Many feared dead in South Korea Halloween crush
Source: BBC
A number of people are feared to have died after crushes among huge Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea's capital.
Emergency officials said dozens were in cardiac arrest after revellers thronged Seoul's Itaewon district.
Videos from the scene show body bags on the streets, emergency workers performing CPR, and rescuers trying to pull people trapped beneath others.
...
There were reportedly 100,000 revellers in the area celebrating the first outdoor no-mask Halloween event since the pandemic.
South Korea's parliament endorses landmark legislation outlawing dog meat industry
JANUARY 9, 20242:21 AM ET
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country's dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply amid animal rights campaigns and worries about the country's international image.
Some angry dog farmers said they plan to file a constitutional appeal and launch rallies in protest, a suggestion that heated debate over the ban would continue.
Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, is neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea. Recent surveys show more people want its ban and a majority of South Koreans don't eat dog meat any longer. But the surveys also indicated one in every three South Koreans still oppose the ban even though they don't eat dog meat.
On Tuesday, the National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote Tuesday. President Yoon Suk Yeol's government supports the ban, so the subsequent steps to make it law are considered formality.
"This law is aimed at contributing to realizing the values of animal rights, which pursue respect for life and a harmonious co-existence between humans and animals," the legislation reads.
