Must get to this exhibition multiple times in November! #KoreanHistory #SeoulHistory

Paju, my Korean hometown, wasn't like this when I lived there in 1996-7.
나의 한국의 고향인 파주시는 내가 1996~7년에 거기 살았을때 이러진 않았다.

A joint mourning altar tent has been set up in front of #Seoul City Hall. #SouthKorea is in a state of #mourning until November 5. I got there just before 9am. The amount of journalists and security personnel suggested a visit by President Yoon was imminent.
#ItaewonTragedy

This tragedy happened in an area I know well, in a steep alleyway I have walked hundreds of times. Itaewon will not feel the same again.

I’m speechless.

Yonhap cites gov confirming 59 deaths, 150 injuries in Itaewon after the crushes among Halloween crowds

Really hoping everyone is safe in Itaewon tonight, seems to be a major incident near the station, fire brigade and police but absolutely thousands of people and crowd control isn't working.

A moving exclusive by Raphael Rashid. Read it.

It's true.
Until that great and terrible day when it isn't anymore. 😨

Back in 1983, in the time of President Chun Doo-hwan, this event was probably a big deal. Wonder which socialist lands took part in Seoul.
#Parliament #internationalunionofparliaments #interparliamentaryconference #democracymanifest #demeocracy

I never thought I'd see the day!
A #NorthKorean joke about North Korean #selfreliance .
#자립성