SOUTH KOREA

Quarterly earnings should direct market flow Monday following last week's rally.

A number of Japanese lawmakers are also expected to visit the shrine during the ongoing spring festival.

A transcript of the communication between the sinking ferry, Sewol, and the Jindo coast guard reveals confusion.

Strange things can happen when you no longer look like your former self.

The captain says he is "deeply ashamed," and a school official kills himself.

South Korean administrator's death follows accident where 268 are still missing.

The person "at the helm at the time was the third officer," an official said about the South Korean accident.

Of 475 passengers and crew on the Sewol, which capsized Wednesday, 179 people are listed as safe and 271 are still missing.

Coastguard, navy and private divers scoured the site of the accident, about 12 miles off the country's southwestern coast.

South Korean coast guard officials are currently questioning ferry captain, Lee Joon-seok, 69, as uncomfirmed reports claim he was among the first to abandon ship.

Ahead of the long weekend, data on jobless claims and a packed earnings calendar should influence markets.

The reason behind the sinking of the ferry, Sewol, is yet to be determined.

Grieving family members gathered on the quay of the coastal city of Jindo as efforts to locate the missing went into a second day.

Peter Boynton, a retired U.S. Coast Guard captain, explained that the speed at which the ferry took on water suggests it suffered outside damage.

The ferry was carrying 459 people, of whom 164 have been rescued, coastguard officials said Wednesday.

Quarterly earnings announcements and economic data should influence Wednesday's session.

South Korean officials reportedly said that 368 passengers had been rescued so far, but no further details were revealed.

The vessel is said to have been carrying 476 people aboard, most of whom are school students.

Quarterly earnings, data on inflation and housing, and opening remarks from Janet Yellen at a Fed conference should influence markets.

Foreign runners made their debut at Pyongyang’s annual marathon Sunday as North Korea sprinted toward its own ambitious tourism goals.

After last week's volatile sessions, which ended with the markets losing a lot of ground, earnings and economic data should guide markets.