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South Korea: Monsoon Rains Cause Widespread Flooding, Evacuations

Monsoon rains have caused chaos across East Asia, leading to widespread flooding in South Korea on Sunday, August 3. Over 2,500 people were forced to evacuate across major southern cities and provinces, with one man found dead in Muan.

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South Korea: Torrential Rain Batters Country, Damage and Casualties Reported 2

Torrential rain battered South Korea on Thursday, July 17, leaving four dead and prompting evacuations. Flooding and property damage were reported across multiple regions, with hundreds of schools closed due to severe weather.

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South Korea: Torrential Rain Batters Country, Damage and Casualties Reported 3

Torrential rain battered South Korea on Thursday, July 17, leaving four dead and prompting evacuations. Flooding and property damage were reported across multiple regions, with hundreds of schools closed due to severe weather.

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South Korea: Torrential Rain Batters Country, Damage and Casualties Reported 4

Torrential rain battered South Korea on Thursday, July 17, leaving four dead and prompting evacuations. Flooding and property damage were reported across multiple regions, with hundreds of schools closed due to severe weather.

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South Korea: Torrential Rain Batters Country, Damage and Casualties Reported

Torrential rain battered South Korea on Thursday, July 17, leaving four dead and prompting evacuations. Flooding and property damage were reported across multiple regions, with hundreds of schools closed due to severe weather.

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S. Korea marks 45th anniv. of 1980 pro-democracy uprising

The South Korean government holds a ceremony in Gwangju on May 18, 2025, marking the 45th anniversary of a 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city.

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South Korea: Constitutional Court Upholds President Yoon’s Impeachment, People Celebrate 2

On Friday, April 4, South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, citing his short-lived declaration of martial law late last year, which had plunged the country into political chaos. The video captures people celebrating the announcement of the verdict at 5.18 Democracy Square in Gwangju.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe players are pictured after losing to Gwangju FC of South Korea in an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match in Gwangju, South Korea, on March 12, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe players are pictured after losing to Gwangju FC of South Korea in an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match in Gwangju, South Korea, on March 12, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (C) celebrates with Yuya Osako (L) after scoring a goal in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe players celebrate after winning the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (3rd from L) scores with a header in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Haruya Ide (top) scores with a header in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe's Yuya Osako (2nd from L) celebrates after opening the scoring in the first half of the first leg of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 football clash against Gwangju FC in Kobe, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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South Korea: Seoul Hit By Biggest November Snowstorm In 52 Years 3

Seoul was hit by the heaviest November snowstorm in 52 years on Wednesday, November 27. The intense snowfall disrupted traffic, including hundreds of flights. More than 200 homes in Gwangju near Seoul experienced power outages.

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South Korea: Seoul Hit By Biggest November Snowstorm In 52 Years 2

Seoul was hit by the heaviest November snowstorm in 52 years on Wednesday, November 27. The intense snowfall disrupted traffic, including hundreds of flights. More than 200 homes in Gwangju near Seoul experienced power outages.

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South Korea: Seoul Hit By Biggest November Snowstorm In 52 Years

Seoul was hit by the heaviest November snowstorm in 52 years on Wednesday, November 27. The intense snowfall disrupted traffic, including hundreds of flights. More than 200 homes in Gwangju experienced power outages.

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU BIENNALE-CHINA PAVILION

(230408) -- GWANGJU, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the China Pavilion of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, South Korea, April 7, 2023. The China Pavilion of the 14th Gwangju Biennale was opened here Friday. Curated by the National Art Museum of China, the exhibition in China Pavilion is titled "The Spirit of Bamboo: 'Bamboo' from Contemporary China." (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU BIENNALE-CHINA PAVILION

(230408) -- GWANGJU, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes pictures of an installation displayed at the China Pavilion of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, South Korea, April 7, 2023. The China Pavilion of the 14th Gwangju Biennale was opened here Friday. Curated by the National Art Museum of China, the exhibition in China Pavilion is titled "The Spirit of Bamboo: 'Bamboo' from Contemporary China." (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU BIENNALE-CHINA PAVILION

(230408) -- GWANGJU, April 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes pictures of an installation displayed at the China Pavilion of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, South Korea, April 7, 2023. The China Pavilion of the 14th Gwangju Biennale was opened here Friday. Curated by the National Art Museum of China, the exhibition in China Pavilion is titled "The Spirit of Bamboo: 'Bamboo' from Contemporary China." (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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Culture City of East Asia 2014, Yokohama closes

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi (C) and other participants in the Culture City of East Asia 2014, Yokohama pose for a photo on Nov. 17, 2014, at the closing ceremony in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The exchange project in the Japanese city was held to deepen mutual understanding among Yokohama, China's Quanzhou and South Korea's Gwangju through various cultural activities.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - A relative of a passenger who died after the ferry Sewol sank, cries in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - A preparatory hearing is held at the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, in a trial over the alleged roles played by the captain and crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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E. Asia culture city event in S. Korea

GWANGJU, South Korea - A choir sings at the opening event of the Culture City of East Asia 2014, Gwangju, in the South Korean city of Gwangju on March 18, 2014. Based on an agreement reached at a Japan-China-S. Korea cultural ministerial meeting, the Culture City of East Asia project aims to deepen mutual understanding in the region through art and culture.

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E. Asia culture city event in S. Korea

GWANGJU, South Korea - Dancers perform a Chinese dance at the opening event of the Culture City of East Asia 2014, Gwangju, in the South Korean city of Gwangju on March 18, 2014. Based on an agreement reached at a Japan-China-S. Korea cultural ministerial meeting, the Culture City of East Asia project aims to deepen mutual understanding in the region through art and culture.

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E. Asia culture city event in S. Korea

GWANGJU, South Korea - Takuya Iwata (L) and Erina Ito play the traditional Japanese "shakuhachi" flute and "koto" harp at an opening event of the Culture City of East Asia 2014, Gwangju, in the South Korean city of Gwangju on March 18, 2014. Based on an agreement reached at a Japan-China-S. Korea cultural ministerial meeting, the Culture City of East Asia project aims to deepen mutual understanding in the region through art and culture.

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S. Korea court orders Japan firm to redress

GWANGJU, South Korea - Yang Gum Dok (L) reacts in Gwangju, South Korea, on Nov. 1, 2013, after the Gwangju District Court ruled in favor of four Korean women, including Yang, who were forcibly conscripted as laborers during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The court ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay them 150 million won (about $141,510) each in compensation.

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S. Korea court orders Japan firm to redress

GWANGJU, South Korea - Yang Gum Dok (R) reacts in Gwangju, South Korea, on Nov. 1, 2013, after the Gwangju District Court ruled in favor of four Korean women, including Yang, who were forcibly conscripted as laborers during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The court ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay them 150 million won (about $141,510) each in compensation.

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Trilateral culture meeting

GWANGJU, South Korea - (From L) Japanese culture minister Hakubun Shimomura, South Korea's culture minister Yoo Jin Ryong and China's culture minister Cai Wu shake hands after their gathering in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sept. 28, 2013.

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Trilateral culture meeting

GWANGJU, South Korea - Culture ministers from Japan, China and South Korea hold a gathering in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sept. 28, 2013.

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Japan, China ministers

GWANGJU, South Korea - Japanese culture minister Hakubun Shimomura (L) and Chinese culture minister Cai Wu hold talks in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sept. 27, 2013.

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Japan, China ministers

GWANGJU, South Korea - Japanese culture minister Hakubun Shimomura (L) and Chinese culture minister Cai Wu shake hands before their meeting in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sept. 27, 2013.

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Japan, S. Korea ministers

GWANGJU, South Korea - Japanese culture minister Hakubun Shimomura (L) and South Korean culture minister Yoo Jin Ryong shake hands before their meeting in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sept. 27, 2013.

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85-yr-old wartime sex slave going abroad to tell of experience

SEOUL, South Korea - Yi Okseon points to a scar on her foot from when a military policeman bayoneted her at a comfort station, during an interview on July 26, 2013 in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea.

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85-yr-old wartime sex slave going abroad to tell of experience

SEOUL, South Korea - Yi Okseon speaks about her experience as a sex slave at a comfort station during an interview on July 26, 2013 in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea.

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Gwangju incident anniversary

GWANGJU, South Korea - A ceremony is held at the May 18 National Cemetery in Gwangju, South Korea, on May 18, 2013, to mark the 33rd anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising in the southern city.

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (far L) attends a party welcoming her in Gwangju, South Korea, on Jan. 31, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) is surrounded by people in Gwangju, South Korea, on Jan. 31, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi observes a moment of silence at a cemetery for victims in 1980 belonging to the Gwangju prodemocracy movement in Gwangju, South Korea, on Jan. 31, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (2nd from R) listens to explanations in front of the grave of a victim in 1980 belonging to the Gwangju prodemocracy movement in Gwangju, South Korea, on Jan. 31, 2013.

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU-AUTUMN SCENERY

(221020) -- GWANGJU, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Mount Mudeung in Gwangju, South Korea. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU-AUTUMN SCENERY

(221020) -- GWANGJU, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos of the autumn scenery of Mount Mudeung in Gwangju, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU-AUTUMN SCENERY

(221020) -- GWANGJU, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Mount Mudeung in Gwangju, South Korea. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU-AUTUMN SCENERY

(221020) -- GWANGJU, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist visits Mount Mudeung in Gwangju, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU-AUTUMN SCENERY

(221020) -- GWANGJU, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2022 shows the autumn scenery of Mount Mudeung in Gwangju, South Korea. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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SOUTH KOREA-GWANGJU-AUTUMN SCENERY

(221020) -- GWANGJU, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Mount Mudeung in Gwangju, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)