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Jecheon City is holding the Cheongpung Lake Jadrak Trail trekking competition to revitalize local tourism and improve the health of residents in the fall.
(Jecheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Gyeong-hwan = Jecheon City, North Chungcheong Province, announced on the 12th that it will recruit 800 participants for the 'Cheongpungho Jadrak Trail Trekking Competition' on a first-come, first-served basis until the 19th.
Participants will depart from the Oksunbong Suspension Bridge parking lot at 9 a.m. on the 25th and walk the 7km section of the Goegok Fortress Wall Road - Cypress Forest Trail - Oksunbong Ecological Park for about 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Finishers will receive a souvenir worth 10,000 won, and prizes worth a total of 4.5 million won, including 1 million won in Jecheon currency, will be awarded through a drawing.
The participation fee is 10,000 won, and applications can be made through the QR code on the event poster.
A city official said, “We hope for a lot of interest and participation in this event where you can experience the fall of Jecheon with your family and friends.”

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A fire broke out in an auxiliary battery on a Jeju Air plane heading to Jeju from Cheongju Airport, causing the flight to be delayed for more than five hours due to aircraft inspection. One passenger suffered minor burns and about 10 people showed symptoms of headaches and breathing difficulties. Passengers who gave up boarding were offered full refunds or alternative flights, and reboarding passengers were paid delay compensation and transportation costs.

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