SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The family of the South Korean fishery official shot dead by North Korean troops at sea last month on Tuesday asked the United Nations to investigate the fatal incident, as Pyongyang remained silent on Seoul’s demand for a joint probe. Lee Rae-jin, the older brother of the deceased official, [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean city of Jeonju has just set up a “slow mailbox” for foreigners to promote slow living amid fast-changing social trends and technological advancements. Letters mailed from these mailboxes, first introduced in Korea a couple of years ago, are usually delivered six to twelve months later. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s unification ministry said Tuesday it is checking relevant information to verify whether President Park Geun-hye’s 2005 letter sent to the former North Korean leader violated a law on inter-Korean exchanges. A local media outlet reported that in July 2005, Park, then head of the conservative party, sent [...]