{
  "id": 18422635,
  "title": "Labor rallies, marathons to cause congestion in Seoul this weekend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/labor-rallies-marathons-to-cause-congestion-in-seoul-this-weekend",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261106/labor-rallies-marathons-to-cause-congestion-in-seoul-this-weekend"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Seoul will experience traffic congestion this weekend due to labor rallies and marathon events. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) plans to hold a preliminary rally near the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office on Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by a march through downtown Seoul and a main rally between Sungnyemun Intersection and Taepyeong Intersection. Meanwhile, the Save Race Marathon, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will take place in the Yeouido area starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, with a course that crosses the Sogang Grand Bridge and involves vehicle traffic restrictions on the Han River bridge from 7:50 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and congestion in Yeouido from 2 p.m.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Labor rallies, marathons to cause congestion in Seoul this weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/labor-rallies-marathons-to-cause-congestion-in-seoul-this-weekend-18425400",
        "published": "2026-11-06T01:58:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}