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Death toll rises to 64 in S. Korean ferry accident

Seoul – South Korean officials have said in a daily briefing that the confirmed death toll of the capsized ferry-Sewol, …

9 dead, 179 rescued, 287 still missing in ROK ferry sinking

Seoul – The South Korean Coastguard’s regional chief, Kim Soo-hyun, has given an update on the rescue operation to find …

Passenger ship carrying 477 sinks off S. Korean coast

Seoul – A passenger ship with 477 people aboard, mostly high school students, sank in waters off South Korea’s southwest …

Asia-Pacific setting major trends in M-Commerce

Hamburg – Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com reports in its latest publication, “Asia-Pacific M-Commerce Snapshot 2014”, that growing adoption of …