WASHINGTON, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 2,000 people in the United States and from around the world have taken part in a vigil to honor the victims of recent shootings in Atlanta that left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent. The White House too mourned the deaths of the eight [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Second-generation Asian immigrants in Germany held a vigil in front of the Statue of Peace in Berlin on Tuesday (local time) to remember the victims of the recent deadly shootings in Atlanta and urge the public to put a stop to hate crimes against Asians. Hosted by local civic [...]
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A vigil will be held this week to honor the victims of recent deadly shootings in Atlanta and to call for a stop to hate crimes in the United States that are increasingly targeting people of Asian descent, organizers said Tuesday. The solemn event will be held in Atlanta on [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government expressed its condolences Saturday over the deaths of four women of Korean descent, including one South Korean national, in this week’s shootings in Atlanta. In a statement issued by the foreign ministry’s spokesman, the government said it expresses “deep condolences and profound consolation to the families” of [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Rob Rapson, charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, said Friday that his embassy has flown the U.S. flag at half-staff to honor the victims of this week’s deadly shootings in Atlanta, including several women of Korean descent. The move came after U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday [...]