Temperatures soar to 40 C in greater Seoul area

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Children play in a fountain at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul amid hot weather on July 27, 2025. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A heat wave continued to grip South Korea on Sunday, with daytime highs in Seoul reaching 38 C and parts of Gyeonggi Province exceeding 40 C, the state weather agency sai

H1 foreign railway traffic doubles in 2 years
The platform of Seoul Station in central Seoul (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreigners using South Korea's railway services reached nearly 3 million in the first half of this year, nearly doubling from two years earlier, local railw

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