The president of the South Korean company operating the ferry which capsized on Wednesday makes an emotional apology. Kim Han-sik says his company has 'committed a grave sin'. Families of the passengers are identifying bodies that have been pulled from the wreckage. At least twenty people have been confirmed dead with nearly three hundred unaccounted for Continue reading... ...
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A government minister says the death toll is rising after the ship sank on Wednesday, with 290 people still unaccounted for. At least nine people are confirmed dead. An investigation has begun into why the vessel, which was carrying hundreds of school students, sank so quickly Continue reading... ...
Survivors and families of 287 people thought to be trapped inside sunken vessel voice anger at crew's response to accident The parents of hundreds of children missing after Wednesday's ferry accident off the coast of South Korea have accused the ship's captain of abandoning passengers after it emerged that he and six other crew members were among the first to leave the ship when it started to sink....
Angry relatives accuse officials and the government of inadequate efforts and failing to keep them informed South Korean coastguard and navy divers resumed the search on Thursday for about 290 people still missing, many of them students from the same high school, after a ferry carrying 450 passengers capsized in sight of land. Grieving family members gathered on the quay of the coastal city of Jindo,...
Nine confirmed dead as families of almost 300 missing passengers vent anger at authorities Strong currents and bad visibility have hampered rescuers in the search for 287 passengers missing more than 24 hours after their ferry capsized off the southern coast of South Korea, as furious families waited for news. Nine were confirmed dead, but many expect that number will rise sharply because the missing...
Some petrified passengers jumped into sea before Sewol sank but many more were thought to be trapped on board Survivors of Wednesday's ferry accident off the coast of South Korea have described chaotic scenes after the vessel listed and started to sink, possibly after running aground, forcing petrified passengers to jump into the sea before it disappeared beneath the water. Continue reading... ...
Rescue workers pluck survivors from aboard a ferry that sank off the coast of South Korea on Wednesday morning. One-hundred of the passengers, many of whom were teachers and schoolchildren on a school trip, are still unaccounted for. Two people have been confirmed to have died in the accident Continue reading... ...
Two reported dead as ships and helicopters race to save passengers, including children bound for holiday island Ferry sinks off coast of South Korea - in pictures At least 295 people are still unaccounted for as efforts continue to rescue passengers aboard a South Korean ferry that sank off the countrys south-west coast on Wednesday morning. Officials said two of the ships 476 passengers, which included...
Ship was carrying 476 people when it sank off the coast of South Korea. Passengers are rescued by helicopter as emergency services scale the side of the upturned ship. More than 295 people are still missing, with two confirmed dead after the accident and fears more people trapped inside Continue reading... ...
Nearly 300 hundred people are still missing after a ferry sank off the coast of South Korea. The coastguard and navy are battling to rescue passengers including a school party At least 295 missing as ferry sinks off the coast of South Korea Continue reading... ...
All 338 high school children and teachers bound for holiday island are rescued from sinking ferry but one person dead All 338 high school students and teachers on board a South Korean passenger ferry that began sinking on Wednesday have been rescued, according to reports. The ferry, identified as the Sewol, was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, en route to Jeju island,...
Mayor of Seoul's Gangnam district made famous by hit song is forcing out street sellers in effort to create 'global luxury district' It's a district of Seoul made famous by a viral hit that swept the world two years ago. But now Gangnam is at the centre of a row between officials who want to turn it into something of a theme park and the local traders who fear their businesses will be threatened by...
Prime minister stresses co-operative disposition of 'Team Australia' and its commitment to building the Asian century The prime minister, Tony Abbott, says he wants to accelerate free trade talks with China, but he is in the country to be a friend, not to do a deal. In remarks that are a clear attempt to move past recent frictions in the relationship, and to segue from his warm reception in Japan...
Cloning of dachshund puppy Mini-Winnie by Korean company Sooam Biotech raises ethical issues, say scientists The birth of Britain's first cloned dog has been branded a "ridiculous waste of money" and scientists said the process raised serious ethical concerns. Sooam Biotech, a company based in Seoul, said it had cloned the puppy, named Mini-Winnie, from a 12-year-old dachshund belonging to...
Dachshund cloned in Seoul after owner wins competition advertised in UK offering procedure free of charge Britain's first cloned dog has been born after a £60,000 test-tube procedure, a television programme will reveal. The tiny dachshund puppy, weighing just over 1lb, was born in Seoul, South Korea, at the end of last month following a competition advertised in the UK offering the procedure...
PM takes tough talk on Pyongyang to next level with visit to demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas Tony Abbott has visited the "tensest border on earth", stepping into North Korean territory and encountering soldiers from the rogue state. Australia's prime minister on Wednesday took his tough talk on Pyongyang to the next level, inspecting first-hand the demilitarised zone dividing...
After deals with Korea and Japan, the PM heads to Beijing to smooth the way for a similar agreement with China Tony Abbott says he will be at pains to assure the Chinese government that Australias foreign investment regime can work to the mutual benefit of both Canberra and Beijing. As he prepares for crunch talks in Beijing this week over a free trade pact with Australia's largest trading partner,...
The PM has long favoured ties with Japan based on similar values but his cultural pushback could be viewed dimly in China In late October 2011, Tony Abbott, the then opposition leader, was kind enough to give me a ride back to Canberra from Cape York, where wed been doing a spot of remote bush building. On the long plane ride home, Abbott granted an interview where we canvassed his views on a range...
What can the 10 South Korean writers selected for the London Book Fair tell us about a country that has been cut in two? After two years of political hot potatoes first China and then Turkey this year's "market focus" country presents a different challenge to the London Book Fair, which runs this week: who wants to read books from Korea? The choice of name could be dismissed as opportunistically...