Here's why Seoul's Itaewon district was so packed ahead of the deadly crowd surge. Updated October 31, 2022 9:34 AM ET Originally published October 31, 2022 5:30 AM ET. By . Ashley Ahn ...

People wearing protective face masks walk through the Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, April 24, 2020. Updated October 31, 2022 at 9:34 AM ET.

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On Saturday, an estimated 100,000 people flocked to celebrate Halloween in Itaewon, a popular entertainment district in Seoul. The government loosened crowd limits last November, and this was the ...

SEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - With "Hooker Hill" and snaking alleyways of bars with signs like "BADASS" around the local landmark Hamilton Hotel, Seoul's Itaewon, opens new tab district was a symbol ...

Four nightclubs in Itaewon, central Seoul, are set to hold art exhibitions from Dec. 5 to 8, Yongsan District Office said Friday. Titled Itaewon Art Week, Korean artists Bak Yu-seok, Shin Jae ...

Itaewon is one of Seoul's trendy nightlight districts popular among residents hailing from all over the world. On the night of Oct. 29, 2022, as tens of thousands were celebrating Halloween there ...

Itaewon was the location of a deadly stampede in Seoul Saturday night. Some 100,000 people were estimated to have passed through the area.

Mourners visit the Itaewon nightlife district in Seoul on October 31, 2022, where a surging crowd killed at least 154 people and injured 149 others on the Friday night before, during Halloween ...

People wearing protective face masks walk through the Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, April 24, 2020. Updated October 31, 2022 at 9:34 AM ET.