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Rescuers operate at the site of an airplane crash at the Muan International Airport on Dec. 29. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Thai government confirms death of two nationals in Jeju Air crash

The Thai government confirmed late Sunday that two Thai nationals on board the Jeju Air 7C 2216 airplane from Bangkok that crashed at Muan International Airport earlier the same day had died in the crash.

2024.12.30

Fire authorities read out the names of identified victims of the Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29. [YONHAP]

Jeju Air crash victims include a dozen civil servants, including two sisters

Many of the passengers on board the Jeju Air plane that crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday are believed to be residents of Gwangju and South Jeolla, while it has been confirmed that civil servants were also on board.

2024.12.29

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Emergency authorities survey the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29. [YONHAP]

Thai authorities attempting to verify identities of fellow nationals in Jeju Air crash

Thai authorities said they are currently confirming the identities of the two Thai nationals on board the Jeju Air passenger plane that crashed at Muan International Airport on Sunday morning, killing almost everyone on board.

2024.12.29

A rescue worker searches for survivors in the rubble of destroyed houses in Talat-n-Ya'qoub, Al-Haouz province, on Sept. 11, 2023. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korea offers $2 million worth of humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken Morocco

Despite the Korean government's offer to dispatch an emergency rescue team to Marrakesh, the Moroccan government has not yet made any such requests.

2023.9.12

The Jeju Coast Guard conducts a rescue operation drill off the coast of Jeju Island on Aug. 22, 2022. [NEWS1]

Cargo ship carrying 22 crew sinks in waters between Korea and Japan: Coast guard

A cargo ship from Hong Kong carrying 22 crew members sank in waters between Korea and Japan on Wednesday morning, according to the Korean Coast Guard.

2023.1.25

A relative who lost a loved one in the Itaewon tragedy loses balance on Tuesday while urging the government to offer a sincere apology to the victims and investigate criminal liability in a joint press conference in southern Seoul. [YONHAP]

Itaewon victims' relatives say attention must be paid

She lost her son in the Itaewon tragedy. That’s all she knows so far – 25 days later.

2022.11.22

Rep. Yoon Mee-hyang of the Democratic Party (DP). [YONHAP]

Lawmaker at center of 'comfort women' scandal indicted

Rep. Yoon Mee-hyang of the ruling party, a renowned activist for survivors of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, was indicted on Monday for misappropriating donations intended to help the victims, commonly known as “comfort women."

2020.9.14

Unholy alliances

Yoon Mee-hyang, an advocate for wartime sexual slavery survivors, apparently enjoyed a lot of power. No one had oversight over her, although she deposited public donations into her own bank accounts, offered a job and contracts to her...

2020.5.26