The Korea Heritage Service has filed a police complaint against former first lady Kim Keon Hee for using state-managed cultural heritage sites for private purposes, following an internal audit that found misconduct, the agency said on Wednesday.
The Banggye-ri ginkgo tree in Wonju, Gangwon — designated as Natural Monument No. 167 and estimated to be 1,318 years old — shows off its peak yellow foliage on Nov. 13.
"A man-made object may disappear, but location and memory cannot be erased."
'A man-made object may disappear, but location and memory cannot be erased.'
A man has earned public opprobrium for placing sushi and Japanese beer on a statue in front of the Japanese consulate in Busan that memorializes the victims of sexual slavery by the imperial Japanese military during World War II.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows respect to the fallen Canadians that fought during the Korean War at the Gapyeong Canada Monument in Gyeonggi Province on Thursday.
Why can’t the Japanese government promote reconciliation even when Omuta — a small city with a population of 106,000 — has been doing so for almost three decades?
Workers disinfect the memorial monument in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Thursday, so that visitors can safely pay their respects at the monument on Memorial Day on June 6.
President Moon Jae-in, foreground, pays silent tribute at the monument at the April 19th National Cemetery in northern Seoul on Monday to commemorate the April 19 uprising.
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