Tag: Seoul

Picture of the Day: Ringing In the New Year in South Korea

| January 1, 2025
Annual bell-ringing ceremony to usher in new year
Annual bell-ringing ceremony to usher in new year
Actress Ko Doo-sim (L, rear) and other civil representatives toll the bell at Bosingak Pavilion in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2025, in a ceremony to usher in the new year. The popular midnight bell-ringing celebration has been held every year since 1953 to ring out the old year and ring in the new year, though public attendance was prohibited during the 2019-2021 COVID-19 pandemic period. (Yonhap)

Gasolined Powered BMW Catches Fire in Seongnam

| December 24, 2024

It is always a big deal when an electric vehicle catches fire, so it is only fair to point out that gasoline powered cars can catch fire as well:

A BMW vehicle is caught on fire in Seongnam in Gyeonggi on Dec. 20. [YONHAP]

A  BMW  vehicle is caught on fire in Seongnam in Gyeonggi on Dec. 20. [YONHAP]

A gasoline-powered BMW X3, which was idling at a traffic light, caught fire for unknown reasons while driving on Friday at around 9:38 a.m. in Bundang District in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. 
  
The driver of the vehicle managed to escape unharmed, according to a report from Yonhap News Agency.

Joong Ang Ilbo

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