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Another former 'comfort woman' dies

The death of Choi Duk-nye puts the number of surviving victims at 28. This year alone, three other victims have passed away, including Ahn Jeom-soon, who died in late March.

Obituaries | 2018-04-23 15:07

South Korean actress once kidnapped to North dies at 92

Actress Choi Eun-hee, who was abducted with her then divorced husband and director Shin Sang-ok by North Korea, died from illness at the age of 92, Monday, according to her family.

Obituaries | 2018-04-16 22:32

French couturier Hubert de Givenchy dies at 91

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, an aristocrat who founded the house of Givenchy in the 1950s, becoming famous for dressing the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Grace Kelly, has died at the age of 91, the Givenchy label said on Monday. A commanding presence in fashion from the moment he presented his first collection in Paris at the age of 24, Givenchy becam...

Obituaries | 2018-03-13 10:20

Former 'comfort woman' dies; now only 30 victims living

The woman, identified only by her last name Kim, passed away at around 6:40 a.m., according to the foundation in Gyeonggi Province. She had been suffering from a stroke and severe dementia, it added. It declined to disclose any further details on the victim at her family's request.

Obituaries | 2018-02-14 14:06

Pioneer of Korea's English education dies at 88

Min graduated from Korea University with a degree in English literature and founded Sisa English in 1961 after briefly working at the English daily The Korea Herald. He later re-named the company after his by-line, Y.B. Min. He was touted as a pioneer of the nation’s English education in many ways. He was the nation’s first developer of audio materials for English education. ...

Obituaries | 2018-02-04 15:09

Man commits suicide after loss on cryptocurrency

A man in his early twenties was found dead at his home in Busan in what appears to be a suicide, police said Thursday. According to the Busan Jin Police Station, the man was suffering from depression after losing a large amount of money trading cryptocurrencies. The mother of the deceased told officers that her son had been taking sleeping pills after losing a huge sum of money trading cryptocurrencies following the collapse of prices on exchanges in recent months.

Obituaries | 2018-02-01 15:29

'Gayageum' master Hwang Byung-ki dies at 82

Hwang Byung-ki, a master of the Korean traditional musical instrument "gayageum," died of pneumonia Wednesday, his family said. "He was treated for a cerebral stroke last December but died of pneumonia that he'd developed as a complication," a family member told Yonhap News Agency.

Obituaries | 2018-01-31 10:46

Developer of Wonbi-D drink dies at 97

Il-Yang Pharmaceutical founder and honorary president Chung Hyeong-sik died at 97 on Saturday, the company said Monday. Chung is considered one of the trailblazers of the Korean pharmaceutical industry, thanks to his feats of developing famous roborants Wonbi-D and Yeongbicheon, as well as a number of other drugs. His accomplishments have promoted health among Koreans and hel...

Obituaries | 2018-01-29 15:53

Fans bid farewell to late idol

The funeral for Kim Jonghyun, the lead singer of popular K-pop group SHINee, took place on Thursday at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, drawing hundreds of fans to the hospital to mourn his death.The 27-year-old singer committed on Monday. His correspondence with a friend indicated his battle with depression.

Obituaries | 2017-12-21 17:39

Another former 'comfort woman' dies; now 33 living

Lee Ki-jeong, who was forced into sexual slavery at a Japanese military brothel in Singapore at the age of 15, died of old age at a hospital in Dangjin, about 80 kilometers south of Seoul, around 8:35 a.m. She was 93.

Obituaries | 2017-11-12 13:58

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