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Korean vessel pays record canal fee as El Niño increases freight rates

SK Gas paid a record $5.7 million for a Panama Canal transit slot to secure U.S. liquefied petroleum gas supplies as an El Niño-driven drought cuts vessel traffic.

2026.9.7

Cooler weather may bring typhoons, KMA warns

The high-pressure system that parked over the Korean Peninsula and drove the heat wave also sat across the typhoons' path and deflected them toward China and Japan.

2026.9.3

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A storm is brewing: ‘Super El Niño’ could put Korea right in the crosshairs

Forecasters warn of a potentially record-strength El Niño that could bring even more powerful typhoons to the peninsula.

2026.8.20

People walk along the coast in bare feet at Iho Tewoo Beach, Jeju, on Sunday. [NEWS1]

Is it spring already? Korea sees unusually warm weather this week.

Korea is experiencing unseasonably warm weather on Tuesday, with daytime temperatures exceeding 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit).

2023.12.5

Diego P. Iribarren, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, speaks during an interview with Korea JoongAng Daily at the company’s Seoul office in central Seoul on Sept. 19. [PARK SANG-MOON]

[Interview] Volatile climate puts global economy at risk, warns S&P economist

Abnormal climate patterns, such as El Nino, pose a risk to the global economy, potentially causing economic losses, inflation, and supply chain disruptions, warns an S&P economist.

2023.9.22

An office worker goes to work with a cup of coffee in hand in Seoul. [NEWS1]

Coffee imports see decrease, decline expected to continue

Korea, often referred to as "The Republic of Coffee" due to the widespread popularity of coffee shops throughout the country, is expected to record an annual decrease in coffee imports for the first time in five years.

2023.8.21

Cabbage prices spike

An owner of a store at Mapo Agricultural and Marine Products Market in Mapo District, western Seoul, stores cabbages in a refrigerator Tuesday. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the price of cabbage per 10 kilograms...

2023.8.8

Water discharged from a dam on the Imjin River in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi on June 29, 2022 [YONHAP]

Measures to prevent flooding announced as El Niño looms

The Environment Ministry announced measures to prevent flooding in Korea as the country anticipates heavy rains this summer worsened by El Nino. The ministry promised swift and accurate flood forecasts and the establishment of new infrastructure ...

2023.5.10