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Fans wait 7 hours in the rain for (G)I-dle’s Minnie at Chagee opening

Jan 13, 2025

All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway.

Why is there a concrete wall near the end of Muan Airport runway?

Dec 31, 2024

Efforts are made to lift the wreckage of an aircraft lying on the ground after it went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea on Dec 29.

Grief fills Muan Airport as families wait for victims to be identified

Dec 30, 2024

Firefighters extinguishing a fire on a Jeju Air aircraft which crashed at Muan International Airport in Jeju, South Korea on Dec 29.

Jeju Air plane crashes upon landing; 179 presumed dead

Dec 29, 2024

The K-ETA is valid for multiple entries over three years using the same passport.

S'pore travellers to S. Korea can skip ETA until end-2025

Dec 20, 2024

Singaporean Kayven Tan (pictured above with his partner) was shocked on his first day in South Korea when he heard the surprise announcement declaring martial law there.

No change in travel plans for S'poreans in S. Korea

Dec 04, 2024

Actor Park Min-jae died from sudden cardiac arrest on Nov 29 while travelling in China.

Actor Park Min-jae dies at 32 of cardiac arrest

Dec 03, 2024

Seoul’s main airport, Incheon, was the worst affected, with passengers facing delays of two hours on average.

Snowstorm grounds 29 Singapore-South Korea flights

Nov 28, 2024

The Seoul city government displays unsafe children's goods sold on Chinese e-commerce platforms, such as AliExpress, Shein and Temu, on Nov 22.

Excessive levels of toxins found in kids’ clothes sold on Temu

Nov 23, 2024

Mr Jang Jong-seok holding the phone for his wife Tong Ming Yan as his in-laws make a video call.

S’porean in vegetative state in Korea after botched gastroscopy

Nov 23, 2024