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Yoon calls for crowd control system for spontaneous events

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed the government on Monday to come up with a crowd control system for unorganized and spontaneous events, following the deaths of at least 154 people in a Halloween crowd crush in Seoul.Yoon
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(4th LD) South Korea mourns Itaewon crush deaths

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 18-19, 22)By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- White mourning flowers and condolence gifts have been laid, and stores bearing condolence messages suspended business in Seoul's Itaewon district Monday, as
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S. Korea to offer 'equal' assistance to foreigners in handling Itaewon disaster: minister

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is reviewing ways to offer every possible assistance to the foreign victims of a weekend crowd crush at Seoul's Itaewon district and bereaved families in a manner equivalent of that for local citizens, the c
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Police analyze witness accounts, CCTV footage in probe into deadly crowd crush

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon are analyzing scores of witness accounts and security camera footage to determine the cause of the accident, a top police official said Monday. The crowd crus
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Korean stylist selected as 'New Wave: Creatives 2022'

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Korean-american stylist was one of 50 talents to be selected as "New Wave: Creatives 2022" by British Fashion Council.According to the list on BFC website and fa
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(3rd LD) S. Korea mourns Itaewon crowd crush with death toll at 154

(ATTN: REARRANGES throughout with more details, background)By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- White mourning flowers and condolence gifts have been laid, and stores bearing condolence messages suspended business in Seoul's Itaewon district M
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(LEAD) S. Korea to join Japan's naval event in accordance with customary int'l norms: minister

(ATTN: UPDATES with defense minister's remarks in paras 7-8)SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said Monday the country's decision to join Japan's international fleet review next month was based on "cus
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Police admit failure to foresee massive casualties among Itaewon crowd

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Police did not foresee that massive casualties would occur from this year's Halloween festivities in the central Seoul district of Itaewon, a top police official said Monday, responding to growing criticism about their
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S. Korea to join Japan's naval event in accordance with customary int'l norms: minister

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said Monday the country's decision to join Japan's international fleet review next month was based on "customary" international practices, dismissing a controversy
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(LEAD) PM urges people to refrain from sharing hate comments, footage of Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: UPDATES with PM's quote, visit to mourning altar)SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday called on people to refrain from posting hate comments or sharing footage and unconfirmed information on the deadly crowd sur
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(LEAD) Ruling party vows to improve nat'l safety net following Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: ADDS DP leader's comments, PPP and DP's visit to mourning altars in bottom 4 paras)SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) vowed Friday to double check and improve safety infrastructure after more than 150 people
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Military reports 186 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 186 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 286,604, the defense ministry said.The new cases comprised 101 from the Army, 31 from the Air
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Defector-turned-lawmaker tapped to lead parliamentary foreign affairs committee

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Tae Yong-ho, a North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), was appointed the PPP's leader at the parliamentary foreign affairs and unification committee Monday.Underlining the impo
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(2nd LD) Itaewon crowd crush death toll rises to 154, including 26 foreigners

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 13-14,17-19)By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The death toll from the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul has risen to 154, including 26 foreigners, officials said Monday, as the country mourned the deadlies
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(News Focus) Role of administrative authorities questioned in Itaewon disaster

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Questions are increasingly raised as to whether the Itaewon disaster could have been prevented with preparatory safety measures by the administrative authorities and police.Some critics say the Seoul city government, the of
S. Korea posts decline in foreign population for 2nd yr in 2021

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea saw its foreign population shrink by 1 percent last year from the previous year, marking a decline for the second year in a row, the interior ministry said Monday.According to a report by the Minis
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(LEAD) Itaewon crowd crush death toll rises to 154, including 26 foreigners

(ATTN: UPDATES with death toll of middle and high school students in para 5)By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The death toll from the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul has risen to 154, including 26 foreigners, officials said Monday, as the countr
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Ruling party vows to improve nat'l safety net following Itaewon tragedy

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) vowed Friday to double check and improve safety infrastructure after more than 150 people were killed in a crowd crush in Seoul over the weekend. The tragedy happened Saturday night when
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1 middle schooler, 5 high school students killed in Itaewon crowd crush: education ministry

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- One middle schooler and five high school students were among the 154 victims killed in the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district, the education ministry said Monday. The tragedy happened Saturday night in a
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PM urges people to refrain from sharing hate comments, footage of Itaewon tragedy

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday called on people to refrain from posting hate comments or sharing footage and unconfirmed information on the deadly crowd surge that killed more than 150 over the weekend."On the