SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of citizens and activists marched along the main streets of central Seoul on Friday to mourn the death of an iconic Korean victim of Japan’s World War II sex slavery. Some 1,000 mourners gathered at the public square in front of Seoul City Hall early in the morning [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A French veteran who served in the Korean War (1950 – 53) was buried on Thursday at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan. Andre Belaval served as a radio operator for the French battalion, after joining the war in March 1953. Although his stay in Korea was short [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s salaried workers spent less on congratulatory and condolence money for weddings and funerals in the first quarter as they felt the pinch amid an extended economic slowdown, government data showed Friday. In the three months ended March 31, people spent an average of 250,127 won (US$214) to [...]