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 […]
Tag: Sewol Ferry
South Korea Formally Announces Plans to Salvage Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced on Wednesday that it would attempt to salvage the Sewol ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people, most of […]
President Park and Saenuri Party Snubbed at Sewol Ferry Memorials
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Grief and fury marked the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster on Thursday, as hundreds of South Koreans mourned for the 304 […]
The First Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Sinking
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com Today (April 16), South Koreans mark the one-year anniversary of the Sewol ferry sinking, which killed more than 300 passengers–a majority of them high school […]
S. Korea Lifts Travel Ban on Japanese Journalist Charged with Defaming President
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced that it has lifted the travel ban on Tatsuya Kato, a Japanese journalist charged with defaming South Korean President […]
South Korean President Considers Raising the Sunken Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged Monday to consider salvaging the Sewol ferry that sank off Jindo Island last year and killed more […]
South Korea Details Sewol Compensation, Victims’ Parents Shave Heads in Protest
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As the one year anniversary of the tragic Sewol ferry sinking draws near, the South Korean government has announced that it would pay […]
Danwon High School Homeroom Honors Classmates Lost in Sewol Ferry Tragedy
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A group of students at Danwon High School recently honored the memory of their lost classmates who were killed in the tragic Sewol […]
CEO of Sewol Ferry Operator Sentenced to 10 Years
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Gwangju District Court delivered a 10-year prison sentence to the head of the company that operated the Sewol ferry, which capsized in […]
South Korea Ends Sewol Ferry Search Operations
by STEVE HAN Seven months after the Sewol ferry capsized off of Jindo Island, the South Korean government ceased all underwater search operations on Tuesday as the chances of […]
National Assembly Passes Three Sewol Bills
by REERA YOO The National Assembly passed three bills aimed at addressing issues raised by April’s Sewol ferry disaster at a plenary session on Friday, reported Yonhap. Last week, South […]
South Korea’s Rival Political Parties Agree to Pass Sewol Ferry Bills
by STEVE HAN South Korea’s two opposing political parties finally reached an agreement to pass three legislative bills Friday in response to April’s maritime disaster, which killed over 300 people […]
South Korean Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Sewol Ferry Captain
by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank earlier this […]
Crew of Doomed Sewol Ferry Drank Beer While Awaiting Rescue
by REERA YOO At a court hearing on Tuesday, a crew member of the capsized ferry Sewol blamed the captain for escaping the sinking vessel and abandoning more than […]
SKorean LPGA Players on a Special Mission to Bring International Crown Home
by TONY KIM While most teams participating in the inaugural LPGA International Crown tournament are competing for honor and glory, the South Koreans are committed to winning the Crown […]
