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Yeonsu-gu Office Youth Football Club Wins Geumgangdae U-12

The Yeonsu-gu Office Youth Football Club won the U-12 division at the 2026 Geumgangdae National Youth Football Festival held at Hoengseong Living Sports Park in Gangwon-do.

2026-08-19

New Book: "Binnaji Anado Gwaenchaneun Sungandeul"

The essay collection "Binnaji Anado Gwaenchaneun Sungandeul", which contains stories of the lives of seven authors, has been introduced as a new book.

2026-08-18

Guro-gu hosts midsummer cinema outing for 106 Dream Start family members

On August 13, Guro-gu held the '2026 Summer Vacation Dream Start Family Film Festival' at Sindorim CineQ.

2026-08-18

History Lives – Goguryeo Edition: Episode 31: Balhae Rebuilds Goguryeo

In 698, thirty years after Goguryeo fell in 668, refugees founded a state at Dongmosan, which later became Balhae.

2026-08-18

[Silver Bridge] Volume 4 · Chapter 9 · What I saw at Tiantan Park Square, and what I saw again at a Jongno coin karaoke

This is promotional text for a book that explores the gap in older people's leisure culture between China and South Korea, comparing square dancing at Tiantan Park with coin karaoke rooms in Jongno, Seoul.

2026-08-18

Sinheung-dong in Jemulpo-gu Offers 'Happy Birthday Day' to Vulnerable Families

The Sinheung-dong Community Social Security Council in Jemulpo-gu, Incheon, will run the 'Haengbok Gadeuk Saengilnal' project for vulnerable groups from August to December.

2026-08-18

Jung-gu Resumes 'Dosireon Seukul,' with August Lectures on Gardening and Real Estate

Jung-gu in Seoul is resuming 'Dosireon Seukul,' a education program for residents, and the first lectures of the second half will be held on the 25th and 27th.

2026-08-18

Jungang Tteokjip and Seohyeon Timber Donate 240kg of Rice to Yeonan-dong Senior Center

On August 14, Jungang Tteokjip and Seohyeon Timber donated a total of 240kg of white rice to the Yeonan-dong senior center.

2026-08-18

Jemulpo-gu saves at-risk family through integrated care meal support

Jemulpo-gu integrated care meal support staff found an 89-year-old recipient collapsed and reported it to 119.

2026-08-18

Yeongjong-gu Holds First Ulji Exercise Since Launch, Strengthening Emergency Response System

On the 18th, Yeongjong-gu, Incheon, held its initial situation report at the Ulji Exercise site of Yeongjong-gu Office and entered the 2026 Ulji Exercise.

2026-08-18

Ongjin-gun Holds Emergency Call-Up Drill During Ulji Exercise

Ongjin-gun held an emergency call-up drill during the Ulji Exercise to check public officials' readiness to respond.

2026-08-18

Government completes second evaluation of 'independent AI foundation model' – three teams advance to next stage

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency announced on the 18th the results of the second-stage evaluation of the independent AI foundation model, with three elite teams advancing to the next stage.

2026-08-18

Ongjin-gun Dream Start Holds Hands-On Financial Education for Children with "Umjigineun Don Iyagi"

On the 14th, Ongjin-gun held an advanced financial education program, "Umjigineun Don Iyagi", for Dream Start children.

2026-08-18

Health Minister Inspects Senior Jobs Programme Amid Heatwave

On August 7, Jeong Eun-kyeong, Minister of Health and Welfare, visited Hallo Market Second Spring in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, to inspect safety management of senior job programmes during the heatwave.

2026-08-18

13 shops in Gueupbaetteo join 'Sharing Shop' program to help neighbors

On the 12th, Yeongjong General Social Welfare Center and the Gueupbaetteo Specialty Street Merchants Association signed a business agreement to promote a culture of sharing.

2026-08-18

Incheon Arts Center to Host 'THE SCENE 2026' on September 3 With Seven Acts From Korea and Abroad

Incheon Arts Center will hold its own original concert series 'THE SCENE 2026' over three days, from September 3 to 5, in its small concert hall.

2026-08-18

Incheon City Holds Citizen-Participatory Ulji Exercise … 52 Organizations and Over 3,800 Personnel Mobilized

Incheon City will hold the integrated civil-military-public 2026 Ulji Exercise for four days, from August 18 to 21.

2026-08-18

[100 Years Ago Today] August 18, 1926 – Mystery of the Korea Strait Enters Its Second Week, Yet Students Kept Throwing the Ball

On August 18, 1926, in Gyeongseong, the bodies of Yun Sim-deok and Kim U-jin, who were reported to have thrown themselves into the Korea Strait, had still not been recovered after two weeks.

2026-08-18

IBS Develops 'Molecular Editing' Technology to Freely Redesign Complex Drugs

A research team at the Institute for Basic Science has developed a 'nitrogen atom transposition' synthesis method that moves the nitrogen atom in pyridine to a desired position.

2026-08-18

Disaster response personnel to get key information on their wrists: development of dedicated smartwatch for disaster safety communication network

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety are launching a project to develop a dedicated smartwatch linked to the disaster safety communication network, along with an AI radio message summary and alert system.

2026-08-18

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