SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon apologized Thursday following revelations that a government official attempted to conceal the finding of a piece of bone believed to be remains of a victim of the 2014 ferry sinking. A Oceans and Fisheries Ministry team, tasked with searching the wreckage of the Sewol ferry, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Biziwire) – The presidential office will request Friday that the prosecution investigate the alleged manipulation of official documents by former leader Park Geun-hye’s aides to lessen her responsibility for the government’s mishandling of the deadly sinking of a passenger ship three years ago, a Cheong Wa Dae official said. The official, [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – British rock band Coldplay paid tribute to the victims of the Sewol ferry tragedy, South Korea’s worst maritime disaster to-date, during its recent Seoul concert, according to the concert organizer Monday. In its Sunday concert at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, the band paused during the middle of performing “Yellow,” [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – As the Sewol ferry emerges from the depths three years after a tragedy that shook the nation upside down, the public is once again mourning the victims of what is widely seen as an act of gross negligence. Since the raising of the Sewol began last Wednesday, South Koreans [...]
SEJONG, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sewol ferry was raised from the sea Thursday after an overnight salvage operation, some three years after its sinking that resulted in the deaths of 300 people and left nine missing. “The side of the hull is currently some 6 meters above the sea as of 2:00 p.m.,” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Park Geun-Hye’s impeachment vote on Friday was attended by the family members of the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster, in which 304 passengers perished. President Park’s whereabouts for seven hours on April 16, 2014, the day of the ferry’s sinking, still remain unaccounted for despite pleas from the [...]
ANSAN, Jan.13 (Korea Bizwire) – Danwon High School, tragically linked to the Sewol ferry sinking, held a graduation ceremony for 86 students, including 75 students who survived. Mentions of the ferry’s sinking were restricted, and the atmosphere of the ceremony was calm. The families of the deceased refused to hold an honorary graduation ceremony for [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A consortium led by a Chinese salvage company has been chosen as the preferred bidder for a multimillion dollar project to recover a sunken South Korean ferry, the South Korean government said Wednesday. Last month, 27 firms in seven consortia submitted bids to salvage the ferry Sewol that sank off [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean health authorities have confirmed that five more people have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, bringing the tally to 30 as of June 3. The Korean government has already stated that the virus has low infectivity, with Health Minister Moon Hyung-pyo even saying that citizens [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Police requested an arrest warrant on May 31 for a Sewol activist burning a Korean flag and damaging a police vehicle at a rally held in remembrance of the Sewol Ferry accident victims on April 18 at Gwanghwamun Plaza. The man in his twenties, known by the surname Kim, burned [...]