SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Korea said Friday it has received a plaque of appreciation from the veterans ministry for its project to digitalize archives of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the Korean Peninsula in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the armistice of the 1950-53 Korean War. Google Arts and Culture (GAC) [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea officially launched the upgraded veterans affairs ministry on Monday, in a show of its renewed commitment to commemorating and honoring those who sacrificed themselves for the nation. The upgrade of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) from the previous sub-ministry level to full-fledged ministry status [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s veterans ministry said Monday it will launch a project to restore black and white photos of Korean and U.N. veterans who served in the 1950-53 Korean War to high-resolution color photos. The project is part of efforts to memorialize the appearance of their younger days by restoring [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will seek to build a statue of a British journalist in his birthplace to commemorate his activism against Japanese imperialists in the early 20th century, the veterans ministry said Monday. Veterans Minister Park Min-shik unveiled the plan in Britain on Friday (local time) as he met with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said it has launched a public-private joint program to support the adolescent children of soldiers and police officers who died on duty. The ministry on Wednesday held a signing ceremony for the Heroes Family Program with the Woomi Hope Foundation and Child [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s veterans ministry is pushing to introduce parking spots reserved for war veterans at supermarkets, hotels and other public facilities out of deference to their sacrifices for the nation, an official said Thursday. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs has been in consultation with the Ministry of [...]