SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Kenkoku Junior High School, part of the Baekdu Hagwon in Osaka, a Korean school for Korean Japanese students, announced on Tuesday that it will host the 2023 International Yun Dong-ju Poetry Recitation Contest. The contest aims to promote the poetry of prominent Korean poet Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945), who spread [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese internet search behemoth Baidu has been rejecting requests to correct Korean poet Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945)’s nationality over the past year. Baidu introduces Yun, as well as Korean independence fighters Lee Bong-chang (1900-1932) and Yun Bong-gil (1908-1932) as of Chinese nationality and lists their ethnic group as “Joseonjok” or [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese internet search behemoth Baidu has been falsely claiming that renowned Korean poet Yun Dong-ju (1917-45) is a Chinese national, an activist professor said Wednesday. Baidu’s online encyclopedia currently introduces Yun as a Chinese national, part of the ethnic Koreans living in China, explained Seo Kyeong-Deok, a professor at [...]