The South Korean government said Wednesday it will update the current Wildfire Spread Prediction System to better handle the ...

The damage from massive wildfires last month in South Korea's North Gyeongsang province is twice the initial government estimate, officials said Thursday. The wave of forest fires burned nearly 90,000 ...

The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country ...

Unesco designated archives of Korea’s reforestation efforts after decades of destructive colonial rule and war to its Memory ...

The Korea Forest Service reported on the 27th that the wildfire, which started in Uiseong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, has spread to nearby localities including Andong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang, and Yeongdeok ...

Of the country’s 9,472 temporary wildfire monitors, more than 73 per cent are over the age of 60, according to the Korea Forest Service. There is no age limit for the position, which pays around $50 a ...

South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister said on ...

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country’s worst-ever wildfires as the governor of the hardest-hit region called for overhauling response strategies ...

ANDONG: Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday (Mar 28) to contain ...

The Korea Forest Service said the blaze had been about half extinguished as of Friday morning, while the military said firefighting efforts were “proceeding smoothly” and there had been no ...

The Korea Forest Service (KFS) on March 21 unveiled the brand at an event it hosted with the Asia Forest Cooperation Organization to mark the International Day of Forests at Korea National Arboretum ...

AP Rain was expected later Thursday. But Korea Forest Service chief Lim Sang-seop said the amount — less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) is forecast — likely won’t help much in extinguishing ...