In-depth reporting on Malaysia and the region.
Seoul residents and visitors regularly encounter sudden sewer smells on city streets, with complaints rebounding to 2,302 in 2024 despite mitigation efforts since 2015. Infrastructure limitations and reactive management strategies hamper long-term solutions.
Seoul experienced temperatures of 40.2°C on Friday as South Korea grappled with an intense heat wave affecting multiple cities. The Korea Meteorological Administration downgraded warnings slightly, though sweltering conditions persist across the nation.
South Korean authorities have indicted a nonagenarian accused of fatally strangling his wife at their Seoul apartment after suspecting her of infidelity. The case was escalated from attempted to full murder charges.