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Attendees hold up slogans during a protest rally calling for the acquittal of a teacher who was held responsible for the death of a student during a field trip in 2022, outside the Chuncheon District Court in Gangwon on April 16, 2024. [YONHAP]

Nearly all elementary school teachers oppose school field trips, survey finds

Nearly all elementary school teachers in Korea oppose school field trips, largely due to the legal risks in the event of an accident, a recent survey found.

2026.5.4

A Porsche falls off Banpo Bridge in Yonsan District, central Seoul on Feb. 25. [YONHAP]

Drug-filled Porsche plummets off bridge into oncoming traffic, driver arrested

A driver has been arrested on drug charges after plunging her Porsche off a bridge in Seoul, crashing onto a Mercedes-Benz traveling along the highway below.

2026.2.26

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A vehicle is seen crashed into another during a scene of a staged traffic accident by a group of people who deliberately arranged such accidents for insurance money [DAEJEON METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]

Eight referred to prosecutors for insurance fraud involving staged car crashes

A gang of alleged insurance fraudsters was booked by police for deliberately staging traffic accidents using temporarily repaired high-end imported cars.

2026.1.22

A street near Gyeongbok Palace in Jongno District, central Seoul, is seen clouded in smog as fine dust levels rose on Jan. 16. [NEWS1]

Flights delayed, accidents nationwide as fine dust blankets Korea

A thick layer of fog and fine dust blanketed Korea on Friday, leading to a series of accidents across the country. Flight operations were also disrupted, with visibility falling below 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) in most regions.

2026.1.16

Airplanes are seen at a landing strip at Incheon International Airport on Dec. 18, 2018, in this file photo unrelated to the story. [JOONGANG ILBO]

New aviation safety regulations take effect

Airlines that cause a fatal accident will be barred from launching new routes for one year, according to new aviation safety regulations that took effect on Tuesday.

2025.12.30

A steel beam manufacturing plant in Gwangju, Gyeonggi where an accident involving a worker struck by a steel beam resulted in a death on Aug. 11. [GYEONGGI FIRE AND DISASTER HEADQUARTERS]

Industrial accidents in Gyeonggi leave one dead, one critically injured

Two separate industrial accidents occurred in southern Gyeonggi on Monday morning, leaving one worker dead and another critically injured.

2025.8.11

A tin structure lies in the middle of a street in Daejeon after strong winds blew it off a building on Feb. 7. [YONHAP]

Traffic accidents, roadside mishaps follow icy winter storm

Heavy snowfall that had accumulated on roads since Thursday led to a series of traffic accidents across the country on Friday.

2025.2.7

A voter submits her ballot into a ballot box at a polling station in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Wednesday [YONHAP]

Election Day misdeeds reported nationwide

Election-related mischief and mishaps took place throughout the country on Wednesday, including cases where people tried to open a ballot box or attempted to block others from entering a polling station.

2024.4.10

Confusion unavoidable on industrial sites

The majority party cannot avoid the criticism that it ignores the pleas of small merchants so as not to irk large labor unions ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election.

2024.2.4

The lawmakers of the People Power Party stage a protest to call for the passage of a revised proposal of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act on Thursday at the National Assembly in western Seoul. [YONHAP]

Controversial safety act remains in place as political parties squabble

A controversial safety act will be kept in place for smaller enterprises without a further grace period as the two major political parties failed to reach a deal Thursday.

2024.2.1