Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

North diplomat Kim Yong-nam buried with state honors during ceremony in Pyongyang

Veteran North Korean diplomat Kim Yong-nam was buried with state honors during a ceremony in Pyongyang on Wednesday. Kim was laid to rest at the Patriotic Martyrs’ Cemetery in Sinmi-ri, which is considered a national cemetery in North Korea.

2025-11-06

'The Bequeathed' is Yeon Sang-ho's latest occult horror with a Korean edge

Netflix's upcoming series "The Bequeathed" by director Yeon Sang-ho explores Korean occult horror with a unique focus on ancestral burial grounds. The show is expected to spark conversations on family and important topics.

2024-01-16

Schools bend over backwards to attract donors and stay afloat

Daegu Catholic University took a practical approach to attracting major donors once it found itself strapped for money and unable to fulfill its annual student quota, by offering them thank-you gifts of burial plots.

2021-10-27

Belated homecoming

A burial ceremony is underway at Daejeon National Cemetery on Wednesday for seven soldiers killed in North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. They are among 147 South Korean warriors whose remains returned home from the North via Hawaii...

2020-07-29