SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A large number of volunteers from all around the country have congregated in areas damaged by the recent torrential rains to help rehabilitate them. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, about 19,000 volunteers participated in the rehabilitation of flood-damaged areas through 54 volunteer centers in six [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Some volunteer soldiers from South Korea were deployed in Ukrainian front-line units fighting against Russia, an official from Ukraine’s military has said. Damien Magrou, a spokesperson for the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine, confirmed the activities of South Koreans during a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency. [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of South Koreans have reportedly volunteered to join Ukraine’s military to fight against Russia’s invasion. The Ukrainian Embassy in South Korea said it is receiving numerous calls about joining the war in Ukraine, most of which turned out to be from South Korean nationals. “We’ve been notifying qualified [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — College seniors in medical school are stepping up to serve as volunteers to fight the coronavirus in the greater Seoul Area. The National Medical School Volunteer Corps recently announced that there has been a sense of solidarity among seniors for the need to voluntarily join the efforts to fight [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of former American Peace Corps volunteers who devoted their youth in South Korea several decades ago were moved to tears by a gift box sent by South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Washington Office of the Korea Foundation sent a package labeled ‘COVID-19 Survival Box’ to [...]
JEONJU, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Trees lining the streets of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province have been given warm clothes to wear for the winter. A total of 130 volunteers from the Jeonju Volunteer Center recently dressed up trees near Jeonju Hanok Village and Jeonju Station. Warm clothes help trees to survive the winter and [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Immigrants from collapsed states in Africa have stepped out to do volunteer work for the elderly to show their appreciation for the care they received from South Koreans. The members of the Biafra Community and Global Hope, an international humanitarian organization, delivered packaged traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” for 300 [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 160,000 South Koreans have participated in volunteer activities to help fight the new coronavirus and support neighbors in need for the past two months, government data showed Thursday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said the accumulated number of volunteers in anti-virus efforts across the country [...]
PALEMBANG, Indonesia, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — International travel service provider Trip.com recently sent volunteers to SDN 042 Palembang, South Sumatra to provide haze management guidance. The educational activity was followed up with the handover of assistance packages consisting of masks and school equipment for students affected by the haze hazard. Stanly Fredrik Napoleon, General [...]
NAJU, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Residents of Bitgaram-dong in Naju, South Jeolla Province are reportedly having a hard time sleeping. In addition to the sweltering heat that has consumed the entire nation, the croaking cries of bullfrogs that have taken over the marsh areas and ponds in the neighborhood have left the residents tossing [...]