SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea began an annual project Monday to recover the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said. The Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification said it will mobilize service members to excavate war remains in 36 former battle sites across the country until [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 214 sets of remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War have been excavated from former battle sites this year, the defense ministry said Friday. About 11,000 soldiers were mobilized from March 27 to Nov. 10 to excavate the remains at 35 former battle sites, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of Go stones and jewel beetle ornaments were some of the unusual relics found alongside a guilt-bronze crown and gold accessories at an ancient tomb presumed to belong to a woman from a royal family in the Silla era, cultural heritage authorities said Monday. The relics were found [...]
GYEONGJU, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A pair of ceremonial gilt-bronze shoes, believed to have been made between the late 5th century and early 6th century, were unearthed from an excavation site at a royal tomb complex in southeastern South Korea, cultural heritage authorities said Wednesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said researchers have unearthed [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday began its annual project to discover and identify the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said, as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the three-year conflict. The project, which will run till the end of [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea resumed excavating remains on its own of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Monday, the defense ministry said, as Pyongyang remains unresponsive to calls to work together as agreed. Under a bilateral military accord signed Sept. 19, 2018, the two Koreas [...]
CHEORWON, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – It took nearly 70 years before the first layer of soil was removed on a front-line hill bordering North Korea to reveal traces of the unsung heroes who had fallen in bloody battles at the height of the 1950-53 Korean War. About 300 soldiers from South Korea, the United [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea launched an independent excavation of Korean War remains in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Monday, with Pyongyang unresponsive to its call to work together as agreed, Seoul’s defense ministry said. Under last year’s bilateral military accord aimed at reducing tensions and building trust, Seoul and Pyongyang had [...]
SEOCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A 1600-year-old wooden storage facility from the Baekje Kingdom (18BC – 660AD) has been excavated, unveiling household items from the past, including pottery for ancient rituals, farming tools, and even the teeth of a wild boar. The storage was discovered 3.5 meters underground at a historic site in [...]