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People visit south coastal areas to commemorate 5th anniversary of Sewol-ho ferry disaster
Paengmok port in Jeollanam-do Province is the closest port to where the ill-fated Sewol-ho ferry had drowned, taking away with it more than 300 lives, most of whom, high school students. Hundred of Koreans visited the port today to remember the victims, and let’s now connect with Arirang’s Won Jung-hwan who is in Pae...
2019-04-16 16:04:18 KST -
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Sewol-ho sinking, 5 years on. How safe is Korea now?
It has been five years since the ill-fated Sewol-ho ferry sunk off Korea's southwestern coast killing more than 300 lives, most of whom, high school students. While many questions still remain unanswered surrounding the sinking, the general public, citizens and politicians alike, have come together in unison to call o...
2019-04-16 15:21:55 KST -
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Gov't holds safety-focused event to mark 5th anniversary of Sewol-ho ferry disaster
In the days after the Sewol-ho ferry sinking, the previous administration designated April 16th as National Safety Day to help build a safer country. To mark the fifth anniversary of the sinking and National Safety Day, an event was held this morning at the government complex in Sejong City. Prime Minister Lee Nak-...
2019-04-16 15:12:24 KST -
00:24
Pres. Moon mourns the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral
And South Korea's President Moon has offered support to France after the Notre Dame fire. In a tweet on Tuesday, he said the damage is a loss to everyone. He called the landmark "one of history's most important treasures," and said the world will together to restore it. He added that the fire will not be able to b...
2019-04-16 13:05:22 KST -
02:03
Asiana Airlines up for sale amid liquidity woes
Kumho Industrial, the largest shareholder of Asiana Airlines, says its board has decided to sell its 33-point-4-7 percent stake in the airline, as part of the group's plan to stave off a liquidity crisis. In a statement on Monday, the group said the decision was made to sell the controlling stake so the grou...
2019-04-16 09:55:09 KST -
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Memorial service to be held in Ansan Tuesday on 5th anniversary of Sewol-ho ferry sinking
Remembering one of the darkest days in the country's modern history. South Korea marks the fifth anniversary of the Sewol-ho ferry sinking on this Tuesday. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM, Korea time, at a park in Ansan, just south of Seoul, where Danwon High School is located. More than 2-hundred-...
2019-04-16 09:54:28 KST -
02:28
President Moon embarks on three-nation tour of Central Asia
President Moon Jae-in will be on the road for more than a week visiting Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. He hopes to improve relations on the economic and political fronts,… while earning support for his administration's peace drive on the Korean Peninsula. (KOREAN) "The three Central ...
2019-04-16 09:52:30 KST -
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President Moon says 2014 Sewol-ho ferry sinking will always be remembered
President Moon Jae-in says the truth will be revealed about the Sewol-ho ferry sinking,and those responsible will be punished. In a Facebook post on Tuesday. marking the fifth anniversary of the sinking, President Moon said,. the tragedy is and will always be remembered. Saying the people who carry it with their he...
2019-04-16 09:49:35 KST -
00:43
Probation officers in S. Korea will monitor sex offenders around-the-clock on individual basis
South Korea's Ministry of Justice has revealed a new law comes into effect from today. that allows police officers to monitor juvenile sex offenders around-the-clock on an individual basis. Probation officers will watch the ex-convicts, who have been released from prison but ordered to wear an electronic GPS ankle b...
2019-04-16 09:22:49 KST -
02:11
Pres. Moon says he hopes to sit down with Kim Jong-un when N. Korea is ready
President Moon Jae-in says there should be another inter-Korean summit soon. (Korean) "Now is the time to go ahead with an inter-Korean summit. North Korea has shown its determination to keep the dialogue going." ( . .) During Monday's cabinet meeting, he commented for the first time on N...
2019-04-16 07:10:58 KST -
00:37
S. Korea's foreign ministry to set up new teams in charge of China, UN sanctions on N. Korea
South Korea's foreign ministry will establish a new bureau specializing on China affairs and a division focused on implementing UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea. The ministry has put on public notice a proposed revision to the current enforcement regulations on its organizational structure. There had...
2019-04-16 07:09:58 KST -
00:37
Detailed strategy can help overcome trade war: President Moon
President Moon Jae-in praised a team of officials for winning in a recent dispute with Japan at the World Trade Organization over a ban on seafood imports from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima. Speaking to his top aides, the South Korean leader lauded related ministries and panel of experts f...
2019-04-15 20:54:40 KST
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