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9 missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 04:18 PM

Rescue workers were searching by sea and air for 9 people missing after a fishing boat capsized in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast. Read more »

Tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in South Korea

Jung Yeon-je, AFP
Updated as of Jan 04 04:33 PM

Catholic worshippers pay their respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul Wednesday. Read more »

Seoul says talks underway over joint nuclear exercises

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 01:52 PM

Seoul and Washington are discussing joint planning and exercises involving US nuclear assets to counter threats from the North, South Korea said. Read more »

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Seoul's military

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 18 02:56 PM

(UPDATE) North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Sunday, Seoul's military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system. Read more »

2 police officers arrested over Halloween crowd crush in Seoul

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 06 02:14 AM

Two senior police officers were arrested Monday for their alleged bungled response to a deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported. Read more »

Remembering victims of Itaewon tragedy

Jung Yeon-je, AFP
Posted at Nov 06 03:03 PM

Candlelight vigils and rallies were organized in South Korea on November 5 to pay tribute to the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters. Read more »

Bakit nakamamatay ang kumpulan ng maraming tao?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 04:38 PM

Nagiging tila soft solid daw ang crowd kapag siksikan sa iisang lugar, ayon sa isang pag-aaral na inilabas sa Physics Today. Read more »

Lessons from Itaewon, according to an emergency expert

ANCX Staff
Posted at Nov 03 12:33 PM

“Pag oras na naapakan ang paa mo, natumba ka, wala ka nang control diyan.” Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 2, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 11:57 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Asian markets mixed as US data tempers Fed hopes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 05:07 PM

Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday following losses on Wall Street as forecast-beating US data jolted hopes the Federal Reserve could soon tone down its hawkish pace of interest rate hikes. Read more »

Remembering Itaewon crush victims

Anthony Wallace, AFP
Posted at Nov 02 10:32 AM

Mourners stand in line to write in a book of remembrance after paying tribute in front of a joint memorial altar for Itaewon victims outside the city hall in Seoul. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 1, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 11:23 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Tribute to Itaewon crowd surge victims

Jung Yeon-je, AFP
Posted at Nov 01 04:19 PM

At least 156 mostly young people were killed, and scores more injured, in a deadly crowd surge late Saturday at the first post-pandemic Halloween party in Seoul's popular Itaewon nightlife district. Read more »

Halloween revelers fill Shibuya, security tight after Seoul crush

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 01 07:27 AM

Halloween in Tokyo's famous Shibuya neighborhood felt like it had returned to its pre-pandemic peak Monday, as revelers including foreign tourists flocked to the popular entertainment district. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 31, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Stampede sa South Korea, mahigit 150 ang patay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 09:24 PM

Mahigit 150 na ang nasawi sa nangyaring stampede sa Itaewon District sa Seoul, South Korea. Read more »

Walang Pinoy na nasaktan, nasawi sa Itaewon: PH embassy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 08:45 PM

Walang Pilipino na naiulat na napahamak sa trahedya sa Itaewon sa Seoul, South Korea. Read more »

Praying for the Itaewon stampede victims

Anthony Wallace, AFP
Posted at Oct 31 12:22 PM

A man offers an alcoholic beverage to pay tribute to those who perished during the Halloween stampede, at a makeshift memorial outside the Itaewon subway station in Seoul. Read more »

Halloween tragedy: More than 150 killed in Itaewon stampede

Cat Barton and Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 09:46 PM

More than 150 people were killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in central Seoul, officials said Sunday. Read more »

No reported Filipino casualty in S. Korea stampede: DFA

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 05:19 PM

There is no report yet that a Filipino was killed or injured in the Halloween stampede in Itaewon, South Korea Saturday evening, the Philippine embassy said. Read more »