The police and the prosecution on Tuesday launched a joint investigation into a deadly roof collapse in the Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, that killed 10 and injured more than 100.The ceiling of the prefab building, used as an auditorium, caved in at 9:06 p.m., Monday, under the weight of wet snow, according to government and police officials. The student council of Busan University of Foreign Studies was hosting a welcoming event for freshmen at the gymnasium. There were 565 students in t

As South Korea mourned the loss of 10 people who were killed when a resort building collapsed in Gyeongju, the government said Tuesday it planned to investigate the tragic accident to identify its cause.“Speculation is flying over the cause of the accident, but we are looking at multiple possibilities, including heavy snow and possible flawed construction of the building,” said Lee Jae-yul, the head of Safety Management Headquarters at the Ministry of Security and Public Administration.Late Mond

Korean high school students sleep an average of 5 hours and 27 minutes a night, an hour less than four years ago, with 70 percent acknowledging that they are sleep deprived, a survey suggested Monday.The poll by the National Youth Policy Institute asked 9,521 elementary and secondary school students about their sleep, rest and causes of stress.Korean students reported an average of 7 hours and 6 minutes of sleep per night, with elementary school students sleeping for 8 hours and 19 minutes and m

At least 10 people were killed and more than 100 were injured after a resort building collapsed in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday. The ceiling of the prefab building, used as an auditorium, caved in at 9:15 p.m. apparently due to heavy snow, according to witnesses.Some 1,100 freshmen of the Busan University of Foreign Studies were attending a welcome event organized by the student council at the Mauna Ocean Resort, the school said. There were 565 students in the building when it cav

Caught in a whirlwind of scandals involving corruption, mismanagement and negligence, the chief of Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday vowed an overhaul, but only after some soul-searching. Just two months into the job, CHA head Na Sun-hwa said her current priority is to get to the bottom of the problems. “I am well aware that we have been causing you concern ― and only concern ― lately,” she said at a press conference organized to brief reporters on the agency’s 2014 plans. “I promise th

A bomb attack on a tourist bus in Egypt has killed three South Koreans, along with one Egyptian, and injured 13 others, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.The bus, carrying 31 South Korean churchgoers and two Korean tour guides, was hit by the suspected suicide attack on the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, when it was preparing to cross into Israel, according to the ministry.The blast killed one South Korean female tourist and two South Korean tour guides, along with the Egyptian driver, the minist