SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans marked the sixth anniversary of a deadly ferry disaster Thursday, remembering the lesson from the incident to firm up their determination to defeat the coronavirus. The Sewol ferry capsized off the country’s western coast near Jindo Island on April 16, 2014, killing 299 passengers, mostly high school [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the atmosphere of nationwide mourning following the ferry sinking incident, businesses are refraining from engaging in aggressive marketing for May. The shift in attitude reflects how the whole economy is still reeling from the tragic maritime accident; May is a period during which the economy enjoys a momentary boost driven by the [...]
![[Feature] Truth to Be Told: Why Social Media Still Matter in Ferry Disaster](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/facebook-01-800x571.jpg "[Feature] Truth to Be Told: Why Social Media Still Matter in Ferry Disaster")
SEOUL, Korea, April 26, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – While the whole nation is mourning on the tragic sinking of the passenger ferry Sewol, some online users are pouring out malicious comments in the cyber space mostly powered by social networks. As has always been the case with similar accidents where mostly younger kids do such [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 21, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Cases of phone scams and smishing for text, designed to lure innocent people after the South Korea’s ferry disaster to log onto bogus news, have been rampant of late and the local authorities have come up with a series of measures to cope with the unprecedented crisis moments [...]