15 AUGUST 2019
South Korea Independence Day: Do you know Yoon Hyung Sook?
11 APRIL 2019
Korea’s Shanghai gov’t was born 100 years ago
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the establishment of Korea’s provisional government in Shanghai on April 11, 1919, following the March 1 Independence Movement, the peaceful, nationwide demonstrations which proclaimed the country’s independence from Japanese colonial rule. The provisional government of the Republic of Korea, established as a democratic republic, lasted until Korea’s liberation after World War II. In a three-part series, the Korea JoongAng Daily will reflect through the eyes of scholars 100 years later and the media of the time on the significance of the provisional government in shaping a modern Korea
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3061693
6 APRIL 2019
Battle for Seoul: How MacArthur Fought Back In a Bloody Battle During the Korean War
Following the American landing at Inchon in September 1950, General Douglas MacArthur’s X Corps in Seoul confronted Communist forces
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/battle-seoul-how-macarthur-fought-back-bloody-battle-during-korean-war-50992
5 MARCH 2019
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/03/177_264808.html
23 FEBRUARY 2019
North Korea’s forgotten fighters in Vietnam
Pyongyang sent about 80 fighter pilots to support North Vietnam during the war between 1966 and 1969, when American bombers were pounding the north as part of the Rolling Thunder campaign
http://sea-globe.com/north-koreas-forgotten-fighters-in-vietnam/
4 NOVEMBER 2018
Godfather of Korean film Shin Sung-il dies of lung cancer
Widely regarded as the “godfather” of Korea film, he was considered a legendary figure in the Korean film industry as he witnessed the rise of the industry and played a key role in it. He also served as a national legislator in the early 2000s, in his efforts to support the Korean movie industry
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2018/11/689_258135.html
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181104000038
18 AUGUST 2018
Non-Korean fought for Korean independence
Korea’s Gwangbokjeol Liberation Day (광복절) on Aug. 15 can be literally translated as “the day we won back the light.” It is a very meaningful day for Koreans everywhere, as it’s the day that the country had its sovereign power restored, which imperial Japan had taken away in 1910
http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/History/view?articleId=162373
9 AUGUST 2018
The Long Road to the Korean War Armistice
Russian warship Dmitrii Donskoi, sunk in 1905, found off South Korean island with ‘$180 billion worth of gold’ onboard
A salvage company has located the remains of a Russian warship lost during the the Russo-Japanese War. The battle-damaged cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi was scuttled off the coast of Korea in 1905, reportedly carrying a cargo of gold worth an estimated $130 billion in today’s dollars. An international consortium of companies plans to salvage the gold
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-19/russian-treasure-ship-found-off-south-korean-island/10015370
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/19/asia/south-korea-sunken-ship-intl/index.html
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/07/281_252512.html
