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South Korea Reviews Airport Runway Walls After Fatal Jeju Crash
South Korea plans to review the concrete walls positioned just beyond the end of some airport runways after an aircraft attempting an emergency landing smashed into one just over a week ago, killing almost everyone on board.
South Korean Transport Minister Plans to Resign Over Country's Worst Air Crash
Joo Jong-wan, the deputy transport minister for civil aviation, acknowledged that safety measures were not sufficient when building the embankment, but said they were done in line
Long Before Jeju Air Crash, South Korea Rose to Be a Model of Safety
After overcoming pariah status at the end of the last century, South Korea must learn what caused the catastrophe on Dec. 29 and what lessons to draw from it.
South Korea extends shutdown of Muan airport due to crash probe
South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.
South Korean minister to resign over Jeju Air crash that killed 179
South Korea’s transport minister is resigning because he feels “heavy responsibility” for the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last month. A Jeju Air aircraft carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed at the Muan international airport on 29 December in what was the country’s worst air disaster.
S. Korea Extends Closure Of Airport Where Plane Crashed
South Korean authorities have extended the closure of a southwestern airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed and killed 179 people onboard, the land ministry said Monday.
South Korean transport minister to resign over Jeju Air crash: ‘I feel heavy responsibility’
South Korea’s transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on December 29. Jeju Air 7C2216, which departed the Thai capital of Bangkok for Muan in southwestern South Korea,
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even ...
North Korea tests ballistic missile as Blinken visits South Korea
The JCS said the South Korean military has heightened surveillance for additional launches and maintaining a readiness ...
In South Korea, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges Facing Democracies
The U.S. secretary of state aimed to show that his country stood by South Korea as it grapples with a political crisis, and ...
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired mid-range missile into eastern sea
The launch event came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over ...
North Korea Releases Video of Hypersonic Missile Launch
North Korean state media said Tuesday that the new weapon would help "contain" any enemy in the Pacific region.