Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.
Hungarians pay tribute to S.Koreans killed in Danube boat accident
Hungarians gathered outside the South Korean embassy in Budapest on Friday (May 31) to pay tribute to 28 tourists feared dead after a boat accident on the Danube River.
Seven South Koreans were confirmed killed and seven rescued when their pleasure boat struck a cruise liner in heavy rain on Wednesday (May 29). Another 21 people were still missing and feared dead, 19 of them South Korean.
Attendees of the small memorial lit candles and tied messages to the fence of the South Korean embassy.
Earlier on Friday, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha flew to Budapest to observe the recovery operation, while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced a full investigation into the disaster.
A crane ship was docked near the wreck in preparation for recovery operations, but divers found strong currents made it impossible for rescuers to reach the hull on Friday. (Reuters)