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Wed, November 30, 2022 | 09:30

No. of multicultural marriages hits fresh low amid pandemic

No. of multicultural marriages hits fresh low amid pandemic

The number of marriages between Korean nationals and foreign spouses set a new record low last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday.

2022-11-03 13:57

Rescue workers search for 2 trapped miners through endoscope

Rescue workers search for 2 trapped miners through endoscope

Rescue workers on Thursday began to search for two miners trapped underground for nine days by drilling a hole and inserting an endoscope.

2022-11-03 13:15

Police to request probe into Yongsan office chief

Police to request probe into Yongsan office chief

The National Police Agency decided to request a probe into the head of the Yongsan Police Station and a situation monitoring officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in connection with the bungled police response to the deadly Itaewon crush, officials said Thursday.

2022-11-03 11:17

Yoon orders creation of 'one-stop' support center for families of Itaewon crush victims

PM renews pledge to support foreign victims of deadly crowd crush

PM renews pledge to support foreign victims of deadly crowd crush

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday renewed the government's pledge to provide all necessary support to foreign victims of the Itaewon crowd crush.

2022-11-03 11:06

Yoon orders creation of 'one-stop' support center for families of Itaewon crush victims

Police chief received 1st report on Itaewon tragedy after nearly 2 hours

Police chief received 1st report on Itaewon tragedy after nearly 2 hours

The police chief only became aware of Saturday's deadly Itaewon crowd crush nearly two hours after the incident began, the National Police Agency said Wednesday, amid mounting criticism over the police response.

2022-11-02 22:18

[ANALYSIS] Pinning all blame on police for Itaewon tragedy won't help

ANALYSISPinning all blame on police for Itaewon tragedy won't help

In the wake of the deadly crowd crush that killed 156 people and injured 152 in central Seoul's Itaewon last weekend, politicians and the media, domestic and international, have been analyzing what went wrong - and who to blame as the cause of the tragedy. So far, much of the criticism has focused on Interior Minister Lee Sang-min and the police under his authority.

Jung Min-ho | 2022-11-02 17:02

Amid tragedy, heroic, heart-warming stories shared online

Amid tragedy, heroic, heart-warming stories shared online

The story of two sisters - identified only by their surname of Ha - who are both nurses and performed CPR on 50 people along with other rescue workers at the scene of the Itaewon crowd crush tragedy, has touched people's hearts.

Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-11-02 16:14

Promised aid slow to arrive for families of foreign victims in Itaewon tragedy

Promised aid slow to arrive for families of foreign victims in Itaewon tragedy

Gulieva Giunai, a Russian student at Kwangwoon University, was devastated when she learned that her friend Kristina was among the 26 foreign nationals killed in the crowd crush in Itaewon on the night of Oct. 29. Although they were from different cities of Russia, the two had known each other since 2020 when they attended Korean language classes together at a university in No...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-11-02 15:53

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

A special police investigation team raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Yongsan Police Station and six other offices Wednesday as part of an investigation into the bungled police response to the deadly Itaewon crowd crush.

2022-11-02 15:10

PM apologizes for quip at press briefing on Itaewon tragedy

PM apologizes for quip at press briefing on Itaewon tragedy

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo issued an apology Wednesday for making a quip at a media briefing with foreign journalists with regard to the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon.

2022-11-02 14:48

PM pledges accountability over police inaction on calls hours before Itaewon tragedy

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