SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of cultural events were announced Monday to remember both the tragedy and heroism of the 1950-53 Korean War, which marks the 70th anniversary of its outbreak later this month. The National Orchestra of Korea, a traditional Korean music orchestra under the National Theater of Korea, will hold [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will provide a total of one million face masks to Korean War veterans in 22 countries in an expression of gratitude for their sacrifice, as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1950-53 conflict, the veterans affairs ministry said Thursday. Around 1.95 million people from 22 [...]
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, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly has enacted a law to better honor foreign veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War and further improve ties with the countries that took part in the conflict on the side of South Korea, the veterans affairs ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of descendants of the 1950-53 Korean War veterans from South Korea and New Zealand will have a weeklong exchange program to promote friendship between the two countries, the veterans affairs ministry said Friday. The 2020 Vision Camp to be held from Feb. 2-8 in New Zealand will bring [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial to honor men in uniform killed during the 1950-53 Korean War will be built inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas next month, the defense ministry said Saturday. The plan comes as the military officially wrapped up its eight-month project to retrieve remains of the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Robert Abrams paid a visit to Paik Sun-yup, a famous Korean War hero and South Korea’s first four-star general, to celebrate his 100th birthday, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Paik, who served as corps commander and Army Chief of Staff during the 1950-53 [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A highly symbolic ceremony was held Monday at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan in honor of foreign soldiers who were killed while fighting on the South Korean side during the 1950-53 Korean War. The “Turn Toward Busan” ceremony brought together around 1,000 [...]
BUSAN, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In celebration of the 74th United Nations Day, which falls on Thursday, a large ceremony was held in Busan, South Korea’s biggest port city, with the attendance of international Korean War veterans and diplomats from the participating nations in the 1950-53 war. The ceremony has been held annually in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of foreign veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War will visit South Korea next week as part of a program to express appreciation for their service, Seoul’s veterans ministry said Friday. A total of 140 veterans and their families from 12 countries, including the United States and Britain, [...]