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Officers from fire and police authorities control the site where protesters clashed in southern Seoul on July 2 regarding on-site probe of ballot shortages.

Fracas erupts outside gymnasium ahead of lawmakers’ inspection into ballot shortage

Protesters scuffled outside a Seoul ballot-counting site as a parliamentary committee prepared to visit the venue at the center of the June 3 election ballot shortage.

2026.7.2

Court officials fail to secure key evidence at polling station over ballot shortage

A Seoul court ordered that evidence be preserved in the wake of the ballot shortage that hit a southern Seoul district in last week's local elections, but a container for blank ballots has not been recovered.

2026.6.10

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Why ‘True Education’ strikes a nerve (KOR)

Netflix’s hit drama resonates with young Koreans by exposing the hypocrisy of powerful adults and the failures of accountability.

2026.6.10

Why ‘True Education’ strikes a nerve

Netflix’s hit drama resonates with young Koreans by exposing the hypocrisy of powerful adults and the failures of accountability.

2026.6.9

Ballot shortage protest, K-pop festival crowd Jamsil's Olympic Park

Thousands demanding a revote over Seoul ballot shortages surrounded a vote-counting center for a second day, disrupting access as a major K-pop festival drew huge crowds nearby.

2026.6.6

People crowd Polling Station No. 2 in Jamsil 7-dong in southern Seoul on June 3 as they block ballot boxes from leaving the polling station. [YONHAP]

Two ballot boxes stranded at polling station after paper shortage protest blocks transfer

Two ballot boxes remained stranded overnight at a polling station in Songpa District, southern Seoul, where a ballot shortage occurred, with protesters blocking their transfer to a vote-counting center.

2026.6.4

A digitally generated image of Korea’s largest domed baseball stadium as part of the Jamsil sports and convention complex project in Songpa District, southern Seoul [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Seoul to break ground on massive exhibition and sports complex in Jamsil this year

A massive exhibition and convention complex about 2.5 times the size of Coex will be built in Jamsil in Songpa District, southern Seoul. The project will also include Korea’s largest domed baseball stadium, seating 30,000 fans.

2026.3.11

A map showing where to return reusable containers at Gocheok Sky Dome [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

With reusable containers a home run at Jamsil, Seoul expands to Gocheok Sky Dome

After becoming the first in the country to introduce reusable containers at Jamsil Baseball Stadium last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will now expand the program to Gocheok Sky Dome.

2025.6.23

Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa District, southern Seoul, is pictured in this photo taken on April 1. [NEWS1]

Going to Jamsil this weekend? Use public transportation, Seoul advises.

With baseball games and concerts booked throughout the weekend at the Jamsil Sports Complex in southern Seoul, city authorities are urging attendees to use public transportation as the facility's parking lot has a reduced capacity.

2025.4.18

In a photo provided by the Songpa District Office on March 27, visitors stroll along Seokchon Lake in Jamsil, southern Seoul, during the 2024 Cherry Blossom Festival. [SONGPA DISTRICT OFFICE]

Seoul to bolster crowd control with 20 million visitors expected for spring festivals

Seoul will strengthen crowd control measures as around 19.59 million visitors are expected to attend spring festivals across the capital through May.

2025.3.30