Typhoon Batters S. Korea, Preparations Minimize Casualties September 7, 2022 By Kim Tong-Hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least three people,...
Recovery Underway in South Korea’s Rain-Hit Capital Area August 11, 2022 By Kim Tong-Hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Cleanup and recovery efforts accelerated in South Korea’s greater capital region on Wednesday as skies...
South Korean Rain Turns Roads into Rivers, Leaves 9 Dead August 10, 2022 By Kim Tong-Hyung SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning Seoul’s streets...
Rescuers Resume Search at Collapsed Building Site in South Korea January 13, 2022 SEOUL, South Korea (AP)–South Korean rescuers on Wednesday resumed their search for six missing construction workers believed to be trapped...
South Korea Braces for Second Typhoon in a Week September 2, 2020 By Jeong-Ho Lee and Shinhye Kang South Korea raised its storm alert level on Wednesday as a powerful typhoon, expected to be stronger than the one...
Death Penalty Sought for South Korea Ferry Captain October 28, 2014 By HYUNG-JIN KIM South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank in April, killing...
Death Toll Unknown in South Korea Apartment Building Collapse May 19, 2014 By JUNG-YOON CHOI North Korean officials offered a rare public apology for the collapse of an apartment building under construction in Pyongyang, which...
Survivor Count Lowered in South Korea Ferry Disaster May 8, 2014 By HYUNG-JIN KIM Three weeks after South Korea’s ferry tragedy, the government on Wednesday said it miscounted the number of survivors, the latest...
Rescuers Search for Missing After Ferry Sinks Near South Korea April 16, 2014 By Heesu Lee Park Ji Yoon hadn’t wanted to go on her high school’s trip to the South Korean resort island of Jeju....
South Korea Credit Card Data Theft Highlights Security Lapses January 22, 2014 By YOUKYUNG LEE A massive theft of customer data from three major credit card firms in South Korea has shown security lapses in...