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Digital billboards near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul display videos of boy band BTS ahead of their comeback performance on March 21. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

광화문은 왜 ‘한국판 타임스 스퀘어’를 꿈꾸나

Seoul's Gwanghwamun area is undergoing transformation with digital billboards amid historic sites, aiming to enhance tourism. However, concerns over city aesthetics and light pollution have surfaced as the project develops.

2026.4.20

Korea’s Times Square or glaring eyesore? Debate rages over Gwanghwamun’s digital billboards.

2026.4.13

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Authorities respond to a fire that broke out at a building in the Jongno 3-ga jewelry district in central Seoul in the evening of Jan. 2. [SEOUL TRANSPORT OPERATION & INFORMATION SERVICE]

Fire breaks out in jewelry district in downtown Seoul

A fire broke out at a building in the Jongno 3-ga jewelry district in central Seoul on Friday evening, triggering full traffic restrictions in the area.

2026.1.2

A scene from the film ″3670,″ which revolves around a gay North Korean defector named Cheol-jun, trying to find a sense of belonging in South Korean society [ATNINE FILM]

In '3670,' a gay North Korean defector embraces identities with eye on the future

The film "3670," directed by Park Joon-ho, tells the story of a gay North Korean defector who leans into his identities as he finds his place in South Korean society in a story that emphasizes the complexities of real life.

2025.9.11

Older adults participating in Jongno District's matchmaking event converse during a table talk at Mugyewon in central Seoul on June 12. [CHO JUNG-WOO]

Golden year romance: Matchmaking event in central Seoul takes on challenge of senior loneliness

Loneliness is one of the greatest challenges many older Koreans face. Whether through romantic relationships or new friendships, the need for social connection remains strong, even in their golden years.

2025.6.17

Seoul sees snow throughout late afternoon

People walk as it snows at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Jan. 13. Snow and rain will continue through the morning of Jan. 14 in Seoul, with temperatures dropping to minus 5.6 degrees Celsius (21.9 degrees Fahrenheit).

2025.1.13

'Seoul Edition23,' the Seoul Tourism Organization's series of videos promoting the city, starring BTS's V, gained hundreds of millions of views since its release in September, with one of its videos alone getting 105 million views as of early December. [SEOUL TOURISM ORGANIZATION]

[WEEKEND GETAWAY] Seoul's top tourist destinations in 2023

Here are four retro-vintage spots most loved by tourists flocking to Seoul.

2023.12.14

Pojangmachas, or street food vendors, lined up near Jonggak Station in Jongno District, central Seoul. [NEWS1]

Street vendors halt business after online controversy

A street food vendor faced backlash after selling overpriced oysters and refusing credit card payments. Traffic to the vendor's street has plummeted, driving some merchants to halt their businesses for 10 days.

2023.12.12

System failure aftermath

People wait for their turn at the civil service center of Jongno District Office on Monday after the recovery of an administrative system failure that paralyzed both offline and online issuances of civil documents last week.

2023.11.20

A helicopter on Monday continues to extinguish a fire that broke out in Hongseong County, South Chungcheong, on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Wildfires continue to burn in Korea a day after historic Seoul blaze

Dozens of wildfires burned in Korea Sunday, and many continued Monday as the air remained dry and the winds strong. A fire that broke out on Mount Inwang in Jongno District, central Seoul, around noon Sunday was completely put out after 25 hours

2023.4.3