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.

2023-09-12

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.

2023-01-25

Lee Ok-seon, 94, 'comfort woman' survivor dies

Lee Ok-seon, a “comfort woman” survivor, passed away Monday night at the age of 94, according to House of Sharing, a shelter for comfort women.

2022-12-27

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

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."

2020-09-14

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...

2020-05-26