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Former POWs Win Damage Suit Against N. Korea and its Leader

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 [...]

President Meets Former POWs Marking Armed Forces Day

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in thanked former South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) for their patriotism during an Armed Forces Day meeting earlier this week, the Ministry of National Defense said Friday. The ministry invited them to the 69th Armed Forces Day ceremony held at a local naval base [...]