SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(230716) -- SEOUL, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are in operation at a submerged garage in Chongju City, North Chungchong Province, South Korea, on July 16, 2023. The Death toll from the torrential rains over the past week in South Korea rose to 33, while 10 others were missing, relevant authorities said on Sunday. According to the central disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters, 33 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and central Chungcheong province. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(230716) -- SEOUL, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are in operation in Chongju City, North Chungchong Province, South Korea, on July 16, 2023. The Death toll from the torrential rains over the past week in South Korea rose to 33, while 10 others were missing, relevant authorities said on Sunday. According to the central disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters, 33 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and central Chungcheong province. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

SOUTH KOREA-HEAVY RAINS-DEATH TOLL

(230716) -- SEOUL, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are in operation in Chongju City, North Chungchong Province, South Korea, on July 16, 2023. The Death toll from the torrential rains over the past week in South Korea rose to 33, while 10 others were missing, relevant authorities said on Sunday. According to the central disaster and safety countermeasure headquarters, 33 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and central Chungcheong province. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (4th from L) joins other dignitaries in a ceremony held in Chonan, South Chungchong Province, on Dec. 16 to mark the start of a test run for South Korea's first bullet train. Later Kim took a trial ride in the rail car that ran a 34-km Chonan-Taejon section at 200 kph. When completed in 2004, the train will run the 412 km from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

Cohen meets Kim

Cohen meets Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen (L) holds talks with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) at the Chongnamdae presidential villa in North Chungchong Province on July 29. Kim is on summer vacation at the villa.

Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (4th from L) joins other dignitaries in a ceremony held in Chonan, South Chungchong Province, on Dec. 16 to mark the start of a test run for South Korea's first bullet train. Later Kim took a trial ride in the rail car that ran a 34-km Chonan-Taejon section at 200 kph. When completed in 2004, the train will run the 412 km from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

Cohen meets Kim

Cohen meets Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen (L) holds talks with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) at the Chongnamdae presidential villa in North Chungchong Province on July 29. Kim is on summer vacation at the villa.