SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A 19th-century Buddhist painting, which was believed to have been shipped out of the country during the 1950-53 Korean War, has been brought back home from Britain, a Buddhist sect said Thursday. The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism said a ceremony was held at the Memorial Hall of Korean [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams visited the funeral home for late Korean War hero Paik Sun-yup on Monday, saying he is deeply grateful for Paik’s service. Abrams visited the funeral altar set up at Asan Medical Center in eastern Seoul, together with South Korean Joint Chiefs of [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Paik Sun-yup, a famous Korean War hero and South Korea’s first four-star general, has died, military officials said Saturday. He was 99. He died Friday night, with details of the reason for his passing unavailable. Born in 1920, Paik graduated from a military academy in Manchuria in northeastern China [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean men who were once prisoners of war (POWs) taken to North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War on Tuesday won a landmark damage suit filed against North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un for the forced labor they endured while in captivity there. The Seoul Central [...]
OSAN, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – An annual memorial ceremony was held Sunday to honor the American soldiers killed in the U.N. forces’ first ground battle during the 1950-53 Korean War, followed by the opening of a new peace park in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the war. The 540-strong U.S. [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has unveiled dozens of long-kept photos of the Korean War, providing a rare glimpse into devastation, plight and even the resilience people demonstrated with seemingly little hope on the horizon. Yonhap News Agency obtained the 70 black-and-white still images taken by [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A surviving Colombian veteran of the 1950-53 Korean War will share a collection of photos he took during his time of service here, as South Korea marks the 70th anniversary of the conflict this week. The 152 photos, which retired Sgt. Maj. Gilberto Diaz Velasco took, will be exhibited [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition of photos and paintings will kick off this week to honor foreign soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War as part of events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict, the veterans affairs ministry said Monday. The exhibition will open in sequence [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite South Korea’s unrelenting drive for reconciliation, North Korea is pivoting to brinkmanship tactics with its venomous rhetoric, demolition of a joint liaison office and military steps in anger over propaganda leaflets sent from the South. The deepening Sino-U.S. rivalry is muddling the prospects of cooperation for regional stability, [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean government’s recent efforts to deliver protective masks to Korean War veterans worldwide helped find ‘forgotten veterans’ in Thailand. The military attache office of the South Korean Embassy in Thailand worked over a month to identify Thai veterans who fought in the Korean War to include them on [...]