The police said they planned to ask prosecutors to indict the clinic’s doctor and a nurse on charges of inflicting accidental injury.
Tag: Seoul (South Korea)
She Fled Famine in North Korea, Then Died Poor in a Prosperous Land
A woman who fled famine in North Korea and her 6-year-old boy died alone and impoverished in Seoul, their bodies undiscovered for weeks. A country is asking why.
Missionary, Businessman, Prisoner, Spy: An American’s Odyssey in North Korea
Like others arrested in North Korea, Kim Dong-chul made a public confession of spying. Unlike many others, he says in a new memoir, he was telling the truth.
Kim Jong-un Calls North Korea’s New Rocket System ‘an Inescapable Distress’ to Enemies
North Korea tested a new type of multiple-launch guided rocket system that could expand the North’s ability to strike South Korea and American forces stationed there.
South Korean Dies After Self-Immolation at Japanese Embassy in Seoul
Anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea has often led to dramatic protests in front of the embassy. The two countries are currently locked in a bitter trade dispute.
North Koreans Return to Work at Liaison Office With South Koreans
North Korea did not explain why it had earlier decided to withdraw from the office it has operated with South Korea since last September.
Failed Hanoi Meeting Has U.S. Allies in Region Asking: What’s Next?
After the breakdown of talks between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, Japan and South Korea are trying to figure out the consequences.
South Korea Proposes Joint Economic Projects to Prod North to Denuclearize
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea urged President Trump to offer the incentive during next week’s summit meeting with Kim Jong-un in Vietnam.
Will Kim Jong-un Visit Seoul This Month? South Korea Is Holding Its Breath
South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, said a visit by Kim Jong-un to Seoul could happen this month. But Mr. Kim has yet to accept the invitation.
North and South Korea Get U.N.’s Go-Ahead to Study Joint Rail Project
South Korea has offered to help upgrade the North’s rail network and link it to its own. Now the Security Council has signed off on a joint study of the idea.