South Korea

Timeline of a disaster: Seoul’s fatal crowd crush

Seoul – After South Korean officials concede that there were errors in crowd control on Halloween, AFP uses official... Read more

1 Nov

Countries

Ramaphosa offers condolences to leaders of disaster hit South Korea, India and Somalia

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his condolence messages following disasters that killed hundreds of people in... Read more

31 Oct

World

South Korea repatriates remains of 88 Chinese soldiers

Seoul – South Korea repatriated on Friday the remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War, the first... Read more

16 Sep

Sport

Nike releases new international team kits ahead of 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Cape Town – Nike has added to the excitement for this year’s World Cup in Qatar by introducing the... Read more

15 Sep

World

South Korean police locate relative of children found dead in suitcases

Seoul – A woman who is believed to be related to two children whose remains were found in suitcases... Read more

22 Aug

Central African Republic

South Korea investigating Central African Republic minister

Seoul – South Korean police are investigating the Central African Republic’s sports minister over unspecified fraud allegations, authorities in... Read more

7 Jul

World

Working-class hero? Ex-factory boy aims for South Korean presidency

Cheongju – Cultural hits from Netflix show “Squid Game” to Oscar-winner “Parasite” have raised South Korean inequality to global prominence,... Read more

22 Feb

Business