The nation's weather agency says Yangsan, a southeastern inland city sitting in a basin, recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius on August 2, the highest temperature measured in 122 years of weather observations

Temperatures were expected to peak at 39 C on Sunday as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea, the state weather agency said. Daytime highs were f

Temperatures soared to a record high of 42.5 C in the southeastern city of Yangsan on Sunday, as a scorching heat wave continues to grip Korea, the...