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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

Police apprehend man for stealing over 800 copper bridge nameplates

Police apprehended a man who allegedly removed hundreds of copper bridge nameplates and sold them to scrap dealers, as copper prices climb to record levels.

2026.3.11

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Woman reported missing in Yongin found dead in Muju

A woman in her 20s who was reported missing in Yongin, Gyeonggi, was found dead in Muju, North Jeolla.

2025.9.14

In illustration of an assault scene [JOONGANG ILBO]

Muju man arrested for stabbing acquaintance during festival 'for not using honorifics'

A man in his 50s was taken into custody after allegedly stabbing an acquaintance at a local festival in Muju, North Jeolla.

2025.9.14

Citizens opposing the construction of the Saemangeum International Airport hold a protest in front of the Seoul Administrative Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Sept. 8. [YONHAP]

'A high risk of bird strikes': Airport on blighted Jamboree site halted

A Korean court canceled the Saemangeum International Airport project, citing procedural flaws in the environmental impact assessment and significant risks to wildlife.

2025.9.11

A truck is partially submerged in a flood as heavy rain hits the North Jeolla region in Gunsan in the early morning on Sept. 7. [JEONBUK FIRE DEPARTMENT]

Rescues, warnings abound as massive rainfall floods North Jeolla

Record-setting rainfall hit Gunsan, North Jeolla, on Sunday, requiring all-out emergency response efforts as city and provincial governments activated warning levels and restricted roads and train travel.

2025.9.7

An emergency response committee protests the opening of Costco Iksan outside the U.S.-based retailer's Korean headquarters in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi. [KOSA MART]

How a new Costco tore a Korean province in half

Costco's planned store in Iksan, North Jeolla faces opposition from local merchants concerned about potential economic impacts on small businesses.

2025.8.27

Yu In-chon, then-minister of culture, sports and tourism, stands next to a statue of Jeon Bong-jun, the leader of the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution in Jeongeup, North Jeolla, on May 11, 2024. [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]

North Jeolla mulls stipends to Donghak revolt descendants amid questions over finances, history

North Jeolla announced Sunday that it is considering paying stipends to descendants of participants in the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution starting next year.

2025.7.21

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

Roads in front of Buk District Office in Gwangju are submerged in floodwater following a torrential rain of 300 millimeters (11.8 inches) on July 17. [NEWS1]

Gwangju, South Jeolla experience record rainfall causing severe flooding, multiple evacuations.

Torrential rains dumped up to 86 millimeters of water per hour in parts of Gwangju and South Jeolla on Thursday, inundating roads and prompting evacuations, as the region was battered by some of the heaviest downpours in the nation's history.

2025.7.17