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Manuscript conservator Haneen Al-Amassi collects documentary materials from the rubble of a site destroyed in an airstrike in Gaza.

Palestinian manuscript rescuers win Unesco’s Jikji heritage prize for saving archives in war-ravaged Gaza

Abdul Latif Abu Hashim and Haneen Al-Amassi preserved and digitized more than 258 endangered manuscripts in the battered territory.

2026.9.1

Cheongju’s award-winning heart-shaped trees stir pruning debate

A national award for Cheongju’s sculpted ginkgo trees has drawn visitors and renewed debate over whether the pruning harms them.

2026.8.26

Police find two more alleged victims in ex-Cheongju councilor sex crime investigation

Digital forensic evidence raised the number of alleged underage victims in the sex crime case against former Cheongju council member Choi Young-joong to four.

2026.8.24

Local councils scrap overseas policy research trips in face of public scrutiny, strained finances

Councils across the country are shifting gears and returning money to the city or allocating it to programs intended to benefit residents.

2026.8.23

The Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station in North Chungcheong

Teen arrested for allegedly assaulting mother over money

The teenage suspect had previously been reported for allegedly assaulting a parent, according to law enforcement authorities.

2026.8.14

Cheongju City Council nixes overseas research trips in wake of public backlash

The administrators, who took office only recently, will return the budget for travel abroad to study urban policies and instead focus on livelihoods.

2026.8.13

Jin Air flight swept for explosives after passenger gets off plane at last minute

A passenger on Jin Air flight LJ401 departing from Cheongju got off the plane right before pushback, prompting a procedural check for explosives or dangerous items.

2026.8.13

Police investigate possible additional victim in ex-Cheongju councillor's child prostitution case

While investigating Choi Young-joong over allegations of paying a minor for sex, investigators found images and messages on his phone pointing to another possible minor victim.

2026.8.3

Ex-councilor accused of child sex prostitution taken into custody due to flight risk

A former Cheongju city councilor was taken into custody for allegations he paid a middle school student for sex as police search for possible additional victims.

2026.7.31

Woman who forced stepdaughters to eat urine and feces gets 7 years for abuse

A Cheongju court sentenced a woman to prison after finding she repeatedly abused her two stepdaughters for almost a decade, including not allowing them to bathe and forcing them to eat excrement.

2026.7.29

Tag: cheongju

cheongju

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Palestinian manuscript rescuers win Unesco’s Jikji heritage prize for saving archives in war-ravaged Gaza

Cheongju’s award-winning heart-shaped trees stir pruning debate

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