Deadly Fire Undermines South Korean Leader’s Vow to Make Country Safer
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Deadly Fire Undermines South Korean Leader’s Vow to Make Country Safer
Moon, vowed to make South Korea "safer." Mr. Moon’s credibility on
that front was dented when 29 people were killed and 40 injured in a fire that gutted a sports center in the town of Jecheon, about 75 miles southeast of Seoul, in December.
Moon have hoped that the Olympics will help create a political thaw, adding momentum to Mr. Moon’s policy of promoting
dialogue with North Korea, as political parties gear up for mayoral and governors’ elections in June.
26, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — When President Moon Jae-in took power in South Korea last May, he vowed to make his disaster-prone country a safer place to live.
In a deal that Mr. Moon’s government has billed as a major step toward improving ties on the divided Korean Peninsula, the two Koreas also
agreed to march together, carrying a "unified Korea" flag, during the opening ceremony in the South Korean town of Pyeongchang on Feb. 9.
But Mr. Moon’s decision to form a joint hockey team with the North after it threatened its neighbors with nuclear weapons has
proved vastly unpopular, particularly among young voters, Mr. Moon’s traditional supporters, according to recent surveys.
" Mr. Choi said, adding that six of the people who died were found in an elevator.
that Many of the patients could not move on their own and were ones who had difficulties breathing,
2 official in Mr. Moon’s government, said on Friday while visiting Miryang, about 170 miles southeast of Seoul.
Moon, vowed to make South Korea "safer." Mr. Moon’s credibility on
that front was dented when 29 people were killed and 40 injured in a fire that gutted a sports center in the town of Jecheon, about 75 miles southeast of Seoul, in December.
Moon have hoped that the Olympics will help create a political thaw, adding momentum to Mr. Moon’s policy of promoting
dialogue with North Korea, as political parties gear up for mayoral and governors’ elections in June.
26, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — When President Moon Jae-in took power in South Korea last May, he vowed to make his disaster-prone country a safer place to live.
In a deal that Mr. Moon’s government has billed as a major step toward improving ties on the divided Korean Peninsula, the two Koreas also
agreed to march together, carrying a "unified Korea" flag, during the opening ceremony in the South Korean town of Pyeongchang on Feb. 9.
But Mr. Moon’s decision to form a joint hockey team with the North after it threatened its neighbors with nuclear weapons has
proved vastly unpopular, particularly among young voters, Mr. Moon’s traditional supporters, according to recent surveys.
" Mr. Choi said, adding that six of the people who died were found in an elevator.
that Many of the patients could not move on their own and were ones who had difficulties breathing,
2 official in Mr. Moon’s government, said on Friday while visiting Miryang, about 170 miles southeast of Seoul.