South Korea News » Jeju News South Korea » Jeju » History: From Jeju haenyeo culture to bus ticket books: Korean Memory archive adds new content
The National Library of Korea on Wednesday unveiled nine new collections on Korean Memory, its digital archive platform dedicated to Korean history, culture and ...
News South Korea » Jeju » History: Guerrilla leader Lee Deok-gu proposed as Jeju 4·3 victim
I wrote an article interviewing Park Ki-nam, former head of the Jeju Self-Governing Police Agency, who published the research book *Jeju 4·3 Incident and the Jeju People’s Guerrilla Unit, 1764* ...
News South Korea » Jeju » History: South Korea apologizes to Jeju for honoring colonel linked to massacre
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Dec. 11 (UPI) --The South Korean government has apologized to the province of Jeju Island for honoring the late Col. Park Jin-gyeong, who led a deadly repression operation ...
News South Korea » Jeju » History: The Jeju massacre was a hidden crime of America’s Cold War
South Koreans tend to memorialize the tragedies of their modern history by date. The Korean War is 6.25 for June 25, 1950, the day it broke out; the Gwangju Uprising is 5.18, for May 18, 1980, when a ...
News South Korea » Jeju » History: Memories Remaining in a Name: The Yeosu-Suncheon October 19 Incident
Suncheon October 19 Incident," a tragedy etched into modern Korean history.In 1948, some soldiers of the 14th Regiment stationed in Yeosu refused orders to deploy to suppress the Jeju April 3 Incident ...
News South Korea » Jeju » History: Jeju Island, South Korea – Case Study 3
Jeju, South Korea’s largest island, is one of the region’s most popular holiday destinations. It has set ambitious climate targets, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2035. Tens of millions flock to Jeju ...
News South Korea » Jeju » History: Today in Korean history
1897 -- The Korean Empire is established, with King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty becoming its emperor. 1923 -- Ferry service opens between the ports of Masan, Korea, and Osaka, Japan.
News South Korea » Jeju » History: South Koreans remember Jeju air plane crash victims
About 200 people, including Catholics and Buddhists, joined a memorial program at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province of South Korea to pay tributes to 179 who died in an air crash ...