SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s disabled veterans’ association said Friday they will visit Ethiopia next week to meet soldiers who fought in the Korean War (1950-53). “Starting this year, we are planning to visit the countries that sent their soldiers to the Korean conflict one by one to meet the veterans who [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean War broke out with the North Korean military invading its southern neighbor on June 25, 1950. The war ended after three years on July 27, 1953, with both parties signing an armistice agreement. The two Koreas celebrated their armistice day on Wednesday. Several events were held across [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean War broke out with Soviet-backed North Korea invading its southern neighbor in the early morning of June 25, 1950. In just three days, Seoul was captured, and by September 1950, North Korea had pushed its forces down to the Nakdong River, controlling about 90 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded its southern neighbor. The invasion quickly turned into a global conflict with the U.S.-friendly states on one side, and Soviet allies on another. The fighting lasted until July 27, 1953, leaving approximately 1 million military casualties and 2.5 million civilians killed and [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study conducted by a research team from Konkuk University has revealed that the older generation’s trauma from the Korean War plays a big role in creating conflict between older and younger Koreans. The Korean War broke out in 1950 when Soviet-backed North Korea invaded the U.S.-friendly South [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – “Without the UN forces during the Korean War, our country would probably have become a communist country. Thank you for helping our country.” This year being the 66th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, a special event was held at Changyeong Elementary School in Incheon. The entire [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – June is a month of national patriots and veterans in Korea. It was chosen by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to commemorate the noble sacrifices made by Korea’s patriots and veterans of the past. Korea’s Memorial Day (June 6), and commemorations for the outbreak of the Korean [...]
INCHEON, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As fireworks and a rock concert have been included by organizers at a forthcoming event to commemorate the victory of the Incheon Landing Operation during the Korean War, some groups are raising concern that the real reasons for the commemoration, to remember a bloody victory and those who lost [...]
Seoul, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Based on testimonies and possessions from war veterans, a ‘digital textbook’ about the Korean War will be produced for American schools. The book will allow students to experience the war vividly. At a national sociology seminar held in New Orleans with teachers of social sciences and history from 60 different countries present, [...]
WASHINGTON, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The names of all 36,574 U.S. soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War will be called out next week in a ceremony in Washington commemorating the anniversary of the war’s end, organizers said Thursday. The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation is organizing the event in which about 30 people [...]