Catholic bishops in South Korea have urged the government to make the lives and safety of its citizens “its top priority,” to prevent tragedies like the Sewol Ferry disaster that claimed 306 lives.

JINDO, South Korea – One by one, coast guard officers carried the newly arrived bodies covered in white sheets from a boat to a tent on the dock of this island, the first step in identifying a sharply ...

Six fragments of remains found, official says; DNA tests planned to identify remains. The remains of what appears to be at least one unrecovered victim of South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry were found ...

Police on Monday arrested a man in his 60s who claimed to be a Sewol ferry survivor for possessing a weapon in front of a government building after requesting a meeting with the presidential office.

BEIJING Families of missing passengers showed anger and anguish Thursday as they criticized the South Korean government's handling of the Sewol ferry sinking, while an increasingly anxious search ...

"I hope this is recognized not just as a sad event but as a serious matter... Even after 9 years, the memories and pain remain unchanged." On April 16, 2023, at Paengmok Port in Jindo, Jeollanam-do.

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean businessman wanted for nine years by authorities was extradited from the United States on Friday to face charges linked to one of the country's worst maritime ...

A protester prays standing by life vests symbolizing the 304 victims of the sunken ferry Sewol in 2014 during a candle light vigil calling for impeached President Park Geun-hye to step down in Seoul, ...

[Asia Economy Reporters Donghoon Jeong, Jeongyun Lee] "It has been seven years since the disaster, and I have spent more days on the streets than at home. The health of the bereaved families has ...

ANSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - For Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, coping with the grief and anger has been incredibly ...