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S Korea to remove concrete walls near runways

South Korea to remove concrete embankment blamed for exacerbating deadly plane crash

South Korea's transport ministry said on Wednesday that it would remove the concrete embankment installed at Muan International Airport following last month's Jeju Air crash, its deadliest domestic air disaster.

South Korea to remove concrete antenna barriers at airports after crash that killed 179

The 29 December crash is still being probed but experts have said the massive berm supporting navigation antennas at the end of the runway at Muan airport likely made the disaster more deadly than it might have been otherwise.

BBC on MSN · 4h

S Korea to remove concrete walls near runways after deadly crash

The Jeju Air flight was bringing passengers home from Thailand after Christmas when it made an emergency landing at Muan airport and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at the end of the runway.

The Star · 21m

Jeju Air crash: Former airport chief linked to South Korea’s Muan airport project found dead

Son Chang-wan, a former president of the state-run Korea Airports Corporation, who spearheaded a controversial facility upgrade at Muan International Airport, was found dead at his home in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province,

Bloomberg L.P. · 8h

South Korea to Change Airport Design After Deadly Jeju Air Crash

South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co. flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.

S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports After Jeju Air Crash

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.

Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power'

NBC News on MSN · 20h

Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power,' drawing a rebuke from Seoul

South Korea said denuclearization was still the goal after President Donald Trump used a phrase that could imply recognition of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.

The Hill on MSN · 17h

South Korea bristles at Trump calling North Korea ‘nuclear power’

South Korea rebuked President Trump’s remarks calling North Korea a “nuclear power,” raising concern about the relationship between the two countries. “North Korea’s denuclearization remains a

UPI News on MSN · 3h

North Korea tells United Nations it is a ‘responsible nuclear state’

North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.

South Korea, Yoon and martial law

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

New York Sun · 4h

South Korea’s President, Impeached and in Jail, Winning Support in Polls

Liberal enthusiasm for ousting South Korea’s president is seen fading.

South Korea’s Yoon denies ordering arrest of lawmakers during martial law decree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

11hon MSN

South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation

The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its ...

11h

North Korea state media reports Trump inauguration, accuses US of Korean War atrocities

North Korea's state media on Wednesday reported U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration but without any commentary on his ...

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