SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of two more South Korean soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War have been identified, years after their discovery, the defense ministry said Friday. The ministry’s Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification identified the remains of Lee Yeong-jo and Son Myeong-man, recovered in 2005 and 2016, respectively, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States kicked off their first joint underwater excavation project earlier this month to recover the remains of American soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said Friday. Some 10 South Korean military personnel, and 20 from the U.S. Forces Korea and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Chilgok County Mayor Kim Jae-wook on Wednesday posted a photo of a fallen hero of the 1950-53 Korean War on social media, moving the hearts of many. The deceased soldier in the photo was found crouching after being shot. The soldier’s boots were still in good condition. The soldier [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Part of the remains of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first native Korean Catholic priest, have been insidiously shared by local Catholic churches and individuals for decades, a report showed Tuesday, reigniting a controversy over the preservation and transactions of relics of Catholic saints. The report was published in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of an Army private who fought at White Horse Ridge in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province during the 1950-53 Korean War were found in a defense posture to fend off enemy mortar fire. On Oct. 28, the remains of a human body assumed to be a fallen soldier during [...]
JEONJU, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of three people known as the first Korean Catholic martyrs have been recovered in Wanju two centuries after their deaths, the Diocese of Jeonju said Wednesday. The remains were identified as those of Paul Yun Ji-chung and James Kwon Sang-yeon, who were beheaded in 1791, and Yun’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of Hong Beom-do, a historic Korean independence fighter, were brought home from Kazakhstan on Sunday, 78 years after his death in the Central Asian nation. President Moon Jae-in received and honored his remains at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, as Korea marked Liberation [...]
GWANGJU, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The remains of about 40 people have been discovered at the site of a former prison in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the government said Friday, with some claiming that they may belong to victims of crackdowns during the pro-democracy movement in the 1980s. The remains were uncovered Thursday [...]