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People take photos at a railway crossing in Yongsan District, central Seoul, in a video uploaded on the YouTube channel Korail TV on April 28. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Treating railway crossings as photo spots can lead to dangerous, possibly fatal, accidents, Korail says

A video released by the Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) earlier this month captures the unsafe behavior of travelers at railway crossings.

2026.4.29

The CR450AF bullet train in Beijing on Dec. 29, 2024 [XINHUA/YONHAP]

China successfully tests world's fastest high speed train with top speed of 281 miles per hour

China has successfully tested the world’s fastest high-speed train, which reaches a top speed of 453 kilometers (281 miles) per hour. The train is expected to begin commercial operations as early as next year.

2025.10.22

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Unionized railway workers endorse the decision to launch a general strike during a press conference held in front of Seoul Station in central Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Railway workers to stage strike over wages and staffing shortages

Unionized railway workers from the Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) said on Thursday that they will launch an indefinite general strike starting Dec. 5.

2024.11.21

The Democratic Party’s arrogance in full swing

We urge the DP to demonstrate the spirit of compromise, not arrogance, before it’s too late.

2024.5.1

Let's go!

With the National Assembly speaker preparing to leave the country for a trip to the United States without putting to a vote under his jurisdiction several controversial bills, Park Jie-won called him “a son of bitch.”

2024.5.1

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, looks around the cockpit of the GTX-A in Dongtan Station, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 6, 2023. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Plans to bury downtown railways underground gather steam

Multiple sources told the JoongAng Ilbo on Monday that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport submitted its plans to bury major railways in downtown areas to the presidential office.

2024.1.15

[Editorial] Why not dump the nonsensical law?

Any laws violating the Constitutional principle and procedures are better undone.

2023.3.26

[Today's Cartoon] 2023.03.24

After the Democratic Party railroaded a controversial revision to the Grains Management Act in the plenary session, President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to veto the revision.

2023.3.23

Lawmakers of the People Power Party hold up signs protesting a motion calling for the dismissal of Foreign Minister Park Jin in the National Assembly Thursday. The Democratic Party later passed the motion. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

[THINK ENGLISH] 민주당, 외교장관 해임건의안 통과

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) railroaded a motion through the National Assembly calling for the dismissal of Foreign Minister Park Jin, though President Yoon Suk-yeol can ignore it.

2022.10.4

Korea's next generation KTX-Eum entering Cheongnyangni Station in Seoul in January during its official commercial debut. [YONHAP]

Upgrades to high speed rail system promised

In 2030, a person will be able to travel between any two parts of Korea within two hours, the government promised, after ambitious upgrades to the high-speek rail network.

2021.4.22