Tag: Ulsan

Picture of the Day: Ulsan Mayor Election Meddling Investigation Continues

| December 17, 2019
Former Ulsan mayor summoned by prosecutors
Former Ulsan mayor summoned by prosecutorsKim Gi-hyeon, a former Ulsan mayor, answers questions from reporters upon arrival at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul on Dec. 15, 2019, to be questioned by prosecutors as a witness of allegations that Cheong Wa Dae pulled strings in a police investigation into corruption-related suspicions involving close aides to Kim three months ahead of the Ulsan mayoral election in June 2018 with an ill intention to meddle in the election. Kim, who was an influential contender at that time, has alleged that he lost the election because of the investigation. (Yonhap)
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Picture of the Day: Dinosaur Footprints Found In Ulsan

| June 7, 2018

Footprints from Mesozoic Era

This photo courtesy of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH) shows the footprints of a vertebrate presumed to belong to the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era, commonly known as the age of dinosaurs about 100 million years ago. The footprints were found on a rock in the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan recently. The NRICH said on June 5, 2018, that 18 such footprints were found in Ulsan on June 1. (Yonhap)

Malaysian Man Arrested for Scamming Ulsan Man Out of $25,000

| April 3, 2018

I am always amazed how people keep falling for these scams:

A Malaysian man has been jailed for a year over a fake kidnapping phone scam.

The man, 37, was caught in January after making a phone call to a randomly selected person in Ulsan on Jan. 8. He told the receiver that he had kidnapped his daughter and demanded 27 million won ($25,399) ransom.

The father wired the money but soon realized he had been duped. He reported the incident to police, who caught the suspect days after.

The Malaysian was found to be a member of a domestic voice phishing syndicate. The suspect told police he took 500,000 won from the wired money and shared the rest with his colleagues. Police are looking for other people involved.  [Korea Times]

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Explosion At ROK Army Base In Ulsan Injures 20 Soldiers

| December 14, 2016

Fortunately no one was killed by whatever caused this explosion in Ulsan:

This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2016, shows a military base in Ulsan, some 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul, where an explosion took place at around noon. Authorities are investigating the details of the incident. (Yonhap)

An explosion at a military base in South Korea’s southeastern city Tuesday injured more than 20 soldiers, authorities said.

The blast of unknown cause took place at around 11:50 a.m. at a training camp for reservists in Ulsan, some 410 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to the authorities.

The injured soldiers, some of whom were burned, were taken to nearby hospitals. No casualties were reported.

No training took place at the time of the incident, according to authorities. All the injured were soldiers on active duty, mostly in their early 20s.  [Yonhap]

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