Author: The Korea Times
Search efforts pick up
Search-and-rescue teams secured more guide ropes onto the sunken ferry Sewol, Monday, gaining further access to the stricken vessel. State-of-the-art remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) were brought in to look for more […]
Park likens Sewol skipper to murderer
President Park Geun-hye vowed Monday to punish all those to blame for the ferry disaster in which the death toll may eventually climb past 300. The Sewol, carrying 476 passengers, […]
Foreigners embrace meaning of Dokdo
DOKDO —The field trip to Korea’s easternmost islets, Dokdo, can be challenging, to say the least. A trip starting in Seoul means traveling down to the port city of Donghae, […]
Korea wants to get MSCI’s developed market statues
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), the world’s leading provider of investment decision support tools, may include Korea on its list of developed markets this year, experts said Friday. They warned, […]
Large firms hesitate to invest
Lotte shows highest cash reserve ratio The average cash reserve ratio of conglomerates soared to a record high last year, data showed Sunday, triggering concerns that their sluggish reinvestment may […]
Hardly learning lessons from tragedy
As the nation comes to terms with the sinking of the Sewol ferry, hope is turning to anger, frustration and despair. The nation’s biggest maritime disaster in decades is a […]
Divers fight time, adverse conditions
JINDO — Efforts to find passengers still trapped in the sunken ferry Sewol continued for a fifth day Sunday to no avail. The Coast Guard said 563 divers, 190 ships […]
Sewol’s emergency communications made public
Thirty one minutes of communications between the ferry Sewol and the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) office on Jindo Island reveals the last moments of the ships voyage. According to the […]
Why novice sailor turned sharply
The ferry Sewol was sailing through the Maenggol Straits, one of the most treacherous stretches of water in Korea due to the fast-moving tidal currents, before it capsized Wednesday. At […]
Bodies pulled out of Sewol
Disaster area declared The death toll rose sharply over the weekend as divers started recovering bodies from the submerged ferry Sewol. No survivors were found despite desperate search-and-rescue operations. Out […]