseng Association emphasized the benefits of Korean ginseng: "We expect that the 2022 Yeongju World Punggi Ginseng Expo will serve as an opportunity to bolster Korea's pride as the homeland of ginseng Korean ginseng's many health benefits has been recognized as a functional ingredient for improving liver health by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety The number of officially recognized categories has increased to four." More information for the expo can be found at the website of the Korea Ginseng Association. (http://www.korean-ginseng.org) apparently loosened by days of heavy rains crashed into a hillside house in southwestern Korea on Friday killing a 14-month-old baby girl buried under earth.Ten people when the mudslide crashed down the roof and wall of the house at 4:43 a.m and firefighters pulled her out around 7 a.m after two hours of rescue operations.The baby was then taken to a hospital in a state of cardiac arrest police said.The other nine family members were referred to a senior center nearby after the rescue and city officials plan to check on their health condition and provide mental counseling "The bed the baby was lying in was completely engulfed in a pile of dirt," the baby's father told Yonhap News Agency at a mourning altar set up at a funeral house "Dirt and water kept pouring into the house and we really couldn't do anything."He said it was right after he woke up to the sound of trees breaking and turned the light on that soil crashed into the home."I tried to save my wife and child while blocking the crumbling wall with my body," he said The wife was saved with the help of other family members he said with a choked-up voice.The tragedy came just one month after the three-generational family had thrown a party celebrating the child's first birthday according to a neighbor.The house hit by the mudslide had not seen major damage through typhoons or monsoon while the family lived there for decades but the victim's family claimed that soil and water started trickling down to their house after a neighboring thatched hut above the hill was torn down a year ago They had even installed a makeshift plastic tent to prevent the mounds from crossing over.Neighbors also said there was a similar mudslide accident a few years back saying the tragedy on Friday was a foreseen event About 203 millimeters of rain has fallen in Yeongju from Thursday to Friday afternoon and the vicinity of where the accident took place recorded 333 mm of rainfall so far.Forty-three people from 15 households have evacuated from their homes due to fears of mudslides and five cars were buried at a construction site but dragged out Traffic was blocked on multiple flooded roads and a small bridge also collapsed due to flooding.A heavy rain watch was issued in the southeastern city with reports of over 100 cases of house flooding as of 7 a.m Provided by the Korea Tourism Organization Right in the main parking lot of the Scholars’ Village a scholar from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) From left: A narrow bridge over a river in Museom Village Yeongju; visitors to the Scholars’ Village study the Confucian values while dressed in the daily outfits of Joseon era scholars; and a view of Buseok Temple in Yeongju which houses Korea’s oldest wooden building The monorail runs on Sanbokdoro in Yeongju-dong YEONGJU (South Korea) — Madam Kwon Pil-ju is trying desperately to teach herself English before she is reunited in the coming weeks with a son she sent away almost 40 years ago because I don’t know English and he can’t speak Korean.” a Korean adoptee who is awaiting deportation from an immigration detention center in Washington state because he lacks US citizenship even though he has lived in the United States since he was 3 years old an immigration court denied his final request to stay in the United States Until Mr Crapser’s fate was reported in a documentary broadcast by South Korea’s MBC-TV last year Mdm Kwon did not even know that the son she gave up in 1978 had been in the United States the boy she called Shin Song-hyuk was one of 200,000 South Korean children sent abroad for adoption since the end of the Korean War South Koreans have lamented their country’s international reputation as a leading baby exporter But in a society that held deep prejudices against single mothers and children born outside marriage sending children abroad was often the best option for poor South Korean women some have returned to South Korea as adults Some of the most wrenching stories have come from those who were deported back to South Korea they were abused or abandoned by their adoptive parents Only after they ran afoul of the law did they learn that they were not US citizens their parents having never filed citizenship paperwork for them Officials at South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare say they know of at least five adoptees who were deported back from the United States But advocates for Korean adoptees say there may be more than twice as many Tossed back to a country they had left decades ago these adoptees were once again foreigners struggling to adapt to an unfamiliar culture and language The television documentary that reported Mr Crapser’s plight also included the story of a 44-year-old adoptee named Mr Monte Haines who served in the US military in the 1990s He was deported to South Korea in 2009 after he was caught driving a truck carrying illegal drugs Some adoptees had severe mental illnesses and became homeless when they returned to a country that was never truly their home At least Mr Crapser has a birth mother waiting for him spends hours filling ruled pages with the letters of the English alphabet It’s slow going for a woman with no formal education but she wants to be able to explain herself to her son “I have never imagined that he was having this hard life of his,” she said “I should have kept him even if we starved together Mdm Kwon received acupuncture therapy that went horribly wrong leaving her left leg shriveled and paralysed Her alcoholic father sent her to live with a man with cerebral palsy she met a carpenter with whom she had three children: a daughter and two sons The carpenter often kicked and punched Mdm Kwon and he eventually abandoned her and her young children Her father was too poor to take her and her children in she gave her youngest son to a childless family to a local orphanage that arranged adoptions She saw her children playing with toys and other children and left without saying goodbye for fear they would follow her but I had no one to turn to for help,” Mdm Kwon said Mdm Kwon worked in a plastics factory in Seoul She kept a couple of black-and-white photos of her children She would remember the days when she fetched water from the village well — spilling so much because of her leg that she had to make multiple trips — to give her babies a bath or the times when they devoured what little food she could provide usually rice mixed with soy sauce and cooking oil especially when it rained or snowed or when the sky was overcast,” she said “But the belief that they were having a better life somewhere than I could ever provide has sustained me.” Mdm Kwon later married a widower 20 years her senior She said she had dedicated herself to caring for his two daughters as if they were her own believing that she was doing what adoptive parents were doing for her own children She also gave birth to four more daughters She now lives in a low-slung house with another man whom she married and who helped her raise her daughters she began using crutches or an electric wheelchair when traveling outside she drags a plastic chair to lean on for support Mdm Kwon got a call from a relative who remembered Song-hyuk and had watched the television documentary Mr Crapser called out for his birth mother Mdm Kwon contacted the documentary’s producer who arranged a video chat between the mother and son and a DNA test to confirm their relationship communicated with his biological mother through an interpreter He expects to be deported in the coming weeks and will reunite with his mother who plans to decorate a small room in her house for her son thinking of what she would tell her son and what she should feed him when he arrives Todayonline.com and Today Online domains and apps are now part of 'Channelnewsasia.com' domain We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with TODAY to be fast Upgraded but still having issues? Contact us Experts say Korea must now wake up to dangers lurking in mountains and hills in the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events Firefighters carry out a rescue operation after a house was destroyed by landslides in Yeongju SEOUL – When torrential rain continues for days hillside homes can be just as dangerous as riverside dwellings This served as a painful lesson for South Korea as several landslides caused casualties across the country The record July downpour has left 50 people dead or missing nationwide as of 11 a.m 21 fatalities and six missing cases were reported in North Gyeongsang Province where landslides devastated several hillside villages Twelve of the province’s casualties were claimed by mudslides 10 victims faced the unexpected disaster in areas not designated as “vulnerable to landslides,” highlighting a significant flaw in the nation’s landslide preparedness Experts say Korea must now wake up to dangers lurking in mountains and hills covering 70 percent of the country’s landscape in the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events “Residents often lack awareness about potential dangers in their surroundings that could trigger landslides,” Lee Su-gon a renowned landslide expert and former civil engineering professor at the University of Seoul pointing out that numerous homes sit at the foot of mountains or near valley streams houses the highest number of residents living in landslide-prone areas at 9,977 followed by Gyeonggi Province and South Gyeongsang Province The province has approximately 5,000 areas designated as “vulnerable to landslides.” The latest tragedies have revealed the need for the local authority to revise its designation standards to address potential blind spots an official at the provincial government told The Herald “Most casualties have been reported in areas not cautioned about possible landslides,” the official said Authorities sent out text messages to residents warning them about the potential risks of floods landslides and other disasters that could be triggered by heavy rainfall But communication via text messages fell short of adequately alerting them to the impending danger The North Gyeongsang official noted that most of the available personnel were allocated to densely populated regions rather than remote areas admitting their limited capacity to guide and assist residents in case of evacuation Regarding the casualties resulting from landslides the official reasoned that people did not take the notifications seriously due to the absence of previous landslide incidents in their regions many of the local residents are elderly who are not accustomed to relying on their mobile phones for information Statistics Korea reveals that the population of individuals aged over 65 constituted 20.7 percent in 2020 in North Gyeongsang Province and is projected to rise to 25.7 percent in 2025 and to exceed 43.9 percent in 2045 vividly recalled the events of Saturday night when he made announcements through outdoor speakers after receiving emergency text messages he could not prevent the loss of two lives in the village due to landslides “We have never seen such landslides before in at least 50 years People were not aware of the potential risks,” Song said How could have they possibly escaped from the house?” Landslide risks are not confined to rural villages Mountains are a prominent feature in Korean cities with Seoul alone being home to 14 peaks surpassing 300 meters in height the total number exceeds 100 throughout the city torrential rains triggered landslides at the 290-meter Umyeonsan in southern Seoul emphasized the importance of step-by-step measures to establish a comprehensive system to effectively prevent and respond to landslides “The current systems do not adequately consider key geomorphological geological and geotechnical factors specific to Korea,” he said It is important to note that landslides are caused not only by natural factors “The designated areas in fact have little relation to human losses because it excludes areas altered by human activities which can result in human-influenced landslides,” he said Regarding the extensive nationwide research required to pinpoint dangerous areas a task that could take approximately 54 years if carried out solely by the state-run Korea Forest Service Lee emphasizes the role of local residents who have a better understanding of their local geography “involving local residents would help in sending more specific and accurate emergency text messages considering the dynamic nature of natural environments which cannot be continuously monitored by government officials local residents are required to actively participate in reporting to the national disaster prevention system.” “The thickness of weathered soil is relatively shallow in Korea and observations at numerous debris flow sites indicate that the vertical extent of damage to trees and buildings is often to a height of 1 or 2 meters protection to a height of 2 meters is likely to be effective in the majority of cases.” A restoration operation is underway after a landslide hit a residential area in Yecheon-gun Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Danyang or Yeongju: The Birthplace of  Jeong Dojeon  If Ondal Tourist Area reminded me of Achasanseong Fortress in Seoul Dodam Sambong reminded me of Sambong Road and Sambong Library in Jongno while Ondalsanseong is a kind of competition to Achasanseong Dodam Sambong is not in conflict with Jeong Dojeon(JDJ)'s Sambong-related facilities There is a theory that Sambong JDJ was born in Danyang and that his father traveled to Gaekyung while working as a government official and another that he was born in Yeongju and that Danyang was his only home There is a fierce debate in Danyang and Yeongju about this it sounds like a different story as to whether Jejongwon the first modern medical facility in Korea was the predecessor of Severance Hospital (Yonsei University College of Medicine) or Seoul National University Hospital (Seoul National University College of Medicine) Jejongwon was the first Western-style royal hospital founded by King Gojong in 1885 a missionary from the Presbyterian Church of the North who saved Min Young-ik after he was injured in a thyroid crisis in 1884 which was built by Joseon but operated by the Presbyterian Church of the North While Yonsei University's argument is that the operation of Jejongwon was transferred to the Presbyterian Church of the North in 1895 leading to the later establishment of Severance by the Presbyterian Church of the North Seoul National University emphasizes Gojong's role and claims that national education in modern medicine can be traced back to Jejongwon Medical Center and that Seoul National University Hospital inherits the authenticity of a national modern medical facility and a national modern medical education institution.  It may not matter to those who are one step away but both Severance and Seoul National University hospitals still claim their authenticity on their websites and through their respective exhibition halls Both hospitals are unwilling to back down on this issue as it is directly related to their legitimacy Seoul National University Hospital has a huge stone boulder in front of its main building called Jejongwon T'rak and Severance has reproduced the shape of Jejongwon and used it as a "Yonsei History Garden" (Sukyungjae) revealing that Jejongwon is the root of Yonsei University (Yonsei + Severance) there is a marker stone marking the site where the first Jejongwon was built.  For those who claim that JDJ's hometown was Danyang JDJ lost his parents in the same year and lived in his hometown lordship for nearly four years he returned to his home on Samgaksan Mountain to train his successors so he called it Sambong Mountain after the shape of the mountain and the academy he ran was called Sambongjae it is claimed that JDJ's first government job was in neighboring Chungju he consoled himself at Dodam Sambong and built a pavilion In the absence of a clear record of JDJ's birth claims are made through one or two episodes as in the debate between Achasanseong and Ondalsanseong.  The logo of Danyang County is a combination of Dodamsambong and Seokmun It is more meaningful than any other local government's logo and for those who are familiar with Chinese characters and for those who have strong memories of the nationalist novel "Novel Dan" the history of Danyang Station is designed accordingly It is said to represent the towering general's peak in the center and the concubine's and concubine's peaks on the left and right but it is not as impressive as Dodamsambong which is depicted in the logo of Danyang-gun.  I heard that the road to Seokmun was rough so I headed to Seokmun first when I arrived which is also said to be a weathered limestone formation The view of the village and Namhan River on the other side through the stone gate was like a framed landscape painting.  The Dodamsambong we see now is very different from the Dodamsambong painted by Kim Hongdo the lower part was submerged as the water level rose the rocks towering over the river like sails on a yacht evoked mythical imagination.  Dodamsambong is not just three rocks at a specific point on the Namhang River but a peaceful scene that blends in with the village across the street and the Namhang River spreading out to the left and right Although there is a parking lot for tourists in the back and the area overlooking Dodam Sambong is better preserved than I expected especially since the village across the street is quiet and unobtrusive.  The disappointment of Sambong Story Museum the Sambong Story Museum was located at the entrance to the parking lot On the third floor of a shopping mall along the way which runs various tourist facilities and programs in Danyang I was nervous because there weren't many people inside "What did they do here before?" So I tried to enter but there was a person working outside the ticket office because there weren't many people visiting there were not many stories about Jeongdojeon and the Dodam Sambong itself did not show anything more than what was in the wiki or tourist guide.  The lack of stories about Dodamsambong itself leads to similar content everywhere but no matter where you go or what you see you will quickly move on if there is a low density of about half the same content.  If Dodamsambong alone does not provide enough content I wonder if it would have been better if it had been conceptualized as a place to introduce Danyang and organized a little more densely given that Dodamsambong is the first scripture of the Eight Scriptures of Danyang serving as a starting point for the Eight Scriptures of Danyang considering the human and physical limitations of a small base municipality I think it will not be easy to discover better content and update it continuously but I think it is a waste considering the size and space of the story hall and the spatial organization that gives the impression of a space with low content density needs to be improved through lighting and the arrangement of exhibits.  Danyang #Danyang Travel #Danyang Week in the Life #Danyang Diary #Dodam Sambong #Seokmun #Sambong Story Center Upvote if you think more people should see this post Blackpink's Jisoo takes on the role of a determined 'Gomsin' (a term referring to women with boyfriends serving in the military) 'Yeongju' in Coupang Play’s new series 'Newtopia' showcasing her fearless drive as she crosses through hordes of zombies The released stills feature Jisoo as Yeongju a campus queen sitting alone in a lecture hall filled with male engineering students being asked out on a date and expressing terror as zombies suddenly appear Yeongju’s bold determination to reach her boyfriend shines through.” Jisoo shared “I was captivated by Yeongju’s charm from the start and felt driven to bring the character to life.” “Her humorous personality and unique charms were a 99% match with Yeongju’s character.” 'Newtopia' is a zombie apocalypse story about Yeongju as they traverse zombie-infested Seoul to reunite the series premieres on February 7 at 8 PM (KST)  SEE ALSO: Jisoo exudes classic beauty in Dior fashion shoot Kim Jaejoong releases new album 'Sequence #4' Park Yoo Chun shares smiling photo after fan meeting in Japan Upvote if you think more people should see this post! After six days of silence, the popular YouTube channel Psick University has issued a formal apology for comments made in a recent video that disparaged the region of Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do.  The controversy began with their video titled "Made in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Yeongju Edition" published on May 11, which led to widespread criticism from viewers and local residents. In the video, Psick University members, comedians Jeong Jae-hyeong, Kim Min-soo, and Lee Yong-ju, were seen making several disrespectful remarks about Yeongju, comparing it unfavorably to other places and making jokes that were seen as derogatory. Their comments included jokes about the area resembling China, criticisms about the lack of uniqueness in local food, and unpleasant remarks about the scenery and local practices. As backlash grew, the channel faced significant pressure to address the issue. The video even caught the attention of local business owners and the mayor of Yeongju, escalating the controversy further. On May 18, Psick University responded by posting a lengthy apology on their YouTube community tab. In their statement, they expressed remorse for the offensive content, acknowledging that their attempt to emphasize the quiet and tranquil nature of Yeongju for comedic effect was misguided and resulted in inappropriate expressions that failed to consider the feelings of local residents and small business owners. They specifically retracted statements that mocked the local cuisine and cultural attributes, admitting these did not serve the comedic purpose intended and were instead hurtful. Psick University also mentioned that members Jeong Jae-hyeong, Kim Min-soo, and Lee Yong-ju personally visited the affected bakery and restaurant to apologize directly to the proprietors. They extended their apologies to the citizens of Yeongju, government officials working in the area, and their viewers who were disturbed by the content. The channel concluded their apology by acknowledging their responsibility in the matter and expressed their intention to learn from this experience to create content that is both humorous and respectful. They reassured their audience that they would take this incident as a learning opportunity to improve their content and be more mindful of the impact their words and actions have on various communities. NewJeans members' parents hire entertainment dispute lawyer Kim Ho Joong continues concerts amid hit-and-run allegations LOL. Seoul Koreans hating on the rest of the country...smh...no wonder the rest of the country don't enough have proper medical facilities, that rural Koreans are forced to travel to Seoul if they need advanced treatment for anything. South Korea doesn't need enemies - they have Seoul Koreans LOL. The cunt in the comments excusing them for being comedians clearly has no clue about the Seoul / Rest of Korea divide. the restaurant was closed. they dropped the "but im a famous youtuber" line until they were allowed to eat there in private. some of their comments were just messed up. some of their comments were just normal reviews, but they shouldnt have said them in this case seeing as how they manipulated the poor man just to get in there. i hope they finally actually contacted him in person. he said they hadnt. they are trash for this.