Operator Who Crashed Ferry Off South Korea Was Looking at His Phone

The operator and two other officers were charged with gross negligence after the ferry ran aground on Wednesday carrying 267 people.

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‘It’s All About Trump’s Tariffs’: Asia Flocks to U.S. Trade Official

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation nations, staring down U.S. tariffs, jockeyed for time with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a gathering in South Korea.

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Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”

Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said.

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