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Some of the family members of the 300 victims that died last year in a ferry accident in South Korea call for an independent inquiry into the matter. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A ship from North Korea carrying around 120 performers bound for the Olympics docks at the port of Donghae City. The orchestra will hold two performances at the Gangneung Art Centre on the eve of the opening ceremony of the February 9-25 Pyeongchang Olympics and at the National Theatre of Korea in Seoul on February 11. IMAGES
South Korea's president pledges to raise the sunken Sewol ferry as the nation marks the first anniversary of the disaster. Paul Chapman reports.
A year after the Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea, mourning parents of the victims visited the site of the tragedy in which more than 300 people, mostly high school students, died.
Families of crew members who survived South Korea's ferry disaster that killed over 300 people in April, say they face isolation from society. Yiming Woo reports.
Soldiers and civilians in South Korea board a ferry heading to Yeonpyeong island, where residents were ordered on Friday to evacuate to, after North Korea carried out artillery training near the Northern Limit Line (NLL). Yeonpyeong, with about 2,000 residents, is around 115 kilometres (70 miles) west of Seoul. Local officials said residents had been told to evacuate to shelters as a "preventative measure" ahead of a South Korean military drill that was prompted by North Korea's artillery barrage. IMAGES