Saturday’s weather forecast

The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%) Seoul 34/27 Cloudy 0 Incheon 32/26 Cloudy 0 Suwon 34/26 Cloudy 0 Cheongju 35/27 Rain 20 Daejeon 34/27 Heavy Rain 60 Chuncheon 34/26 Cloudy 0 Gangneung 36/29 Cloudy 20 Jeonju 34/27 … Read more

Today in Korean history

Soprano Yun Sim-deok and her lover, playwright Kim U-jin, take their own lives by jumping into the sea from a ship traveling between Japan and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. They were both 29. Yun, born into a poor family in Pyongyang, became a music teacher with her gifted voice and passion for … Read more

(Olympics) Yang Ji-in wins gold in women’s pistol shooting

Yang Ji-in captured the gold medal in the women’s 25-meter pistol shooting event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday for South Korea’s third shooting gold of the competition. Yang defeated Camille Jedrzejewski 4-1 in a shoot-off after the two finished the 10 series of shots in the final all tied at 37-37 at the Chateauroux … Read more