Andong City in the Republic of Korea is a city of festivals, culture and tourism. The Mayor of this city is Mr. Young-Sae Kweon. He was the host of the ...

(2nd LD) wildfires-Uiseong SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Wildfires ravaging South Korea's southeastern region forced more residents to evacuate Tuesday, as firefighting authorities struggled to ...

Wildfires spread to Andong Residents watch wildfires spreading to a nearby hillside in Andong, about 190 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on March 25, 2025. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips ...

A member of the Korea Forest Service observes a fire in Andong, South Korea, where multiple blazes have caused "unprecedented damage," according to officials. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images.

Andong, North Gyeongsang, was a center for Confucianism at one point in Korean history. At the core of Andong’s long and illustrious past are numerous distinguished scholars, aristocrats and noblemen ...

ANDONG, North Gyeongsang — Even 400 years ago, there were hagwon in Korea. Granted, these pre-modern "cram schools" were less about test scores and more about the Literati studying ways to become an ...

In the mid-1920s, the ancient city of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, was undergoing rapid change. The city walls that once guarded it were nearly impossible to find and the south and west ...

Andong is a town (normal pop. 40,000) on the upper Naktong River in southeastern Korea. Last March, when Colonel Fremont S. ("Tom") Tandy, 50, and his 32nd Engineer Construction Group ...

British Prince Andrew on May 14 visited Hahoe Folk Village in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. He is the first member of the British royal family to go there since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, ...