SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Family members of Korean War veteran Leon Bernard arrived at Incheon Airport in Korea with his remains, to fulfill his wish to be buried in Korea, on May 14. Leon Bernard is now buried at Busan UN Memorial Park on May 15. The family members were welcomed by singer [...]
“I decided to donate my medals to the people of South Korea, because … you rebuilt your country and what you’ve done, it truly touches me. (The donation) is just to show you about my appreciation about what you’ve done, and I sincerely hope that the future generation of South Korea will follow their forebears [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea returned the remains of 68 Chinese soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War to China on Friday for final burial in their homeland, the defense ministry here said. During a solemn ceremony at Incheon International Airport, South Korean soldiers handed over the coffins, draped in red Chinese flags, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged the North’s military to become elite units in full preparation for war with the United States after inspecting the new guard unit hall at a war museum, Pyongyang’s media said Saturday. Kim has toured the recently opened the guard unit hall at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Freezing weather could not deter the black beret soldiers from skipping their annual winter training. The Special Warfare Command (SWC) of Korea announced that it is conducting special survival training to familiarize soldiers with harsh winter weather. The annual winter training exercises are being conducted by a battalion unit for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Daeseong-dong village, located only 400 meters south of the heavily fortified Military Demarcation Line dividing North and South Korea, is the only village where civilians can reside within the de-militarized zone (DMZ) in South Korea. According to the truce that ended the three-year long Korean War (1950-1953), two villages, one in the [...]
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Oct 15, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Two Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) ships will visit the Port of Montreal from October 13 to 16, 2013. This historic visit recognizes the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the 50th anniversary of Korea-Canada diplomatic relations. “I am honoured to welcome our partners on this historic [...]
New York, August 06, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean War was a destructive conflict that divided not only a nation, but also the entire world, marking the beginning of the split between East and West, a period that would be known as the Cold War. Though the war ended in a ceasefire signed in 1953, [...]
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – The 27th of July marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War truce, but questions remain over the fates of almost 8,000 American POW/MIAs from the conflict. Those still alive at war’s end were supposed to be repatriated in the weeks after the truce, but US officials feared many [...]