South Korea’s Acting President Choi Faces Deadliest Air Crash Hours Into Job After Political Chaos
In a shocking turn of events, South Korea's Acting President Choi Sang-mok is Thrust into a leadership crisis just hours into his new role. Following the deadly plane crash at Muan International Airport,
Air crash tests South Korea's acting president two days into the job
Choi, the country's finance minister, became acting leader on Friday night after the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.
South Korea’s Acting President Has Been in Office Only Since Friday
The plane crash is the first major test for South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, who was appointed the interim leader only on Friday, as the country grapples with a political crisis at the highest levels.
South Korea Plane Crash: Acting President Declares 7-Day National Mourning, Is Trading Open In KOSPI Index?
Amidst the Muan Airport plane crash, the acting president Choi Sang-mok of South Korea has declared a seven-day national mourning in honour of the victims and their families, starting from. Does that mean trading in South Koreas major stock exchange KOSPI is also closed or open?
South Korea announces national mourning period over deadly Muan plane crash
Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a period of national mourning over a deadly plane crash that claimed at least 177 lives, with two people still missing, according to his office, Azernews reports,
Bird strike warning, then 'mayday': 2 rescued,179 dead in S. Korea plane crash
The control tower issued a bird strike warning and shortly afterward the pilots declared mayday, South Korean officials said.
South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok Confronts Leadership Crisis After Deadly Air Crash
Acting President Choi Sang-mok faces a leadership crisis after a deadly air crash at Muan International Airport, impacting 181 lives.- Watch Video on English Oneindia
Who is Choi Sang-mok, South Korea's second acting president in weeks?
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok became on Friday South Korea's second acting president in two weeks, as lawmakers voted to impeach the current acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, fuelling political uncertainty in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
South Korea Plane Crashed Minutes After 'Bird Strike' Warning
The control tower at Muan International Airport had issued a bird strike warning while the Jeju Air plane was trying to land shortly before 9 a.m local time, the Yonhap News Agenc
At least 62 killed in plane crash at South Korea airport
The Jeju Air plane, which was carrying 181 passengers, came off the runway and burst into flames as it landed.
Fiery plane crash kills 179 in worst airline disaster in South Korea
By Ju-min Park, Hongji Kim and Hyunsu Yim MUAN COUNTY, South Korea (Reuters) -The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway,
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Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear ...
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Anchor] Acting President Choi Sang-mok arrived at the scene of the accident at Muan Airport in Jeollanam-do and began ...
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South Korea’s finance minister, Choi Sang-mok, steps in as acting president after Han Duck-soo’s impeachment
Choi, 61, a veteran economic technocrat who has served for more than 30 years at the finance ministry, takes on an ...
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Plane crash tests South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok two days into the job
When South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok arrived at the scene of the deadliest air disaster on the country’s ...
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New acting president hit with barrage of crises
Korea's new acting President Choi Sang-mok, who assumed the role following the impeachment of former acting President and ...
Impeached South Korean President Defies Summons Third Time In A Row
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Sunday, the third time he has defied investigators' demands in two weeks.