Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a memorial altar to pay tribute to victims of the Sewol ferry tragedy, according to JoongAng Ilbo Tuesday. Abe sought the altar set up at the Korean ...

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has nominated a new prime minister after the resignation of the previous one over the Sewol ferry disaster.

An appeals court has sentenced the South Korean captain of the Sewol ferry to life in prison on ... and had said he was "confused" during the incident. On Tuesday the court also gave new sentences ...

The head of the company that operated South Korea's ill-fated Sewol ferry was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday, after being convicted of manslaughter over the disaster that killed more ...