A fishing vessel with 27 people on board sank in waters off Jeju Island on Friday morning, leaving two dead and 12 missing.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday approved a bill extending medical support for victims of the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry but also vetoed four other bills that his Cabinet had sent back to the National Assembly for reconsideration.
A fishing boat sank off the southern coast of Korea on Thursday dawn, leaving 10 rescued and one missing.
The Korea Coast Guard received a report of a sinking ship in waters around Gageo Island in Sinan County, South Jeolla, that is assumed to be a Chinese cargo ship on Wednesday at 7:28 a.m.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the acquittals of several former Coast Guard officials indicted on charges related to failed rescue efforts during the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking.
Four people were killed and 14 others suffered minor injuries after their fishing boat capsized off the southwestern coast of Korea, Coast Guard officials said Sunday.
Democratic Party (DP) chief Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday that he will take "unlimited responsibility" following the fiasco over the controversial appointment, and resignation, of the head of the party's innovation committee earlier this week.
If the representative really feels the weight of his job as the spokesperson, he must have deep soul searching before it is too late.
Rescue efforts continued throughout Sunday after a Korean fishing boat, the Cheongbo, capsized in waters off the southwestern coast late Saturday evening, officials said.
President Yoon Suk Yeol issued the order at 12:47 a.m. on Sunday after news reached the presidential office that nine people were missing after their fishing vessel flipped over not far from an island near Mokpo, South Jeolla.
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