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Construction Begins to Restore Former Korean Legation in Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Construction began Monday to restore a historical building that housed the Korean legation in Washington more than a century ago, before it was forcibly taken over by Japan following its colonization of Korea.’ In 2012, the South Korean government bought the red brick, three-story building in central Washington from [...]

Health Care Providers Argue Over Legitimate Successor of First National Hospital in Korea

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – As Severance Hospital, which has earned worldwide attention recently by treating US Ambassador Mark Lippert, stresses that it is the legitimate successor of Jejungwon, Korea’s first national western-style hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, its main rival, suffers in silence. In a briefing session explaining the physical condition of Ambassador [...]