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 [...]
“I want to see the railways between the two Koreas be reconnected as quickly as possible. I want it to be a major starting point.” “Railways are actual linking channels for the two Koreas and I wish to discuss many other issues and cooperative projects based on this railway reconnection business.” - Hong Yong-pyo, unification [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A court has ordered the South Korean government to compensate a civilian who was injured in a traffic accident caused by a U.S. soldier on duty, court officials said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the ruling in favor of the South Korean victim and his insurance [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean War veteran Harry Quehl, aged 86, was speechless for a while when he saw his younger 22-year-old self in an old snapshot taken in July 1950 in Okinawa, Japan. Quehl found himself among snapshots distributed by Betty Perkins-Carpenter and Tiana Stephens, who are campaigning to identify people in [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of Seoul residents think that political unrest and the split in public opinion is a greater threat to Korea’s security than nuclear arms in North Korea, a survey shows. The Seoul Metropolitan Government conducted a survey about national security, polling 3,039 Seoul citizens from June 11 to [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On July 1, the 2nd Infantry Division of the US Army, well known as “Indianhead,” will celebrate its 50th anniversary in Korea. Along with the July 4 Independence Day celebration, it plans to mark its half-century presence in Korea with various events and activities. Established in 1917, the 2nd Infantry [...]