A state-affiliated agency drew criticism Tuesday after using a Chinese propaganda narrative of the Korean War in a promotional poster for an elementary school program.
The Korean War Memorial Organization posted the material on its website on June 9 to accept applications for an educational program on the 1950-53 Korean War for elementary school students. The poster, titled
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China and South Korea held a handover ceremony on Wednesday morning at Incheon International Airport for the remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), along with 146 personal effects.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has given field guidance at the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations under construction in Pyongyang. The museum honors North Korean soldiers killed while supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine, state media reported. Construction is 97 percent complete and set to open in mid-April, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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Starbucks Korea launched a 'Tank Day' promotion on the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, drawing swift domestic and international criticism. Shinsegae Group has fired the local chief executive and issued an apology.
President Lee Jae-myung met with six U.S. lawmakers from the Congressional Study Group on Korea in Seoul on April 2 and reaffirmed his commitment to regaining wartime operational control from Washington. He stated that along with increasing defense spending, South Korea aims to reduce the U.S. burden and safeguard peace on the Korean Peninsula with its own capabilities. The remarks follow criticism from former President Donald Trump.
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Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin apologized in person on Tuesday for a Starbucks Korea promotion that sparked backlash over its reference to a historic pro-democracy movement.