More than 3,500 people were displaced as towns flooded in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Rains were forecast to continue.
Author: John Yoon
South Korean Teachers Rally for Protections From Harassing Parents
For months, tens of thousands of educators have protested nationwide against a rule they say keeps them from disciplining students for fear of being accused of child abuse.
Dissident Who Fled China by Jet Ski Said to Have Planned Escape for Years
Officials in South Korea aren’t saying who crossed 200 miles of ocean to reach its shores. But people who know Kwon Pyong say it wasn’t his first audacious move.
Typhoon Khanun Lands in South Korea
After pummeling southern Japan, killing two people, the storm is expected to move slowly across the Korean Peninsula, bringing heavy rain and wind.
South Korea Braces for Typhoon Khanun as It Barrels Over Japan
The storm, which battered Okinawa last week, engulfed the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on its way toward the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean Cities Play Matchmaker to Singles Wanting to Mingle
Singles are signing up in droves for city-hosted blind-dating events, but some point to their inability to address real issues with family planning.
Arrests for Online Threats of Copycat Attacks in South Korea
Posts online in the wake of recent stabbing assaults specified sites for copycat attacks. They prompted swift police action in a nation rattled by the random violence.
Thousands of Scouts Leaving South Korea Jamboree Early
The British, Singaporean and U.S. scouting organizations cited health concerns for their departure from a much-anticipated youth event in South Korea.
14 Injured in Car Rampage and Stabbing Near Seoul
Thursday’s early-evening attack comes less than a month after another mass stabbing episode, also in the Seoul region, that left one victim dead and three injured.
Hundreds Fall Ill From Heat at World Scout Jamboree in South Korea
As the country endures its hottest summer in years, at least 125 people were hospitalized and many others were treated for symptoms during baking conditions at the World Scout Jamboree.