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Ice and easy does it

As the weather warms, firefighters from the Sokcho Fire Station conduct a special rescue drill at Yeongnangho Lake in Sokcho, Gangwon, on Feb. 5 to prepare for accidents.

2026.2.5

Concertgoers enter the venue for Psy's 'Summer Swag' concert at Sokcho, Gangwon, on July 26. [SOKCHO]

Visitors to Psy's 'Summer Swag' concert spent more than $5.4 million in Sokcho, says study

Visitors to singer Psy’s signature “Summer Swag” concert in Sokcho, Gangwon, spent more than 7.5 billion won ($5.4 million) in the city on July 26, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

2025.8.20

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An online user surnamed Park said they were charged 56,000 won ($40) for two squid, shown in this image posted to the Sokcho city government site on Aug. 8. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Diners don't want to play Sokcho's squid game with rude vendors, rip-offs

Just hours after pledging to greet customers with smiles, vendors at a squid market in Sokcho, Gangwon, found themselves facing fresh outrage — this time over claims that they charged more than twice the going rate for squid.

2025.8.12

Lighthouse Beach in Sokcho, Gangwon [JOONGANG ILBO]

Gangwon's Sokcho Beach to officially open Friday for summer season

Sokcho Beach in Gangwon will officially open this Friday for the summer season, operating for 52 days through Aug. 24. The beach aims to redefine summer travel culture by significantly expanding its nighttime tourism offerings

2025.7.1

Raw squid hoe at pocha (outdoor food tent) street in front of the Dongmyeong Port in Sokcho, Gangwon. [JOONGANG ILBO]

한국의 아픈 과거 담은 속초 대표 음식들

Opposite high-rise apartments and concrete buildings, humble blue and orange-tiled houses dot a strip of land suspended on the ocean called Abai Village, a cluster of North Korean culture in Sokcho, Gangwon.

2024.6.20

Sokcho's iconic cuisine a culinary embodiment of Korea's traumatic past

Pieces of the city’s heritage are still traceable in its culinary scene, which boasts some of the best and oldest North Korean dishes, like naengmyeon (cold noodles) and sundae (blood sausage).

2024.6.9

Cassia Sokcho, a newly opened Banyan resort in Sokcho, Gangwon [CASSIA SOKCHO]

Sokcho's newest luxury resort woos vacationers with ocean views and private pools

Sokcho's new high-end resort, Cassia Sokcho, offers luxury accommodations with ocean views and wellness-focused amenities.

2024.6.7

Expo Tower in Sokcho, Gangwon, is pictured. [NEWS1]

Culture Ministry selects 13 regions for its pilot 'Korea Culture City' project

The Culture Ministry selected 13 cities and counties in Korea for its "Korea Culture City" project, it said Friday.

2023.12.29

A helicopter crashed into a mountain in Yangyang County, Gangwon on Sunday morning, killing five people on board. [YONHAP]

5 die in chopper crash in Gangwon

Officials from the Gangwon provincial government told local reporters that a helicopter crashed into a mountain in Yangyang County, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) northeast of Seoul, at around 10:50 a.m., killing all five people on board.

2022.11.27

Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said South Korean fighters fired air-to-surface missiles into the North Korean side of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in response to North Korea's launch of a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) south of the NLL on Wednesday morning. The photo, captured from a video released by the South Korean Air Force, shows a F-15K fighter firing a SLAM-ER cruise missile after the North Korean missile launch. [REPUBLIC OF KOREA AIR FORCE]

Pyongyang fires SRBM toward South Korean territory

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the South Korean side of the East Sea for the first time on Wednesday morning as well as 16 other missiles of various types into waters off its eastern and western coasts.

2022.11.2