Most weekends, the narrow alleys of Itaewon, the neon-lit nightlife district in South Korea’s capital Seoul, are busy with partygoers and tourists. Now it’s the site of one of the country’s worst ...

People in their 20s and 30s frequent Itaewon to drink, party, and eat international cuisine, said Jia Shin, a 21-year-old from Seoul. "There's always a lot of people in Itaewon, but the peak is ...

Seoul Halloween tragedy At least 158 people were killed in a crowd crush during Halloween celebrations in the streets and narrow alleys of the Itaewon area of Seoul on the night of Oct. 29.

Lee Reporting from Seoul Over Halloween weekend last year, nearly 160 young people died in a crowd crush in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul. For those who survived or lost loved ...

The plan is a response to the crowd crush of Oct. 29, 2022, which claimed the lives of 159 people who had gathered in central Seoul's Itaewon nightlife area in Yongsan District for Halloween ...

Seoul's Itaewon, opens new tab district was a symbol of freewheeling nightlife in the South Korean capital for decades, before tragedy struck. The crush of partygoers on Saturday night that killed ...