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Japan Impeded S. Korea’s Marine Research around Dokdo More than 70 Times over 5 Years: Lawmaker

Japan Impeded S. Korea’s Marine Research around Dokdo More than 70 Times over 5 Years: Lawmaker

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan interfered with South Korea’s marine research around its easternmost islets of Dokdo more than 70 times over a recent five year period, a lawmaker said Thursday. The hindrances to the research on climate change and the marine environment took place 75 times from 2019 to 2023, Hwang Hee, [...]

S. Korea, U.S. Hail Korean Legation’s Historic Place Status as Symbol of ‘Enduring’ Friendship

S. Korea, U.S. Hail Korean Legation’s Historic Place Status as Symbol of ‘Enduring’ Friendship

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean diplomats, U.S. officials and Korean Americans on Monday celebrated the recent U.S. designation of an old Korean legation as a historic place — a cherished recognition of the building that served as the centerpiece of Korea’s diplomacy in Washington in the late 19th century. The Old Korean [...]

S. Korea Calls for U.N. Monitoring of Japan’s Compliance on UNESCO World Heritage Site

S. Korea Calls for U.N. Monitoring of Japan’s Compliance on UNESCO World Heritage Site

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign minister has asked the U.N. cultural agency to monitor Japan’s compliance with recommendations on a Japanese mine complex, which is associated with Korea’s wartime forced labor and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cho Tae-yul made the request in a meeting with UNESCO Director-General [...]

Korean Butterfly Doctor’s Rare Samples to Return from Japan

Korean Butterfly Doctor’s Rare Samples to Return from Japan

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Rare butterfly samples collected by world-renowned Korean entomologist Seok Joo-myung across the country during Japanese colonial rule will be returned to South Korea from Japan this week, a government agency said Tuesday. The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) said it plans to receive a donation of about 120 [...]

Two Umbrella Unions and Civic Group Advocate for Preservation of Girl Statue in Berlin

Two Umbrella Unions and Civic Group Advocate for Preservation of Girl Statue in Berlin

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Two major umbrella unions and a civic group on Wednesday called for the preservation of a girl statue erected in Berlin years ago to symbolize the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, saying it is the emblem of historical justice. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the Federation [...]

Court of Appeals Again Overturns Ruling against Forced Labor Victims

Court of Appeals Again Overturns Ruling against Forced Labor Victims

SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul court of appeals again reversed a district court ruling on compensation for South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor Thursday, ordering Japan’s Nishimatsu Construction Co. to compensate five victims. The Seoul High Court ruled that the Japanese company has to pay 20 million won (US$15,000) to [...]

Incheon Metro to Establish Dokdo Photo Zone at Subway Station

Incheon Metro to Establish Dokdo Photo Zone at Subway Station

INCHEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The metro operator in Incheon, west of Seoul, said Wednesday it will install a photo zone featuring South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo at a subway station after a similar photo zone was removed last year. The announcement came after Seoul’s metro operator came under criticism that its removal [...]

South Korean Lawmakers Accuse Japan of Obscuring Forced Labor History at Sado Mine

South Korean Lawmakers Accuse Japan of Obscuring Forced Labor History at Sado Mine

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A delegation of South Korean lawmakers who visited Japan’s Sado Gold Mine in Niigata Prefecture has accused Japanese authorities of attempting to conceal the history of forced labor at the site.  The five-member delegation, comprising representatives from the Democratic Party of Korea, the Transition Korea Party, and the Progressive Party, [...]

N. Korean Leader Exchanges Message with Putin on 79th Anniv. of Korea’s Liberation from Japan’s Colonial Rule

N. Korean Leader Exchanges Message with Putin on 79th Anniv. of Korea’s Liberation from Japan’s Colonial Rule

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has exchanged a message with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule and vowed to bolster ties with Moscow, state media reported Friday. Putin extended a message to Kim earlier this week [...]