SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Ever since China began to incorporate regional histories throughout the country’s current territory into national history, China’s distortion of Korean history has deepened, exacerbating the Korea-China dispute. “China’s five-year Northeast Project has ended, but the distorted perception towards Korean history, based on China’s territory-centric views, continues,” Kim Hyun-sook, a [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), a civic group promoting the country and its history online for an international audience, said Wednesday that an Advanced Placement (AP) textbook published in the U.S. this year severely distorts Korean history. “AP World History: Modern” for 2021 published by McGraw-Hill lists [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — VANK, the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, a non-governmental organization, announced that historical facts were being distorted on Google Japan’s search portal as it made fun of former Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and current President Moon Jae-in. When Internet users search for the word “VANK” via Google Japan’s search [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A widely used U.S. history textbook will carry more pages on the unique ancient culture and modern economic development of South Korea starting next year, Seoul’s education ministry said Friday. The revised content will be published in the Ways of the World, co-written by professors Robert Strayer and Eric [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Teheranno, translated as Tehran Boulevard, is a 4km-long thoroughfare in Gangnam that stretches from Gangnam Station, through Yeoksam-dong and into Samseong-dong. It is also referred to as Tehran Valley (after Silicon Valley) as it is home to many IT companies. The reference became popular following the Korean IT boom [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On December 5, Hawaii State Library (McClly Library) held an opening ceremony for its recently overhauled “Korea Corner” and its newly installed Korean e-book system, joined by local dignataries and high-ranked officers. The renewed “Korea Corner” is part of efforts by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to open ”Korea Promotion Centers” in major [...]