All posts tagged "ferry"

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    Three deceased ferry crew members honored

    By Kim Da-ye Three deceased crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol will be honored for their heroic act in saving passengers, the welfare ministry said Monday. Accordingly, their remains will likely be buried in a national...

    • Posted May 12, 2014
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  • A relative of a passenger aboard the sunken Sewol ferry weeps as she awaits news on her missing loved one at a port in Jindo, South Korea.
    Bad weather halts search for ferry victims for three days

    JINDO, South Korea, May 12 (Yonhap) — The search for victims of last month’s ferry sinking was suspended Monday for the third consecutive day amid unfavorable weather conditions. A joint team of civilian, government and military rescuers...

    • Posted May 12, 2014
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  • Family members of the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol and citizens sit on the street near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 9, 2014. Family members marched to the presidential Blue House in Seoul early Friday calling for a meeting with President Park Geun-hye but ended up sitting on streets near the presidential palace after police officers blocked them. Park's office said a senior presidential official plans to meet them later Friday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    Families end sit-in after KBS apology over remarks on ferry accident

    (Yonhap) — Families of students killed in a ferry sinking ended a sit-in near the presidential office after the president of state-funded television network KBS apologized for “inappropriate remarks” by his subordinate about the accident. About 120...

    • Posted May 9, 2014
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  • Family members holding the portraits of the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol, sit on the street near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 9, 2014.
    [HOT LINKS] South Korea’s Leader and Media Face Scrutiny Over Ferry Disaster

     SEOUL, South Korea — Parents of high school students killed in the South Korean ferry disaster marched on the office of President Park Geun-hye in central Seoul on Friday, as prosecutors tightened their investigative...

    • Posted May 9, 2014
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  • South Korea Ship Sinks
    After the ferry tragedy, parents’ hugs get a bit tighter

    By Kim Da-ye For many mothers and fathers, the Sewol tragedy was a reminder – just how much their children mean to them, and perhaps they’ve been taking them for granted. Asked if her feelings for her...

    • Posted May 8, 2014
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  • President Park Geun-hye prays during a ceremony marking Buddha's birthday at the Jogye Order in central Seoul on May 6, 2014. (Yonhap)
    Park apologizes again for ferry disaster on Buddha’s birthday

    SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye once again apologized for a ferry sinking that has left hundreds of people dead or missing during a Buddhist ceremony that solemnly paid tribute to victims of the tragic...

    • Posted May 6, 2014
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  • 2014 Korea Times Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl (Korea Times)
    KTMF unites fans and performers at the Hollywood Bowl

    By Tae Hong Fireworks and an energetic lineup of K-pop stars lit up the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Saturday night as the audience and performers united under music and under hope in the wake of...

    • Posted May 5, 2014
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