SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states, has held a Mass in Seoul in memory of early Korean martyrs, the Seoul Archdiocese said Wednesday. The Mass took place Tuesday at the Seosomun Shrine, which commemorates early Korean martyrs, with Archbishop of Seoul Peter Chung [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday handed over the remains of 25 Chinese troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War to China, Seoul’s defense ministry said, marking the 10th repatriation of its kind. The remains were returned in a ceremony at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, attended by Vice Defense [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University, in collaboration with actress Song Hye-kyo, announced the donation of a large bronze bas-relief depicting Korean independence activist Cho Myung-ha (1905-1928) to the Taipei Korean School in commemoration of the Day of Patriotic Martyrs on November 17. Seo shared on social media that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of 25 Chinese troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War will be sent to their home country next week, the defense ministry said Friday, marking the tenth repatriation of its kind. A ceremony for the handover of the remains will take place at Incheon International Airport, just [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with Ediya Coffee, has initiated a fundraising campaign to provide support to the families of Ethiopian veterans who played a crucial role during the Korean War in 1950. This conflict marked a significant historical moment as Ethiopia was the sole African [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will host an annual ceremony this week to commemorate the sacrifices of fallen troops who fought under the United Nations flag during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Friday. The “Turn Toward Busan” event will take place at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, 320 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The veterans ministry said Wednesday a large group of foreign Korean War veterans and their family members will visit South Korea this week under a program to commemorate their service during the 1950-53 Korean War. A total of 70 people — 51 from 10 countries that sent troops or [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of two British and four Colombian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War will arrive in South Korea this week to be interred at a memorial cemetery in the southeastern city of Busan, Seoul’s veterans ministry said Tuesday. The remains of the veterans will arrive at Incheon International [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial park commemorating Hong Beom-do, a revered Korean independence fighter against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule, will open at his former burial site in Kazakhstan later this week, Seoul’s veterans ministry said Wednesday. South Korea had pledged to build the memorial at the site in Kyzylorda in southern Kazakhstan [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday donated 5 million won (US$3,685) toward the construction of a memorial for South Korea’s first President Syngman Rhee, his office said. The donation was sent to the Rhee Syngman Foundation, which has led a fundraising campaign to build a memorial for the former [...]