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Worker killed, another injured in tunnel accident at Uljin gold mine

A 62-year-old excavator operator died and a safety manager was injured after rocks fell inside a gold mine tunnel in North Gyeongsang.

2026.9.17

Snow crab fishermen unload containers of freshly-caught snow crabs in Uljin, North Gyeongsang, on Jan. 30. [GNC 21]

Crabs, coastline and caves: Exploring Korea’s Uljin in winter

Most coastal towns quiet down in winter. In Uljin, on the eastern edge of North Gyeongsang and roughly halfway between Gangneung and Busan, it’s the cold that brings the county to its most charming.

2026.2.17

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A view of Yangwon Lavender's ″Healing Garden″ in Uljin, North Gyeongsang [YANGWON LAVENDER]

Yangwon Lavender to open Healing Garden to group visits in June, July

Yangwon Lavender, located in Uljin, North Gyeongsang, and sitting at an elevation of 400 meters, will open its “Healing Garden” to group visitors from June through July, the lavender farm announced Tuesday.

2025.5.27

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang tours the Shin-Hanul 1 nuclear power plant in Uljin, North Gyeongsang, on Wednesday. The nuclear power plant started commercial operation a week ago. [MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND ENERGY]

Yoon commits to big spending on nuclear power development

Korea is committing 400 billion won ($308 million) a year to the development of small nuclear reactors as it doubles its overall annual spending on nuclear energy to 2 trillion won, according to the president.

2022.12.14

Consoling residents

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday visits residents of Uljin, North Gyeongsang, who were forced to evacuate due to an eight-day forest fire that ravaged the region.

2022.3.15

Weekend rains in the mountainous areas of Samcheok, Gangwon, helped put out the flames, according to the Korea Forest Service. [YONHAP]

Main blaze of east coast wildfires extinguished

The main blaze of the extensive wildfires along the eastern coast has been extinguished after burning for more than eight days, the Korea Forest Service (KFS) said Sunday morning.

2022.3.13

[WORD_ON_THE_WEB] 'How do we stop criminals like this?'

A 60-year-old man is suspected of intentionally starting a forest fire in Okgye, Gangneung on March 5. The suspected arsonist reportedly said he started the fire because he was sick of his neighbors “ignoring” him for years.

2022.3.8

A blaze that started in Okgye-myeon in Gangneung, Gangwon early Saturday, spread to residential areas in the city of Donghae, above, on Saturday. Massive wildfires burned through an estimated 15,420 hectares of land in Korea’s east coast, including in Uljin, North Gyeongsang, and Samcheok, Gangwon, over the weekend. [YONHAP]

Worst fires in a decade torch 15,000 hectares

Wildfires blazed across Korea's east coast for a third day Sunday, the country's biggest mountain fire in a decade.

2022.3.6

An aerial view of Uljin Geumgang Pine Tree trail in Uljin County, North Gyeongsang. It is one of the largest colonies of geumgang pine tree in Korea, whose lumber was used to make royal coffins. [SOHN MIN-HO]

Centuries-old pine trees line walking trail in Uljin County

The trees along Geumgang Pine Tree trail in North Gyeongsang may look a little different to the ones you might see in your neighborhood. The reason why is their age — two centuries old.

2021.8.26

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Monorail cars make a trial run along the coast in Uljin County, North Gyeongsang, on Wednesday. The monorail cars for tourists will start operations from July 8.

2021.6.30