SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Daejeon National Cemetery, a sprawling national cemetery spanning approximately 3.22 million square meters, serves as the final resting place for national heroes and other patriots. Originally established in 1955, Seoul National Cemetery, which interred patriots and Korean War dead for over two decades, quickly hit capacity. To address this, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean veterans who fought against North Korea under the U.N. flag in the 1950-53 Korean War will be buried at Seoul National Cemetery and Daejeon National Cemetery. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it will amend the National Cemetery Act. The current law stipulates [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in on Saturday paid tribute to fallen national heroes at a state cemetery in Seoul and pledged to chart a path to normalcy for pandemic-weary citizens. Moon visited Seoul National Cemetery, flanked by his top aides, such as Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and his new chief of [...]
“Our party members and the people did not give me power but a responsibility to protect the lives of the people. It is an order to stand against the Park Geun-hye government. I will wage a full-out war with the government of President Park Geun-hye if it continues to ruins democracy and the livelihoods of [...]