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At the intersection in Itaewon where emergency vehicles clustered to give aid to the injured and transport those who had been killed in the Halloween crowd crush ...

As a kid who spent summers in Seoul, I was fascinated by Itaewon. I loved scouring the neighborhood’s humble stalls for clothes, and watching my mom test her bargaining skills. (Haggling is expected ...

South Korean officials say at least 26 foreign nationals were among the more than 150 people killed in the incident in Seoul's Itaewon district.... In the hours since a devastating crowd surge in ...

Dozens of others suffered injuries in the city’s Itaewon district during festivities for the holiday. Photo: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty SEOUL—More than 150 people have died from a crowd crush in one of ...

The crowd was half mourners, half journalists, standing over a rectangular pile of white flowers, notes, and sundry tributes to the too-young dead: cup ramen, cigarettes, soju bottles. The victims ...

SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - With "Hooker Hill" and snaking alleyways of bars with signs like "BADASS" around the local landmark Hamilton Hotel, Seoul's Itaewon, opens new tab district was a symbol of ...

Over the last few weeks, any biologist or health care professional worth their grain of salt is sure to have been cringing in terror when beholding the large clusters ...

The Awesome 80's Prom will be held at King Club the Lounge every Saturday from Oct. 29 to Dec. 30. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wannaget High School’s “Awesome prom” is the place to be at Itaewon King Club.