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Soiree Seoul presents improv jam

The Soiree Seoul is returning after a brief break with its third-ever event, this time turning the spotlight on improv comedy.

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Shoddy, damaged Itaewon memorial sparks outrage

A memorial standing near the bottom of the sloped alley in central Seoul's Itaewon has started showing signs of wear or possibly vandalism, less than three months after its installation last year.

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Korean court convicts 3 ex-police officers in cover-up of deadly Halloween crowd crush

A Korean court on Wednesday convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in the capital, Seoul, in 2022. They were the first convictions over the deaths.

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[INTERVIEW] 'We will not accept any compensation': bereaved families of Itaewon tragedy

Four hundred and sixty days ago, Lee Sung-ki lost his son, Dong-min, to the tragic crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon during a Halloween celebration.

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Southside Parlor offers Jamaican patties pop-up

Mike's Korean Kitchen, a social media culinary project run by a guy named Mike, is returning to Seoul this Saturday for a pop-up event at Southside Parlor in central Seoul's Itaewon.

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Yoon rejects special act to investigate Itaewon tragedy

President Yoon Suk Yeol rejected a special act aimed at investigating the 2022 crowd crush in central Seoul's Itaewon, which resulted in the death of 159 people. The government justified the rejection by stating that the act, driven by the opposition, undermines constitutional principles due to its intent to establish an investigation committee.

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Yoon rejects special act to investigate Itaewon tragedy

President Yoon Suk Yeol rejected a special act aimed at investigating the 2022 crowd crush in central Seoul's Itaewon, which resulted in the death of 159 people. The government justified the rejection by stating that the act, driven by the opposition, undermines constitutional principles due to its intent to establish an investigation committee.

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Southside Parlor offers Jamaican patties pop-up

Mike's Korean Kitchen, a social media culinary project run by a guy named Mike, is returning to Seoul this Saturday for a pop-up event at Southside Parlor in central Seoul's Itaewon.

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Human rights watchdog chief urges Yoon to sign special bill on Itaewon tragedy into law

The chief of the nation's human rights agency urged President Yoon Suk Yeol, Monday, to sign into law a special bill that seeks a new investigation into the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush amid growing anticipation that the president will reject the bill.

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DP leader calls gov't 'cold-blooded' over anticipated rejection of Itaewon special bill

Main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung criticized the government Monday for its anticipated rejection of a special bill calling for a renewed investigation into the Itaewon crowd crush in 2022.

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