SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — For elderly South Koreans with long-separated relatives in North Korea, a freeze in inter-Korean relations means the government can’t set up family reunions for them and that they should look for other ways if they want to see their loved ones one last time before they die. Hiring brokers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 3,000 South Koreans who had applied for reunions with their long-lost relatives in North Korea have died this year without having their wishes fulfilled, according to government data. A total of 3,147 South Koreans, registered as members of separated families since 1988, died from January to November this [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 60 percent of South Koreans who have sought reunions with family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War have died, government data showed Friday. Among 133,353 South Koreans who have registered to be reunited with their long-lost loved ones in North Korea since 1988, 79,466, or 59.6 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 60 percent of the South Koreans seeking reunions with family members separated from them by the 1950-53 Korean War are aged 80 or older, government data showed Tuesday, highlighting the urgency of the issue. Among 55,987 South Korean survivors who have registered to be reunited with their long-lost [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – One out of ten households in Seoul houses a person that is living away from their family due to work or studies. The Seoul Institute announced that 12.3 percent (441,936 households) among those living in Seoul are not living with their families. Among them, 173,681 households (39.3 percent) had [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Separated families from North and South Korea have finally had a chance to meet. Tears of joy and sadness flowed as family members embraced for the first time in decades. The 20th meeting of separated families was held at Mt. Geumgang’s reunion center. The first meeting lasted for two [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea expressed hope Wednesday that the two Koreas would stage reunions as scheduled next month for families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War. Ju Chul-ki, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs, made the comment a day after North Korea warned that it could cancel the reunions in anger [...]