Seoul shantytown fire leaves 500 evacuated and destroys 60 homes

Fire truck and firefighters at Yongsan Fire Department in South Korea.
Fire truck and firefighters at Yongsan Fire Department in South Korea. Photo:IMCOM-Korea Public Affairs Television Public Service.

About 500 people were evacuated Friday after a fire broke out in the slum of Guryong, the only one left in Seoul, which destroyed at [Read More…]

Thai PM Prayut expresses condolences after Itaewon crowd crush

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha offering a televised address talking about the latest situation concerning vaccination in Thailand
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha offering a televised address talking about the latest situation concerning vaccination in Thailand. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his condolences after the Itaewon crowd crush in Seoul. He orders the Royal Thai Embassy in [Read More…]

Tragic Halloween in Seoul: at least 154 killed in stampede during street celebrations

Nightlife in Seoul, Korea
Night view of Seoul, Korea. Photo: 8minwoo / Pixabay.

South Korea woke up on Sunday still in shock after the terrible Halloween party avalanche on Saturday in the district of Itaweon, in the capital Seoul, in which more than a hundred and a half people are dead and about another hundred injured.