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Hwacheon ice fishing festival wraps up with 1.6 million visitors

A popular annual ice fishing festival in Hwacheon, a mountain town in Gangwon Province, ended Sunday, attracting some 1.59 million visitors through its 23-day run, organizers said Sunday.

2026-02-02

Freezing cold fails to deter visitors from joining ice fishing festival in Gangwon

Hundreds of visitors crowded onto the frozen Hwacheon Stream in Hwacheon County, Gangwon, for this year’s Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, which kicked off on Jan. 10, unfazed by temperatures below freezing.

2026-01-27

Number of visitors to Hwacheon ice fishing festival tops 1 million mark

The cumulative number of visitors to the world-famous annual ice fishing festival in Hwacheon County, a remote mountain town in Gangwon, has exceeded the 1 million mark, according to the event's organizers Saturday.

2026-01-25

Hwacheon kicks off world-renowned ice fishing festival, expecting upwards of one million visitors

Korea's world-famous annual ice fishing festival kicked off Saturday in Hwacheon County, Gangwon, offering weeks of ice fishing and seasonal activities for visitors from all over the globe.

2026-01-10

Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival slammed by animal rights groups

The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, one of Korea’s best-known ice fishing festivals, is facing allegations of animal cruelty, with animal rights groups arguing that fish are being used as entertainment and mishandled during festival operations.

2026-01-08

How the prosecution’s decision to not appeal the Daejang-dong case affects President Lee Jae Myung

The prosecution's decision not to appeal the ruling in the Daejang-dong corruption case sparked outrage from politicians and prosecutors alike as the chance to tie President Lee Jae Myung to the case was effectively stopped cold.

2025-11-16

Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival keeps heating up

Since 2003, the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival has steadily increased in popularity to draw over 1 million visitors to Hwacheon County, population: 23,000. This year’s festival begins on Jan. 11 and lasts until Feb. 2 in all areas of Hwacheon...

2025-01-09

With Red Angels’ reign finally over, Suwon FC claim WK League Championship

Suwon FC Women’s 2-1 aggregate win over Hwacheon KSPO on Saturday sealed their first WK League Championship title in 14 years, ending the dominance of the Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, who had appeared in every Championship final until this year.

2024-11-12

Arrest warrant issued for Army officer accused of killing woman and dismembering corpse

A local district court issued an arrest warrant for an Army officer who murdered a female civilian employee he worked with, mutilated her body, and dumped it in the Bukhan River.

2024-11-05

Former top court judge, media executive indicted over Daejang-dong scandal allegations

A former Supreme Court judge and a media executive were indicted on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a real estate development scandal that upended the last presidential election.

2024-08-07