by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea on Wednesday selected a Chinese-led consortium as the preferred bidder to raise the Sewol ferry that sank in April last year […]
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Student Survivors From Sewol Tragedy Demand Independent Inquiry
by TONY KIM About 30 Danwon High School student survivors of the Sewol tragedy marched 25 miles to Seoul’s National Assembly building from their classrooms to urge parliament to […]
Monday’s Links: Round-up of SKorean Ferry Tragedy Coverage
Errors Mounted as Chaos Ruled Capsizing Ferry New York Times Of all the images from the loss of a ferry in the cold waters off the southwest coast of […]
Dodgers’ Ryu Feels Special Connection to Ferry Victims
Photos by Mark Edward Harris for KoreAm In the wake of the recent South Korean maritime disaster, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu held an autograph signing to raise funds for […]
President Park Visits Grief-Stricken Families of Ferry Victims
Students and residents in Ansan, South Korea, hold up signs at a rally on April 17. Signs read: Signs read, “Please come back safely,” “Miss you, kids, and love you […]
Hundreds Still Missing in SKorean Ferry Sinking (Updated)
A relative weeps while awaiting news about missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port, South Korea. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP (Updated from earlier accounts.) As of 2 a.m. […]
