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Fri, July 19, 2019 | 06:26

One body believed to be one of missing Koreans found: gov't official

A body believed to be that of a missing Korean tourist was found 100 kilometers away from the site of the deadly sinking of the sightseeing boat, Hableany, on the Danube River in Hungary, a government official said Monday (local time). Song Shun-keun, the leader of the government response team and a defense attache at the South Korean Embassy in Budapest told Korean reporters...

Park Ji-won | 2019-06-03 20:33

South Korea wants to seize Swiss cruise ship

South Korea wants to seize Swiss cruise ship

In the aftermath of the last week's sinking of a sightseeing boat on the Danube River in Budapest that killed Korean passengers with several missing, the Korean Foreign Affairs Ministry has reportedly asked the Hungarian government to seize the large cruise ship involved in the collision.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-06-03 16:05

Lax discipline, frayed ties with neighbors haunt Korean diplomacy

South Korean diplomacy faces the double whammy of blunders within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and soured ties with North Korea and Japan. Some critics argue that such diplomatic setbacks have been triggered by Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha's lack of leadership and lax discipline across the ministry.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-06-02 17:29

Search for victims continues amid challenging conditions

The search for mostly South Korean victims from the sunken sightseeing boat Hableany continued on the Danube River in Hungary, Sunday, as harsh weather conditions that have hampered operations by the local authorities persisted. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian captain of the larger sightseeing vessel that collided with the Hableany, causing it to capsize, was arrested the previous d...

Park Ji-won | 2019-06-02 16:58

South Korea wants to seize Swiss cruise ship

Korea to urge Hungary to swiftly determine cause of deadly boat sinking

South Korea will ask Hungary to swiftly determine the cause of a deadly boat sinking and those responsible, a senior diplomat said Sunday, as search operations continued after the sinking that left 26 Koreans dead or missing. Second Vice Foreign Minister Lee Tae-ho made the remark during a government disaster management meeting, noting that the captain of a cruise ship, which...

2019-06-02 09:43

South Korean, Hungarian teams to begin full operations after boat sinking

South Korean and Hungarian workers were set to begin full-fledged operations on Saturday to search for 21 missing victims of this week's tourist boat sinking in Budapest, officials said, although high waters and strong currents remain tough challenges.

2019-06-01 19:42

Bad conditions hamper Hungary boat victims search

Captain detained in Hungary boat sinking after 7 Koreans killed

The captain of a vessel that collided with another boat on a river in Hungary, resulting in the death of at least seven South Korean tourists, has been detained, foreign news reports said Friday.

2019-05-31 10:56

Korea joins Hungary in search operations after boat disaster

Families of Hungary disaster victims leave for Budapest

Ten family members of the victims departed for Hungary, with officials from the tour agency that organized the group trip. They are among 50 people who will head to Budapest during the day.

2019-05-31 10:43

Fading hopes for survivors from Hungary ferry disaster [PHOTOS]

Hopes for survivors were fading on Thursday after one of the country's worst boat disasters that left seven South Korean tourists dead and 21 others missing.

2019-05-31 10:30

Families of Korean boat-capsize victims to fly to Hungary [PHOTOS]

A tour agency says the family members of seven South Koreans killed during a boat capsizing in Budapest will fly to the Hungarian capital as early as Thursday night.

2019-05-30 14:36

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