All posts tagged "ferry"

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    MissyUSA flexes “ajumma power”

    By Jane Han From newspaper ads to simultaneous rallies across America, the controversial post-Sewol efforts planned and orchestrated by Korean “ajumma,” or married housewives, in the U.S. seem to be taking people by surprise for their speed and...

    • Posted May 20, 2014
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  • President Park Geun-hye sheds tears towards the end of her televised speech from Cheong Wa Dae, Monday, while naming those who performed heroic acts in the April 16 Sewol ferry sinking. (Korea Times)
    President’s tears trigger emotional reaction

    By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye shed tears at the end of her long-awaited national address over the tragic Sewol ferry sinking. The 24-minute address came 34 days after the April 16 disaster; a tragedy that has...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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  • A sedan carrying KBS President Gil Hwang-young is surrounded by unionists and security guards at the state-run broadcaster’s headquarters in Yeouido, Monday. Union members blocked Gil, who they claim is a government stooge, from going to the office, and demanded his resignation. The vehicle’s windshield was cracked during the physical confrontation between KBS security guards and union members. (Yonhap)
    KBS reporters go on strike

    By Lee Hyo-sik Hundreds of KBS reporters boycotted news reporting Monday, demanding the resignation of company CEO Gil Hwan-young. They said they will continue the boycott as long as Gil remains in the post. The CEO is...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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    Protest, and the protest against the protest

    Opposing protests broke out in Los Angeles’ Koreatown on Sunday over the South Korean government’s handling of the ferry sinking that has cost hundreds of lives. More than 100 protesters showed up to memorialize the victims of...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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    Park will dismantle Coast Guard

    Two agencies to be launched; April 16 named as Safety Day By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye made a televised apology to the nation Monday for the flawed emergency response to the April 16 sinking of the...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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    Another ferry ad to run, this time in the Washington Post

    By Jane Han NEW YORK ― Less than a week after a full-page Sewol ad in the New York Times sparked debate in Korea and the U.S., another ad condemning the government of President Park Geun-hye was set...

    • Posted May 16, 2014
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  • Crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol, including the chief engineer, two chief mates and a second mate, stand in front of reporters after being questioned during a judge’s review of prosecutors’ request for arrest warrants for abandoning passengers, at the Mokpo branch of the Gwangju District Court. (Yonhap)
    Ferry captain indicted on murder charge

    By Kim Da-ye Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken ferry Sewol, and three other crewmen were indicted on murder charges Thursday for abandoning their vessel without any attempt to evacuate passengers. The prosecution said the crewmembers...

    • Posted May 15, 2014
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