All posts tagged "sewol"

  • Shown are wanted posters for Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the ferry Sewol, and his son Dae-kyun. A Seoul court on May 22, 2014, issued an arrest warrant for the senior Yoo for embezzlement and tax evasion. The ferry sank off the southwestern coast on April 16 to claim 304 lives. The junior Yoo is in the United States, refusing to come back home for questioning for his alleged involvement in the management of the company operating the ferry and allegations of embezzlement. (Yonhap)
    Sewol ferry owners put on wanted list

    INCHEON, May 22 (Yonhap) — The de facto owner of a sunken ferry was put on the most wanted list Thursday after he repeatedly ignored the prosecution’s summons for questioning over corruption allegations, prosecutors said. Yoo Byung-eun...

    • Posted May 23, 2014
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    MissyUSA flexes “ajumma power”

    By Jane Han From newspaper ads to simultaneous rallies across America, the controversial post-Sewol efforts planned and orchestrated by Korean “ajumma,” or married housewives, in the U.S. seem to be taking people by surprise for their speed and...

    • Posted May 20, 2014
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    Park will dismantle Coast Guard

    Two agencies to be launched; April 16 named as Safety Day By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye made a televised apology to the nation Monday for the flawed emergency response to the April 16 sinking of the...

    • Posted May 19, 2014
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    Another ferry ad to run, this time in the Washington Post

    By Jane Han NEW YORK ― Less than a week after a full-page Sewol ad in the New York Times sparked debate in Korea and the U.S., another ad condemning the government of President Park Geun-hye was set...

    • Posted May 16, 2014
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  • Crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol, including the chief engineer, two chief mates and a second mate, stand in front of reporters after being questioned during a judge’s review of prosecutors’ request for arrest warrants for abandoning passengers, at the Mokpo branch of the Gwangju District Court. (Yonhap)
    Ferry captain indicted on murder charge

    By Kim Da-ye Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken ferry Sewol, and three other crewmen were indicted on murder charges Thursday for abandoning their vessel without any attempt to evacuate passengers. The prosecution said the crewmembers...

    • Posted May 15, 2014
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  • Dancer Uhm Ju-yoon performs on Mount Hood.
    Korean American dances on top of mountain for ferry victims

    A Korean American traditional dancer took to the top of Mount Hood in Oregon to memorialize the victims of the ferry sinking. Uhm Ju-yoon, 49, is a Korean dancer who currently resides in Washington. She climbed the...

    • Posted May 14, 2014
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    Three deceased ferry crew members honored

    By Kim Da-ye Three deceased crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol will be honored for their heroic act in saving passengers, the welfare ministry said Monday. Accordingly, their remains will likely be buried in a national...

    • Posted May 12, 2014
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