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  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jin Yu Young

    Almost five months after a Jeju Air plane crashed in a deadly fireball at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Dec. 29 and killed 179 people, dozens of bereaved family members filed a criminal complaint against 15 officials in the government and aviation industry. On Tuesday, 72 relatives of victims submitted the complaint to the Jeonnam Provincial Police agency, accusing them of negligence and violating South Korean laws, according to a statement from lawyers representing the families.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jin Yu Young

    South Korea will begin deploying drones at airports in the first half of next year to help prevent bird strikes, part of an overhaul of aviation safety that was announced four months after the deadliest aviation disaster in the country. The government also said it aimed to rebuild some crucial infrastructure at six airports by the end of the year, devise measures to combat pilot fatigue, and increase the number of safety supervisors. On Dec.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ian Austen |Vjosa Isai |Ali Watkins |Jin Yu Young

    Dozens of people were also reported injured after a car drove into a Filipino community festival in British Columbia, the police said.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ali Watkins |Jin Yu Young |Ian Austen

    A man was arrested after a vehicle drove into a Filipino community festival on Saturday in British Columbia, in a "mass casualty incident," the police said. A driver plowed into a group of partygoers attending a Filipino street festival on Saturday evening in Vancouver, British Columbia, killing at least nine people, according to the local authorities. Vancouver police said earlier that they were investigating a "mass casualty incident" at a neighborhood block party.

  • 2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jin Yu Young |Choe Sang-Hun

    Mr. Yoon's wife, Kim Keon Hee, was also at the center of some of his troubles. In late 2023, spy cam footage emerged showing Ms. Kim accepting a $2,200 Dior pouch as a gift. The episode roiled his political party and became a significant issue ahead of parliamentary elections. Relations with North Korea sank to longtime lows after Mr. Yoon took office.

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