SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial park commemorating Hong Beom-do, a revered Korean independence fighter against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule, will open at his former burial site in Kazakhstan later this week, Seoul’s veterans ministry said Wednesday. South Korea had pledged to build the memorial at the site in Kyzylorda in southern Kazakhstan [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The veterans ministry said Tuesday it will hold a remembrance ceremony for revered independence fighter Hong Beom-do this week to mark the 80th year since his passing amid a heated ideological debate over his ties to Soviet communist forces. The ceremony will take place Wednesday at Daejeon National Cemetery [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of Hong Beom-do, a historic Korean independence fighter, were brought home from Kazakhstan on Sunday, 78 years after his death in the Central Asian nation. President Moon Jae-in received and honored his remains at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, as Korea marked Liberation [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean military plane carrying a special delegation departed for Kazakhstan on Saturday to bring home the remains of a legendary Korean independence fighter, Hong Beom-do, 78 years after his death in the Central Asian country, officials said. The KC-330 multirole aerial tanker departed from Seoul Air Base [...]