SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Saturday it will not attend a memorial ceremony in Japan honoring forced labor victims, including Koreans, from an old Japanese mine complex, amid controversy over Tokyo’s decision to send a senior official with hard-line views on history to the event. The decision, made just a [...]
ULSAN, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea’s national archery team achieved a historic sweep at the 2024 Paris Olympics, claiming gold in all five events—a testament to the country’s dominance in the sport. This unparalleled success has reignited discussions on why South Korea excels in archery, with experts pointing to both cultural heritage and systematic [...]
JEJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju April 3 Peace Memorial, a somber testament to one of South Korea’s darkest chapters, has seen a dramatic surge in visitors following Han Kang’s historic Nobel Prize in Literature win for a body of work that includes her novel about the 1948 massacre. According to the Jeju 4.3 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A Chinese gaming company that withdrew from the South Korean market in 2020 amid a cultural controversy over traditional Korean dress is facing fresh scrutiny as it prepares to launch a new game in the country. Infold Games recently began pre-registration for “Infinity Nikki,” a sequel to “Shining Nikki,” a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of Korean independence fighter Lee Ui-gyeong, known for the autobiographical fiction “The Yalu River Flows” that portrays life during Japan’s 1910-45 colonization, will return home from Germany this week, 105 years after Lee left the nation, the veterans ministry said Tuesday. Lee’s remains are set to arrive [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a commemorative event next week honoring fallen soldiers who fought under the United Nations flag during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Friday. The annual “Turn Toward Busan” event will take place at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean netizens and intellectuals are reacting negatively to photos of a Vietnamese female tourist practicing yoga in tight leggings at a historic royal palace in the center of Seoul. The incident arose earlier this week when the woman shared photos on social media showing herself in a handstand [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan interfered with South Korea’s marine research around its easternmost islets of Dokdo more than 70 times over a recent five year period, a lawmaker said Thursday. The hindrances to the research on climate change and the marine environment took place 75 times from 2019 to 2023, Hwang Hee, [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean diplomats, U.S. officials and Korean Americans on Monday celebrated the recent U.S. designation of an old Korean legation as a historic place — a cherished recognition of the building that served as the centerpiece of Korea’s diplomacy in Washington in the late 19th century. The Old Korean [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign minister has asked the U.N. cultural agency to monitor Japan’s compliance with recommendations on a Japanese mine complex, which is associated with Korea’s wartime forced labor and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cho Tae-yul made the request in a meeting with UNESCO Director-General [...]