All posts tagged "ferry sinking"

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    Actor shuns award in symbolic gesture for ferry victims

    Actor Choi Min-soo, who recently played a prosecutor on television, refused to accept the Golden Acting Award at this week’s 2014 MBC Drama Awards, in a symbolic gesture over last year’s Sewol ferry sinking. The “Arrogance and...

    • Posted January 1, 2015
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  • A girl ties yellow ribbons with messages for missing passengers aboard the sunken ferry boat Sewol in the water off the southern coast, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 2, 2014. More than 300 people are dead or missing in the disaster that has caused widespread grief, anger and shame. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    After 6 months, ferry disaster remains political issue in S. Korea

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Rival political parties on Wednesday marked six months since April’s ferry disaster that left more than 300 people dead or missing by vowing to uncover the truth behind the tragedy through an independent probe....

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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  • The rival parties stuck a deal over the long-disputed Sewol ferry bill Tuesday. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean parties reach Sewol bill compromise

    By Yi Whan-woo SEOUL — The rival parties stuck a deal over the long-disputed Sewol ferry bill Tuesday, ending the controversy over establishing an independent counsel to investigate the cause of the April 16 maritime disaster. The...

    • Posted September 30, 2014
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