SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Funding for a special forest in commemoration of victims of the sunken Sewol ferry passed its second phase target of 50 million won, as the nation marked the first anniversary of the tragedy. The Sewol Memorial Forest, to be established on the southwestern island of Jindo, only 4 kilometers away [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The oldest son of late actress Audrey Hepburn is creating a forest in South Korea to commemorate the hundreds who were killed or went missing when a ferry capsized last year, a Seoul-based non-profit group said Wednesday. Sean Hepburn Ferrer, who spent a year in South Korea in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The Oscar trophy that Audrey Hepburn received in 1954 for her role in “Roman Holiday” will come to Seoul as the first Oscar trophy exhibited to the public in Korea. The trophy Hepburn garnered as the best actress that year will be exhibited as a part of the “Audrey Hepburn, BEAUTY [...]