President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered an all-out government response to record-breaking heat and a worsening drought, directing authorities nationwide to

South Korea issued its highest-level heat alert across all of Seoul on Tuesday, as President Lee Jae Myung urged the government to treat the prolonged heat wave

Authorities issued a heatwave warning for all of Seoul on Tuesday while the city of Yangsan recorded 42.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday.