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In November 1950, Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe (CARE), Inc., sought to deliver a symbolic aid package to Japanese Emperor Hirohito.

China’s use of force to occupy Hoàng Sa, an integral part of Việt Nam’s territory, on January 19, 1974 ran counter to international law and was unable to generate a legal right towards this archipelago for China.

SEJONG-- Yu In-chon's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue the legacy of strengthening copyrights he started in his first tenure as culture minister during the Lee Myung-bak administration. Yu, 72, made the remarks at his first address to hundreds of ministry employees during his inauguration ceremony that took place at Government Complex Sejong on Monday. “With the continually evolving la...

In the past, wild animals, including bears, were occasionally raised for entertainment and sport within the Korean palace grounds. In 1394, King Taejo received a small bear cub and...

In the late 19th century, Korea was a land filled with danger. Banditry was common, disease was prevalent, demons and ghosts haunted people’s imaginations and beliefs (Korean and foreigners alike), and fierce wild beasts roamed the desolate mountains and forests. Tigers (and their smaller cousins, the leopards) were probably the most feared but they were not the only dangers to the Korean population and, by the first part of the 20th century, they became more legend than reality.

Following the French-Korean conflict known as “Byeonginyangyo” in 1866, Heungseon Daewongun, the Joseon regent, became painfully aware that it needed to strengthen and modernize its own navy in order to fend off foreign intrusions and maintain its self-imposed isolation. He needed his own “vessels moved by fire.”

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Joseon royal family politics: A deadly gift

Published April 15, 2021, 7:23 AM Kim JUng-hyun A petition has been filed demanding Korean actor Kim Jung-hyun, star of the dramas “Mr. Queen,” “Crash Landing on You” and “Time,” to leave the entertainment industry due to the controversies he is facing.  The petition was filed on April 12 on the website of the Office of Korean President Moon Jae-in, or Blue House.  “I am petitioning the actor Kim Jung-hyun, who has recently been caught up in controversy, to leave the entertainme...

By Dong Sun-hwa The production team of tvNs "Mr. Queen," a fusion of historical drama and fiction, has apologized over a controversial line that some people say belittled Koreas national treasure ― the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. In the dramas second episode aired on Dec. 13, protagonist Kim So-yong (Queen Cheorin) ― played by Shin Hye-sun ― described the treasure as a "tabloid" that failed to provide authentic information about the 25th king of Joseon, Cheoljong (1831-1863) ...