by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea will launch a new government agency this week to replace the disbanded coast guard as part of President Park Geun-hye’s plans […]
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Chinese Fisherman Killed in Clash with South Korean Coast Guard
by STEVE HAN A South Korean cost guard shot and killed a Chinese fishing boat captain during a scuffle after the ship was stopped for suspected illegal fishing activities, according […]
SKorean President Dismantles Coast Guard Over Ferry Disaster
by STEVE HAN South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced Monday that she will scrap the country’s coast guard as a “reform and a great transformation” after hundreds of teenagers […]
Ferry Report: Sewol Exceeded Cargo Limit On Nearly Every Voyage It Made
Photo via USA Today Adding to the list of dangerous procedures and oversights factoring into to the tragic sinking of South Korean ferry Sewol, it has been revealed that the vessel was routinely […]
