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People campaign to eradicate regionalism in politics in central Seoul in an undated photo.

The border you can't see: How Honam and Yeongnam came to shape Korean politics

Honam and Yeongnam are at the center of Korea’s regional political divide. Here’s how history, economic development and elections turned Jeolla and Gyeongsang into rival strongholds.

2026.6.14

Yokji dam in Yokji Island, Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang [MINISTRY OF CLIMATE, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT]

Prolonged dry weather in Gyeongsang heightens concerns over drought, wildfires

A prolonged spell of dry weather centered on Gyeongsang has persisted for more than a month, heightening concerns over winter drought conditions and wildfire risks. The government has decided to issue a drought “attention” alert.

2026.2.2

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Visitors hurry through Gyeonggijeon Shrine in Jeonju Hanok Village, North Jeolla, with umbrellas in hand as a heavy rain advisory is issued across the province on July 17. [NEWS1]

Korea braces for heavy downpours followed by intense heat wave over weekend

Another powerful wave of torrential rains is set to pummel the greater Seoul area starting Friday morning, piling on misery for the southern regions already devastated by record-breaking downpours.

2025.7.18

A 31-year-old Indonesian fisher named Sugianto explains how he assisted in evacuating elderly people when the Uiseong fire engulfed his village in Yeongdeok County in North Gyeongsang. [NEWS1]

3 Indonesians to get special contributor residency for evacuating neighbors during wildfires

The government announced Sunday that it will grant special contributor residency status to three Indonesian nationals who assisted in evacuating residents during the wildfire in Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang, on Feb. 25.

2025.4.6

Authorities conduct a joint investigation of the North Gyeongsang wildfire in Goesan-ri, Uiseong County in North Gyeongsang on March 31. [YONHAP]

Joint investigation of North Gyeongsang wildfire's suspected ground zero begins

A joint investigation of the suspected ground zero of the North Gyeongsang wildfires began on Monday morning, according to the North Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency.

2025.3.31

Soldiers from the Army's 50th Division closely examine a forest area while supporting a wildfire suppression operation in the Gyeongsang region on March 30. [YONHAP]

Gyeongsang wildfires declared contained as police book man suspected of starting blaze

The North Gyeongsang Provincial Police Agency booked a 56-year-old man without detention on Sunday on charges of starting a wildfire in North Gyeongsang that caused at least 30 deaths as the blaze swept the region over the past week.

2025.3.30

A police officer checks a burned-out passenger car on the road leading to Maejeong-ri Village in Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang, on March 26. Police said that three nursing home residents who were evacuated in a passenger car as the wildfire spread died in the fire. [NEWS1]

Scenes of apocalyptic chaos emerge as devastating wildfires race through North Gyeongsang

As wildfires fueled by winds blowing at 20 meters per second swept through the northern regions of North Gyeongsang on Tuesday, National Route 7 was reduced to chaos.

2025.3.26

A wildfire burns on a mountain ridge in Giran-myeon, Andong in North Gyeongsang on March 25. The fire started in Uiseong on Saturday. [NEWS1]

Wildfire lurches closer to Unesco site in Andong

Andong issued evacuation orders to all residents as a raging wildfire originating from North Gyeongsang’s Uiseong County nears a Unesco World Heritage site in the city on Tuesday afternoon.

2025.3.25

This March 21 photo, provided by the Korea Forest Service, shows a wildfire that broke out in the southeastern county of Sancheong. [YONHAP]

Two firefighters dead, two missing as Korea declares state of disaster

Two wildfire fighters lost their lives and another two went missing on Saturday, as the Korean government declared a state of disaster in response to wildfires spreading across southeastern regions.

2025.3.22

As head of Gyeongsang National University, which is among Korea’s 10 so-called flagship national universities and the only one of its kind in South Gyeongsang, Kwon Soon-ki sees it as his mission to drive regional growth through education and research. [PARK SANG-MOON]

[Meet the President] Gyeongsang National University fosters global pioneers

At the center of Gyeongsang National University’s Gajwa Campus in Jinju, South Gyeongsang, is a large stone engraved with the word “pioneer.” Kwon Soon-ki comes to work every day, contemplating ways to put that ideal into practice.

2023.2.9