HAENAM, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A festival to commemorate Korea’s victory in the Battle of Myeongnyang in 1597 is set to be held on the Usuyeong Coast in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, where the battle took place, as well as nearby Nokjin-ri on Jindo Island. The Great Battle of Myeongnyang Festival will kick off [...]
Muan, South Korea, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Battle of Myeongnyang, which took place on October 25, 1697, was a historic naval battle between the Korean and Japanese navies during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592 – 1598). Led and won by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the battle was considered a last stand that would determine [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Onrie Kompan is celebrating Yi Sun-sin’s birthday by releasing selections from his upcoming book, ‘Yi Soon Shin: Fallen Avenger’. Kompan, a 33-year-old American cartoonist, received a good deal of attention in Korea for portraying Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s life in his cartoons. Yi was a Korean admiral best known for [...]