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Ruling party chief says Seoul-Tokyo security cooperation more important than ever

Rep. Chung Jin-suk, leader of the ruling People Power Party and chair of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union, speaks to a news conference at Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Nov. 3. YonhapRuling party leader Chung Jin-suk stressed the importance of security cooperation between South Korea and Japan on Thursday, saying it has become more important than ever in the face of Pyongyang's intensifying nuclear threats."Reflecting on the grave security circumstances, the importance of security cooperation between South Korean and Japan should be emphasized more than ever," Chung of the People Power Party told a news conference ahead of an annual general meeting of the parliamentary friendship union between the two countries.Claiming North Korea's missile provocations cannot be overlooked, Chung called for South Korea to deal with the North in a "resolute" manner. Chung noted the two countries are moving to mend their ties frayed over historic issues, like wartime forced labor, and other issues related to Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula."Flights connecting Gimpo and Haneda airp

Nov 3, 2022
Ruling party chief says Seoul-Tokyo security cooperation more important than ever

Opposition party to submit request to open parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy

Lee Jae-myung, second from left, head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), and other DP officials pay tribute at a joint memorial altar for the victims of a Halloween crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district, Oct. 31. YonhapThe main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) will submit a request for a parliamentary investigation into the Itaewon crowd crush, its floor leader said Thursday, amid criticism the tragedy could have been prevented if the government properly handled early warnings."As public outrage has surpassed the critical point, we cannot let the government conduct an investigation of itself," DPK floor leader Park Hong-geun said. "We can no longer leave the situation as it is one in which those subject to investigation conduct an investigation and those responsible take no responsibility."Public anger has been growing following revelations that 11 emergency calls alerting police to dangerous overcrowding in the nightlife district of Itaewon started coming in four hours before the disaster, but police did little to prevent the disaster that killed at

Nov 3, 2022
Opposition party to submit request to open parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy
  • Police blasted for poor response to Halloween tragedy
  • Yoon orders creation of 'one-stop' support center for families of Itaewon crush victims

NSC strongly condemns N. Korea's latest missile launch

President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a National Security Council meeting on North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches at the presidential office in Seoul, Nov. 3. YonhapThe presidential National Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile launches Thursday as President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered the military to maintain a firm combined defense posture with the United States to protect the people's lives against the North's intensifying provocations.North Korea fired one presumed intercontinental ballistic missile and two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, continuing a barrage of weapons tests that included the launch Wednesday of a missile that landed near South Korean territorial waters for the first time since the 1950-53 Korean War."The participants deemed North Korea's ballistic missile launch as a grave violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and serious provocations raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, and strongly condemned it," the presidential office said of an NSC meeting presided over by National Security Advi

Nov 3, 2022
NSC strongly condemns N. Korea's latest missile launch
  • N. Korea's Hwasong-17 ICBM launch seems to have ended in failure: source

Yoon orders creation of 'one-stop' support center for families of Itaewon crush victims

President Yoon Suk-yeol bows his head in silent tribute to the victims of the Halloween crowd crush at a mourning altar in front of City Hall in Seoul on Nov. 3. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol instructed his aides Thursday to set up a "one-stop" support center where families of victims and others affected by the Halloween crowd crush can continue to receive medical and other assistance after the national mourning period ends.Yoon also told his aides to focus their efforts on providing trauma recovery and psychotherapy services to the public in the wake of the tragedy, according to deputy presidential spokesperson Lee Jae-myoung."The one-stop integrated support center, which will be created under the prime minister's office jointly by relevant ministries, will provide all necessary services from a single place, ranging from funeral arrangements for the victims to treatment for the injured, payment of relief money and psychological therapy," Lee said during a press briefing.He also said the National Center for Disaster and Trauma will expand its services in line with Yoon's instructions

Nov 3, 2022
Yoon orders creation of 'one-stop' support center for families of Itaewon crush victims
  • Police blasted for poor response to Halloween tragedy
  • PM renews pledge to support foreign victims of deadly crowd crush
  • Police to request probe into Yongsan office chief
  • Opposition party to submit request to open parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy

Police blasted for poor response to Halloween tragedy

Police officers are seen at a memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush near Noksapyeong Station in Itaewon, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapGov't to launch task force to develop safety measures to prevent mass crowd incidentsBy Nam Hyun-wooCriticism of the police and Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun is intensifying as records and internal documents point to their lack of response to Saturday's Itaewon crowd crush.During a party meeting, Wednesday, ruling People Power Party interim leader Chung Jin-suk said that the truth should be revealed as to why police failed to take appropriate measures to prevent the disaster.“There were 12 emergency calls before the crush,” Chung said. “Police officers were dispatched to the site four times, but why they didn't take sufficient on-site measures, such as bringing in the riot police, should be revealed and responsibility properly taken.” Chung's comments came after the National Police Agency (NPA) disclosed the transcripts of 11 emergency calls it received from 6:34 p.m. to 10:11 p.m., Saturday. Just four minute

Nov 2, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
Police blasted for poor response to Halloween tragedy
  • Yoon orders creation of 'one-stop' support center for families of Itaewon crush victims
  • Police to request probe into Yongsan office chief
  • Opposition party to submit request to open parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy
  • Yongsan police officer found dead amid investigation into Itaewon tragedy

Yoon pays 3rd visit to mourning altar for Halloween crush victims

President Yoon Suk-yeol looks at photos of victims of the Halloween crowd crush at a mourning altar in front of City Hall in Seoul, Nov. 2. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol paid his third visit to a mourning altar for victims of the Halloween crowd crush Wednesday.Yoon has kept his public schedule to a minimum since the tragedy that killed at least 156 people in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon on Saturday.On Wednesday, he returned to Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall with members of his Cabinet and the presidential office, and laid a chrysanthemum on the altar before bowing his head in silent prayer.Yoon also looked at photos of the victims and condolence messages mounted on the altar.His two previous visits were to the same altar Monday with first lady Kim Keon-hee and to an altar at Noksapyeong Station near the site of the tragedy Tuesday. (Yonhap)

Nov 2, 2022
Yoon pays 3rd visit to mourning altar for Halloween crush victims
  • Yoon enraged by police inaction on calls on night of Itaewon tragedy: official

Yoon likely to meet with ex-Japan PM Aso

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso / APPresident Yoon Suk-yeol is likely to meet with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday, an official said, amid the two countries' efforts to improve bilateral ties.Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will visit Korea for two days as deputy head of the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, according to Japanese news reports."President Yoon is highly likely to meet with Vice President Aso this afternoon," the presidential official told Yonhap News Agency, noting, however, that the president's schedule is subject to change over the handling of the aftermath of the Halloween crowd crush.Japan's Kyodo News reported earlier that a meeting between Aso and Yoon is being arranged in a bid to find solutions to the issue of Japanese firms' compensation over Korean forced labor during World War II. (Yonhap)

Nov 2, 2022
Yoon likely to meet with ex-Japan PM Aso

Yoon enraged by police inaction on calls on night of Itaewon tragedy: official

President Yoon Suk-yeol visits the Itaewon stampede site a day after the deadly crush killed more than 150 people and injured some 80 others during Halloween celebrations, Oct. 30. YonhapPresident Yoon Suk-yeol was enraged after learning that police took no action even after receiving 11 calls about the dangerous level of crowds on the night of the Itaewon tragedy, according to a presidential official.Yoon received a list of the calls made to the 112 police hotline Saturday evening, shortly before presiding over a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, and ordered the circumstances be determined "thoroughly without a trace of doubt" and that those responsible be "handled strictly in accordance with the law and principles," the official told Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.The National Police Agency on Tuesday disclosed the transcripts of the 11 emergency calls that started coming in around four hours before the disaster, leading many to believe the tragedy, which killed at least 156 people, was avoidable.Many of the callers said they felt like they were going to be "crushed to death."NPA chief Yoon

Nov 2, 2022
Yoon enraged by police inaction on calls on night of Itaewon tragedy: official
  • Yoon pays 3rd visit to mourning altar for Halloween crush victims
  • Gov't to revamp police's 112 emergency call system

'US stands with Korea to overcome tragic times,' says ambassador

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg walks past a backdrop mourning the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush during his meeting with the ruling People Power Party's interim chief Chung Jin-suk at the National Assembly on Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooU.S. ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg said Tuesday that Washington will stand with Seoul to overcome the tragedy of the Itaewon crowd crush last weekend, adding deep and close relations between the two countries' peoples can be a source of comfort. Goldberg made the remarks during separate meetings with the heads of South Korea's rival parties. The U.S. envoy said legislative engagement is the key element of multidimensional cooperation between the allies, and added that the U.S. is working to resolve South Korea's concerns on the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act “in a way that befits the alliance.” U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg speaks during his meeting with ruling People Power Party interim leader Chung Jin-suk at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap“Wo

Nov 1, 2022By Nam Hyun-woo
'US stands with Korea to overcome tragic times,' says ambassador

Interior minister apologizes to people over Halloween crowd crush

Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, left, lowers his head while apologizing to people over the deadly Halloween crowd crush, Nov. 1. YonhapInterior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min apologized Tuesday over the Halloween crowd crush that killed at least 156 people. The apology came amid growing media scrutiny that police and other government agencies failed to enforce crowd control in Itaewon, the site of the tragedy, despite anticipation that a huge crowd of people would flock to the area last Saturday. "As a minister of competent authorities, I offer my humble apology to people for the accident, though the nation has unlimited responsibility for the safety of people," Lee told a parliamentary session. (Yonhap)

Nov 1, 2022
Interior minister apologizes to people over Halloween crowd crush
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