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 […]
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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 […]
Hyun-Jin Ryu to Raise Funds for SKorean Ferry Victims At Dodger Event Sunday
Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has pledged a $100,000 donation through his HJ 99 foundation to help those affected by the ferry tragedy in his native South Korea, and will […]
SKorean Yu Ho-jin Named Magician of the Year at L.A. Ceremony
South Korean magician Yu Ho-jin captured the prestigious Magician of the Year Award on Sunday at the Academy of Magical Arts (AMA) annual awards show, held at the Orpheum […]
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. […]
Time Travel Through South Korea
Korean artist Sungseok Ahn was shocked when he paid a visit to Seoul, Korea. Many of the historical landmarks he had studied about had transformed into bright and shiny skyscrapers over […]
SKorea Imposes New Regulations on Mixed Marriages
South Korea unveiled this month a new set of policies regulating marriages with foreigners, including requirements for the latter to pass a Korean language proficiency test and for Korean partners to […]
SKorean Ferry Carrying 477 Sinks, 2 Reported Dead
Image via Reuters This story has updated figures, according to the latest news reports. A South Korean ferry carrying 477 people, most of them high school students, sank off the southern coast […]
Samsung to Respond to Allegations of Lethal Chemical Exposure of Its Workers
Hwang Sang-ki, with his daughter Yu-mi, before her death in 2007 from leukemia. Image via Electronics Take Back Coalition The increasing profile and growing public outrage over allegations of lethal chemical […]
SKorea’s Health Insurance Body Sues Cigarette Makers
South Korea’s national health insurance body has filed a lawsuit against cigarette makers for over $50 million for causing smoking-related diseases that ran up the health care costs, Bloomberg reported today. National Health Insurance Service, […]
Light Sentences in Child Abuse Cases Trigger Public Outrage
The stepmother and biological father implicated in a child abuse case appear in court for their trials. Public outcry turned rampant Friday in South Korea when the court handed […]
SKorean Stepmother on Trial After Fatally Beating 8-year-old
Image: The Daegu District courthouse, via Yonhap. A stepmother in South Korea is facing up to 20 years in prison after allegedly beating her younger stepdaughter, who later died […]
Monday’s Link Attack: NKorea Purges On; Skiier Toby Dawson Inducted into Hall of Fame; Cigs and SKorea
Park annoyed with military over North’s drones Joongang Daily President Park Geun-hye yesterday reprimanded the military’s top brass for failing to realize that North Korea was spying on South […]
Friday’s Link Attack: NKorean Drones; Stephen Kim Sentenced in Leak Case; Lee Min-ho Meets President Park
North Korean crew missing after capsize off South BBC A Sixteen sailors were on board the Mongolian-flagged cargo ship that went down off the southern coast of South Korea. Three […]
Sex-Change Surgeon Says He’s ‘Correcting God’s Mistakes’
AP Photo: South Korean surgeon, Dr. Kim Seok-kwun. Times are changing in South Korea, where open discussion about sexuality has long been taboo. Although gay marriage still isn’t legal, […]
