The president has called the extreme heat a "national disaster" and ordered agencies to mobilise all resources.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered an all-out government response to a record-breaking heatwave that ...

By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's heatwave is expected to peak over Seoul on Thursday, with the capital ...

Severe heatwave warnings remain in effect across Seoul, Busan, Ulsan and several southern regions as temperatures continue to ...

Hwang Hyun-guk, a 69-year-old farmer in ⁠South Korea, often gets engrossed in tending his pepper crop. These days, however, ...

By Daewoung Kim, Soohyun Jung and Heejin Kim SEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged on Tuesday ...

Since mid-May in South Korea, about 2,220 people have been diagnosed with heat-related illnesses and 19 have died, according ...

South Korean president declares ‘national disaster’ as heatwave death toll rises to 19 - South Korea has treated more than ...

Two elderly men die as South Korea’s record heatwave pushes towards Seoul - Heatwave is moving into a part of the country ...

Discover how South Korean seniors are using airports as informal cooling shelters during a record-breaking heatwave due to a ...

South Korea's summer heat has killed 19 people so far this year, a government health agency said on Tuesday, as the nation ...

South Korea's baseball league cancelled two professional games Saturday to ensure the safety of players and fans in a ...