Despite ongoing population decline, parts of Gangwon-do (Province) saw a summertime economic surge last August, as vacationers packed beach towns and camping hubs, fueling local businesses. ​In August of 2024,

A forest fire in South Korea's Yeongdeok county, one of a number of wildfires that have engulfed the country's southeastern region, has been contained, the national forest service said on Friday.

Multiple wildfires raging across South Korea’s southern regions for days have killed 26 people and destroyed more than 300 structures, as thousands of personnel and dozens of helicopters has mobilized

The Gounsa temple was reportedly originally built in 681 A.D. during the Shilla dynasty that ruled more than half of the Korean Peninsula

South Korea battles its largest wildfire on record, with helicopters deployed to fight reignited blazes in Andong. Dozens killed, thousands of homes destroyed.

Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday to contain blazes stretching 70 km (44 miles).

The death toll includes the pilot of a firefighting helicopter that crashed in South Korea’s Uiseong county while battling wildfires in the region.

Firefighters continued to battle wildfires in South Korea's southern regions as the government mobilized thousands of people, dozens of helicopters and other equipment to extinguish the blazes.