SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The V Coloring service, jointly provided by the three major telecommunications companies in South Korea, announced on August 8 that it will be collaborating with Professor Seo Kyoung-duk from Sungshin Women’s University and the Dokdo Expedition Team on a new project. V Coloring is a video ringtone service that allows [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai discussed ways to expand support for Ethiopian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War with the country’s defense minister, Aisha Mohammed, her office said Wednesday. During their meeting in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, Kang expressed gratitude for the country’s participation in the Korean War, and requested [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A memorial wall engraved with the names of Ethiopian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War has been established in Addis Ababa to honor their service in supporting South Korea, Seoul’s veterans ministry said Tuesday. An unveiling ceremony for the wall, bearing the names of 2,482 veterans, took place at [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, who has publicly opposed the continued presence of a statue commemorating victims of wartime sexual slavery, known as “comfort women,” has now reportedly exerted pressure to cut funding for the civic group responsible for erecting the memorial, according to local media reports. German [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) – In a quiet corner of western Japan, a group of dedicated citizens is working to shed light on a long-forgotten tragedy that claimed the lives of 183 miners, including 136 Koreans, during World War II. The Chosei coal mine disaster, which occurred on February 3, 1942, in the city of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An attempt by victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery to collect court-ordered compensation from the Japanese government has fallen through as Tokyo refused to submit a list of its assets in South Korea. The case involves several Korean victims of Japan’s sexual enslavement during World War II, who won [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Monday criticized the government for failing to prevent a Japanese gold mine associated with Korea’s wartime forced labor from being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On Saturday, the UNESCO World Heritage committee decided to add the controversial mine as a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan’s former gold mine, associated with South Korea’s wartime forced labor, is expected to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site over the weekend, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday. Seoul has protested Tokyo’s push to enlist its gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island, arguing that Japan [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea said Friday it is preparing for a grand event celebrating the upcoming 71st anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, with its leader Kim Jong-un sending gifts to war veterans across the nation. North Korea will hold celebrations for the anniversary [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a ceremony this weekend to honor U.N. veterans who fought alongside its troops during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Friday. The event is set to be attended by over 1,000 people, including 16 U.N. veterans, and will take place Saturday in western [...]