The captain of the Viking Sigyn, which rammed a smaller tourist boat last week, killing several South Korean tourists, was on a ship that collided with an oil tanker in the Netherlands in April.
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After Budapest Boat Accident, Fading Hope and a Criminal Inquiry
At least seven people were dead and 21 remained missing, most of them South Korean tourists, after Hungary’s worst boating accident in decades. A criminal investigation is underway.
After Budapest Boat Crash, Fading Hope and a Criminal Inquiry
At least seven people were dead and 21 remained missing, most of them South Korean tourists, after Hungary’s worst boating accident in decades. A criminal investigation is underway.
Memories of Massacres Were Long Suppressed Here. Tourists Now Retrace the Atrocities.
Jeju Island’s natural beauty has long attracted millions of South Koreans. Visitors now come to tour sites associated with a government-led postwar slaughter that was forbidden to discuss for decades.
South Korea Announces $8 Million Aid Package for North
With North Korea facing severe drought and a food crisis, the South said it would help “regardless of the political situation.”
Trump Supports Food Aid for North Korea, South Says
Despite North Korea’s recent tests of weapons, President Trump supports South Korea’s humanitarian aid for the North, South Korea says.
New North Korea Weapons Test Threatens Trump’s Diplomatic Achievement
Kim Jong-un’s latest weapons tests signaled that North Korea was escalating its pressure on President Trump to return to the table with a compromise on easing sanctions, analysts said.
North Korea Launches Short-Range Projectiles, South Says
The move is likely to raise tensions as denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled.
South Korea Dispatch: Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers
As the birthrate plummets in South Korea, rural schools are emptying. To fill its classrooms, one school opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.
North Korea Tests New Weapon
North Korea had declared a moratorium on missile tests after the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in November 2017.