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Welfare Policy
Korea Hansen Welfare Association Provides Free Mobile Dermatology Care on Ijakdo Island
Ongjin-gun County (Governor Jang Jeong-min) teamed up with the Gyeonggi-Incheon branch of the Korea Hansen Welfare Association to run a free mobile dermatology clinic for island residents on Ijakdo Island in Jawol-myeon from the 15th to th…
Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/10/19 13:00
Welfare Policy
Ongjin Welfare Foundation Holds Workshop for Social Welfare Facility Managers
The Ongjin Welfare Foundation (Chairperson Jang Jeong-min) held the "2026 Ongjin-gun County Social Welfare Facility Managers Workshop" over two days, from the 15th to the 16th. The event took place at the Orakai Songdo Park Hotel in Songdo…
Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/10/19 11:00
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[History Lives On – Silla Series] Episode 5: King Jijeung’s Reforms – The Birth of “Silla”
Episode 5: King Jijeung's Reforms - The Birth of "Silla" A name is the oldest brand there is. The word "Silla" (新羅) was chosen in a court debate in the year 503, when Europe's new Germanic kingdoms were still deciding what kind of states…
The Korean Today 333 · 2026/10/19 09:33
100 Years Ago Today
[100 Years Ago Today] October 18, 1926 – A Monday in Seoul, Two Weeks After the Colonial Headquarters Opened and “Arirang” Packed the Theaters
It is Monday evening in Seoul, October 18, 1926. The week's work is done for the first day, and the lamps are coming on. Two weeks earlier, the colonial government had celebrated its vast new headquarters in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace. …
The Korean Today 1010 · 2026/10/18 22:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 146] The Emptied City — Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei empty Xinye, moving the people south over three days
A month had passed since Kongming (孔明) took his seat upon the cushion at Xinye (新野); it was early autumn. In the seventh month of the autumn of Jian'an 13 (208 CE), the great army of Cao Cao (曹操) in the north at last began to move so…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/18 20:10
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[History Lives On – Silla Series] Episode 4: In Goguryeo
Episode 4: In Goguryeo's Shadow - Kings Silseong and Nulji What happens when a boy raised as a hostage in a rival court grows up to wear a crown? In the early fifth century, Silla was a modest kingdom in the southeast of the Korean peninsu…
The Korean Today 333 · 2026/10/18 09:33
100 Years Ago Today
[100 Years Ago Today] October 17, 1926 – A Sunday in Seoul: Arirang Enters Its Third Week, the New Colonial Headquarters Two Weeks Old, and Wuchang Fallen a Week Earlier
Sunday, October 17, 1926 · Evening Edition · 10:10 PM KST (1:10 PM UTC) 10:10 - As the clock smiles, reflect on a century of history As you wind down your day, picture Seoul on the evening of Sunday, October 17, 1926. Two weeks earlier, on…
The Korean Today 1010 · 2026/10/17 22:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 145] A Greeting Beneath the Banner — Zhuge Liang arrives at Xinye and greets Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei under the banner
Three days after the fire at Bowang had died out, Kongming (孔明) arrived for the first time at the magistrate's office at Xinye (新野). The afternoon sun had just begun to tilt west. Beneath the banner before the north gate of the office,…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/17 20:10
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[History Lives On – Silla Series] Episode 3: King Naemul, the True Beginning of Silla
Episode 3: King Naemul, the True Beginning of Silla In the very years when Rome was losing its grip on the West, a small kingdom in the southeast corner of the Korean peninsula was learning how to hold power together. Before King Naemul, t…
The Korean Today 333 · 2026/10/17 09:33
100 Years Ago Today
[100 Years Ago Today] October 16, 1926 – Seoul Two Weeks After the New Colonial Headquarters Opened: Arirang on the Screen, the June 10 Case in Court
Saturday, October 16, 1926 · Keijo (Seoul) 10:10 PM KST (1:10 PM UTC) - As the clock smiles, reflect on a century of history As you wind down your day, picture a Saturday evening in Seoul exactly one hundred years ago. Two weeks earlier, a…
The Korean Today 1010 · 2026/10/16 22:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 144] Fire in the Reed Forest — Zhuge Liang’s note guides Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to burn Cao Ren’s army at Bowang
A month and a half later, on an afternoon in the late summer of Jian'an 13 (208 CE). The reed forest north of Bowangpo (博望坡) was already turning yellow. The forest Guan Yu (關羽) had inspected a month earlier had proven thicker than exp…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/16 20:10
Health Innovation
Michuhol-gu Public Health Center Uses NFC Key Ring Tags to Build Youth Oral Care Habits
Incheon's Michuhol-gu Public Health Center (Director Kim Young-ran) is continuing a program this year that lets students look after their oral health with the smartphones in their hands. The health center said Oct. 16 that it will run the …
Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/10/16 18:00
Economic Policy & Trends
Yeonsu-gu Mayor Lee Jae-ho Hails GTX-B Cheonghak Station’s Conditional Approval as “Starting Point for Old Downtown’s Revival”
A plan to build a new Cheonghak Station on Line B of the Great Train Express (GTX), the Seoul metropolitan area's express rail network, has conditionally passed the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's central investment review. The resul…
Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/10/16 16:00
Local Economy & Small Business
Jemulpo-gu District Job Fair for Root Industry Firms Draws Some 500 Job Seekers; 367 Interviewed On-Site
Some 500 job seekers attended the "2026 Jemulpo-gu Job Fair with Root Industry Companies," held by Incheon's Jemulpo-gu District (Mayor Kim Chan-jin) on the 14th at Sangsang Platform Wave Hall. The fair aimed to give local residents lookin…
Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/10/16 14:00
Health Innovation
Yeongjong-gu Public Health Center Brings ‘Obesity Prevention Exercise Class’ Directly to Apartment Complex
Incheon's Yeongjong-gu District (Mayor Son Hwa-jeong) has taken its health services into the apartment complexes where residents live. The district will run a "Visiting Apartment Obesity Prevention Program" from Oct. 13 to Dec. 17 to help …
Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/10/16 12:00
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[History Lives On – Silla Series] Episode 2: Three Clans, One Throne
Episode 2: Three Clans, One Throne Few states have let a single family own the crown for a thousand years. Early Silla chose another path: three clans took turns. The Samguk Sagi and the Samguk Yusa describe an early royal house that passe…
The Korean Today 333 · 2026/10/16 09:33
Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
Before a Fall, Your Home Is Trying to Tell You Something
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee When we hear the word "fall," most of us first picture something outdoors, like an icy road or a flight of stairs. But from where a caregiver stands, the moments when parents lose their footing come more often insid…
Kim Mi-hee, Columnist · 2026/10/16 09:00
100 Years Ago Today
[100 Years Ago Today] October 15, 1926 – Two Weeks After a New Colonial Seat Opens and “Arirang” Hits Screens, Seoul Braces for Autumn
Friday, October 15, 1926 · 10:10 PM KST (1:10 PM UTC) 10:10 - As the clock smiles, reflect on a century of history Two weeks earlier, on October 1, 1926, two things happened in Seoul on the same day. A grand new building opened for the col…
The Korean Today 1010 · 2026/10/15 22:10
Three Kingdoms 365
[Three Kingdoms 365 · Day 143] The First Plan Shared — Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei act on Zhuge Liang’s three-line note
On returning from Wolonggang (臥龍崗), Liu Bei (劉備) that very night hung the map on the wall of the west room in the magistrate's office at Xinye (新野). The map was five chi wide. Hung at the center of the wall, it brought the room's ai…
Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/15 20:10
Welfare Policy
Michuhol-gu finalizes three 2027 Hometown Love Fund projects for art-house cinema and youth support
Michuhol-gu District (Mayor Kim Jeong-sik) in Incheon has decided how it will spend money raised through the Hometown Love Donation program next year. The district held a meeting of its Hometown Love Fund Management Deliberation Committee …
Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/10/15 19:00

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