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Customs agency seizes 1.1 kilograms of drugs under tighter int'l mail monitoring

Korea has seized 1.1 kilograms (2.4 pounds) of illegal drugs since launching a tighter surveillance program on international mail two months ago, the customs agency said Thursday.

2026.5.28

Foreign visitors walk on the streets of Myeong-dong in central Seoul on May 13. [NEWS1]

Korea sees over 2 million foreign visitors in April

More than 2 million foreign tourists visited Korea last month, bringing their cumulative number this year to a high of 6.8 million, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday.

2026.5.21

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A KF-16 fighter jet takes off in a mission on Nov. 3, 2025. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors seek prison time for Chinese teens charged with illegally photographing fighter jets

Prosecutors have demanded prison sentences for two Chinese teenagers charged with illegally photographing fighter jets near Korean military facilities and airports.

2026.4.22

People crowd Incheon International Airport on Sept. 19. [YONHAP]

Incheon Airport packed as union launches strike

Unionized airport workers launched a one-day strike on Friday to demand better working conditions that caused minimal delays and inconveniences while also threatening to continue if their demands are not met.

2025.9.19

One of the plane engines of the Jeju Air crash is transported on a truck from the site of the accident at Muan International Airport on Jan. 4, seven days after the accident. [NEWS1]

Localizers at seven of 13 Korean airports pose safety risks, gov't inspection finds after Jeju Air crash

The government said Monday that of the 13 localizer structures in airports inspected from Jan. 2 to 8, nine require improvements for safety reasons.

2025.1.13

Airplanes at Gimpo International Airport. [YONHAP]

Gimpo-Haneda flights resume on June 29

Korean Air and Asiana will operate flights on Wednesday and Saturday. Japan Airlines on Thursday and Sunday and All Nippon Airways (ANA) on Monday and Friday.

2022.6.22

Shoppers look around a display of sunglasses at a duty-free store. [SHINSEGAE]

Duty free lacking products and deals battles for customers

A 45-year-old traveler from Jongno District, central Seoul, was surprised after making a duty-free purchase — the duty-free price was higher than the online price.

2022.6.21

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airports

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Customs agency seizes 1.1 kilograms of drugs under tighter int'l mail monitoring

Korea sees over 2 million foreign visitors in April

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Veteran actors Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Seung-ryong win Baeksang Grand Prizes — as it happened

BTS comeback: Bright lights and drone shows light up the sky as 'Arirang' finally arrives — as it happened

179 dead after Jeju Air flight 7C2216 crashes at Muan International Airport — as it happened

Kim Soo-hyun addresses Kim Sae-ron relationship — as it happened

Rooney, Maicon, Park Joo-ho score as Shield United wins Icons Match in Seoul — as it happened

Prosecutors seek prison time for Chinese teens charged with illegally photographing fighter jets

Incheon Airport packed as union launches strike

Localizers at seven of 13 Korean airports pose safety risks, gov't inspection finds after Jeju Air crash

Gimpo-Haneda flights resume on June 29

Duty free lacking products and deals battles for customers