BUSAN, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –A young student in Busan has become the target of online abuse after being lauded for exposing a misleading video game that distorted the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the city of Gwangju, prompting a police investigation. The Yeonje Police Station in Busan said on June 3 that it was investigating [...]
SUWON, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Gyeonggi province is launching a “Delivery of Remembrance Flowers” campaign ahead of the August 14 commemoration day for Korean victims of Japanese military sexual slavery during World War II. The campaign calls on 139 selected participants from across the nation to deliver flowers to the same number of [...]
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — From Korea’s ancient metal types to its first national flag and centuries-old books, the Library of Congress in Washington boasts a treasure trove of materials encapsulating the Asian country’s historical and cultural richness, and pride. Part of its Korean collections were showcased Wednesday as South Korean Ambassador to the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The sacred spaces of the Jongmyo Shrine, where Korea’s ancient kings paid tribute to their royal ancestors, have undergone renovations and will reopen to the public with new exhibitions beginning May 17. Hyangdaecheong Hall and Mangmyoru Pavilion, integral to the Jongmyo Jerye royal ancestral rites, have been refurbished, offering visitors [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The remains of two United States Army soldiers who went missing as 17-year-olds during the Korean War have finally been identified, more than seven decades after their disappearance, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on May 15. The agency confirmed the identities of Private First Class Thomas A. Smith [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A monument marking Germany’s support for South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War was unveiled in Berlin earlier this week, the veterans ministry said Thursday, marking the first one of its kind in the European country. The unveiling ceremony for the pair of bronze sculptures, commemorating West Germany’s dispatch [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai has posthumously conferred a medal to a late French politician, Louis Marin (1876-1960), to honor his support for Korea’s independence from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule, the ministry said Wednesday. Kang presented the Order of Merit for National Foundation to Louis Dominici, the president of the [...]
JEONGEUP, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Jeongeup in North Jeolla Province announced on May 2 that it will host the “3rd World Revolutionary Cities Alliance Conference” from May 9 to 11 at the Donghak Peasant Revolution Memorial Park and its surrounding areas. Since 2022, Jeongeup has been inviting major revolutionary cities from around [...]
TOKYO, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A memorial honoring Korean workers during Japan’s colonial occupation, which was dismantled by authorities in Gunma Prefecture in January, has been digitally resurrected through an augmented reality (AR) application, according to a report by the Asahi Shimbun on April 30. The “AR Korean Workers’ Memorial” app allows users to virtually [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) –A middle-aged woman stands on a rocky mountaintop, gazing out at layers of mist-covered, rugged peaks stretching before her. This scene is captured in the self-portrait, “Waves,” by Korean embroidery artisan Lee Jang-bong (1917-2016), who borrowed the background from “The Sea of Fog,” an oil painting by German artist [...]