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SEOUL--South Korean and Japanese coast guards were searching for 17 crewmembers of a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday while transporting lumber in waters between South Korea and Japan.
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: From New York to Jeju Island: an American joins South Korea’s famed female free divers
Kylie Genter embraces her life as a Jeju Island haenyeo, free diving with her older colleagues and adapting to a changing sea By Lee Hae-rin For American Kylie Genter, a day at the beach is no longer ...
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: Jeju haenyeo, Tokyo NPO win Korea-Japan environmental award
Japan International Environmental Award (The Asian Environmental Awards) has been awarded to Lee Yu-jeong, a Jeju haenyeo (female diver) who has led efforts to collect marine debris such as abandoned ...
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: Waterfall in popular South Korean island closed at night after tourist falls in ‘while taking photos’
Officials on South Korea's Jeju Island have suspended night-time viewing at one of its best-known waterfalls after a tourist died following a fall into the water reportedly while taking photos. The ...
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: She moved to Asia and pledged her life to a vanishing community of sea women
Youngrak-ri, a small coastal village on the far western side of South Korea’s Jeju Island, used to be famous for two things — fertile soil and the occasional dolphin appearance. But in more recent ...
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: 5 years on, South Korea’s anti-stalking law confronts the violence it was meant to stop
South Korea’s anti-stalking law faces scrutiny after killings raise questions over victim protection and police response. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: Typhoon batters South Korea, preparations minimize casualties
SEOUL--The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years killed at least six people, dumped a meter of rain, destroyed roads and felled power lines on Tuesday. The death toll could have been ...
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: Cheonjiyeon Falls on South Korea’s Jeju Island to be closed at night after fatal fall
Cheonjiyeon Falls on Jeju Island is closed at night after a tourist's fatal fall, with authorities investigating and nighttime viewing suspended. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: 2 survivors recovering as South Korean officials probe Jeju Air plane crash
The two survivors of South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades were recovering at separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday, as investigators began far-reaching probes into both the fatal crash and ...
News South Korea » Jeju » Life: Korean 'haenyeo' diver honored by UN for work in food systems, rural life
When Sung Jung-hee slips into the cold waters off Korea’s eastern coast, she wears no oxygen tank — just a mask, a weight belt and four decades ...