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Smoke rises from a fishing boat off the coast of Muan County, North Jeolla, on Feb. 13. [YONHAP]

Coast Guard finds two suspected victims of fishing boat fire

The Coast Guard has found two bodies that are suspected of being among those missing from a fishing boat fire in waters off the southwestern coast last Thursday.

2025.2.16

Five rescued, seven missing after fishing boat catches fire off North Jeolla

Five crew members were rescued while seven remain missing after a fire broke out on a fishing boat near Hawangdeung Island in Buan County, North Jeolla, Thursday.

2025.2.13

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Broken tiles are seen near Gyehwa-myeon, Buan, North Jelloa, on Wednesday following a 4.8-magnitude earthquake. [YONHAP]

Rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake triggers 286 reports of property damage, 17 aftershocks

More damage reports emerged overnight after a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Buan, North Jeolla, on Wednesday morning.

2024.6.13

The epicenter of a 4.8-magnitude earthquake four kilometers outside Buan, North Jeolla, is shown on this map provided by the Korea Meteorological Administration. [NEWS1]

4.8-magnitude earthquake near Buan marks Korea's biggest quake of the year

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck 4 kilometers outside of Buan, North Jeolla Wednesday morning, the Korea Meteorological Administration announced the same day.

2024.6.12

Emergency personnel transport crew members rescued from a capsized fishing boat to a hospital after they were brought ashore in Buan, South Jeolla, on Sunday morning. Four were later declared dead. [YONHAP]

Four dead, 14 injured as fishing boat capsizes off Korea's southwestern coast

Four people were killed and 14 others suffered minor injuries after their fishing boat capsized off the southwestern coast of Korea, Coast Guard officials said Sunday.

2023.10.22

Democratic Party Rep. Kim Yun-duck, co-chair of the Jamboree organizing committee, bows during a press conference at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Sunday to apologize for the mismanagement of the 25th World Scout Jamboree. [YONHAP]

Rival parties blame one another for Jamboree fiasco

In the aftermath of the problem-plagued World Scout Jamboree, the Democratic Party on Sunday called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to issue an apology, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to resign and the National Assembly to investigate the event’s organizers.

2023.8.13

A British scout who took part in the 25th World Scout Jamboree at Saemangeum in Buan County, North Jeolla, is seen disassembling the country’s promotional booth within the event site on Saturday, following the UK Scout’s announcement of their withdrawl from the Jamboree. [YONHAP]

Nations at World Scout Jamboree to soon determine event's fate

Representatives from each country participating in the troubled 25th World Scout Jamboree will likely decide on Saturday whether to halt, curtail or proceed with the event.

2023.8.5

Participants in the 25th World Scout Jamboree find shade under a vine-covered tunnel in Buan County, North Jeolla, on Friday. [YONHAP]

Yoon orders aid to problem-plagued World Scout Jamboree

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday directed the government to supply “unlimited” air-conditioned buses and refrigerator trucks to the World Scout Jamboree in response to increasing reports of heat-related patients at the international event.

2023.8.4

Amid temperatures exceeding 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) across the country, participants of the 25th World Scout Jamboree find relief from the heat with water on Thursday at Saemangeum in Buan County, North Jeolla. [YONHAP]

Heat, bugs and bad food plague World Scout Jamboree

Participants in the World Scout Jamboree are expressing concerns of the safety of the event after over 200 scouts from several countries fell ill due to the intense heat.

2023.8.3

A participant of the 25th World Scout Jamboree held at Saemangeum in Buan County, North Jeolla, quenches his thirst on Tuesday as nationwide temperatures reached 32 to 36 degrees Celsius (90 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit). [YONHAP]

World Scout Jamboree participants fall ill due to the heat

At least 21 people participating in the 25th World Scout Jamboree held in Buan County, North Jeolla, this month have come down with heat-related illnesses as the international youth camp kicked off on Tuesday.

2023.8.1