SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. military is ordering troops and other personnel to stay away from a popular nightlife district in the capital where 159 people died in a crowd stampede last ...

Lee Im-jae, a former district chief, is the most senior official to be convicted in connection with the 2022 disaster that killed nearly 160 Halloween partygoers.

SANGJU, South Korea — Thousands of concertgoers trying to enter a stadium to hear old Korean songs sparked a stampede Monday that killed 11 people and injured 72 others, officials ...

There were some deadly stampedes in South Korea in the past. In 2005, 11 people were killed and around 60 others were injured in a pop concert stampede in the southern city of Sangju.

Itaewon was renowned for staging South Korea’s best Halloween weekend. Last year, festivities were at the end of two years of social distancing restrictions applied during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Still, South Korea’s getting closer to the truth as the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the DP passed a new, albeit compromised, Itaewon special counsel bill on May 2.

Seoul marked a somber anniversary over the weekend, a year after nearly 160 people died in a crowd surge in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in the city. Oct. 29, 2022, had started as a long ...

I loved you,” Song Jin Young, 55, the father of one of the victims, said. In Itaewon, accompanied by their supporters, the families also attended multi-faith prayer services for their loved ones.

The tragedy occurred in Itaewon of Seoul, when around 100,000 people -- mostly in their teens and 20s, wearing Halloween costumes -- had poured into its narrow, winding streets for partying, causing ...

Going out in Itaewon, he explains, is about meeting friends who will remind you that despite being a minority in socially conservative South Korea, you are not alone. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.